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[sir woodley]

Just ordered a Queen 5" Toothpick, Bone Stag, D2. I plan on useing it in the kitchen. I am aware of "D2" and I will be able to get the edge to my likeing. I'm just wondering about the "blade thickness"? Slim enough for meat, fruits, veggies, ... ? Anyone else have one as a user?? Any and all coments welcome. Thank you much, Matt

 

[knowtracks]

I have a large 5" Toothpick in ATS-34 that's a S&M from Queen & it is great for food prep. I use it for a fishing knife too. I'm sure that the D-2 is about the same thickness. The other D-2 patterns that I do have compair to Queens other steels for thickness.

 

[puukkoman]

I have a Queen D2 toothpick in cocobolo, and it's a great food prep/picnic knife.

 

[brownshoe]

I used to use a D2 toothpick like yours for a lot including food prep. It was very susceptible to pitting, particularly with pickle juice. I like pickles and a toothpick was just made to retrieve them from the jar. The blade of the Queen is quite thin, thinner than the S&M and was quite useful in the kitchen.

 

[Unsub]

Wow I just ordered a large 5 inch Toothpick with a D2 blade myself.
Seems to be a trend. Mine is a Northwoods with ivory handle.
It is only my second slip joint but I love my GEC scout so much especially now that I have a beautiful leather case for it that I got the slip joint bug. My GEC is oiled cow bone which I love but I have always wanted an ivory handled knife and someday I will get a Price bowie with an ivory handle. If Bark River had their Suttler Creek bowie in ivory micarta I would have totally got one but all KSF has in stock is burl.

I would be interested in any info on the large toothpick pattern? Is it designed to be a long thin food prep kind of knife? I am not worried about sharpening D2 as before I got into traditional knives I owned a lot of "super steel" and still use my ZDP Spyderco even though they seem hideously ugly to me now.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

I have one. Nice, thin blade, should be exactly to your liking. I used to keep mine in my office for cutting fruit. (I'm currently using a 5" Opinel stainless fillet knife.)

-- Sam