My Queens

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Morrow

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I have a love/hate relationship with Queen slip joints. I love the overall f&f, steels (1095 and D2) as well as the variety of handle material. I hate the factory edge on almost every Queen I've owned. The edges are either ground differently per side or they are very dull. The love outweighs the hate as I've started grabbing up more Queens lately. Here are my latest snags.

Starting at the top.

1. a gunstock pattern with white bone. This was the Wolverine Knife Collectors Club knife in 1981.

2. a slimline trapper with yellow derlin scales. I bought this one because it has a crack in the derlin. I'm going to send this on off to get some nice burl scales.

3. a slimline trapper with winterbottom bone. This one was not taken care of by the previous owner.

4. a slimline trapper with beautiful amber bone scales.

5. a red bone whittler. 50 of these were made

6. a dog leg jack with cocobolo. i carry this one frequently

7. a rodgers bone peanut. this is a weird one. each side has a different style and color of jigged bone. 40 were made.

8. a stag peanut. i'm looking forward to carrying this one...it just hasn't made it out of the box yet.

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Here is the WKCC gunstock. The main blade is ground different than any other Queen gunstock I've seen.

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Here are the slimlines.

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and the peanuts

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A fine collection of Queenies...Very Nice...I especially like the slimlines...

Thanks for sharing,

Sunburst
 
There's no need to fret over a factory edge. If you're not going to use it, it doesn't matter. If you are, your edge must be put on it so it can be quickly and properly resharpened. I realize you already know this:D but I had to say so anyway. I would be satisfied if they came with no final edge at all, just to save steel. Queens are great, especially their 1095 and D2. By the way, I learned from Cumberland (great folks) the the "PH" in PH-D2 are initials for Peters Heat Treating. It gives me confidence in Queen blades.:) Regards, ss.
 
Nice collection. Not to be a pain but how about a picture of that nice Dogleg Jack in the open position?
 
I love that white gunstock.:thumbup:

I have the amber bone one, and I also love the fit and finish, but had to do a lot of sharpening to even out the bevels. They are still not quite right (a work in progress), but the edge is at least sharp and functional now.

I also used a dremel to slightly round off the corners of the bolsters before they started eating holes in my pockets. It's a neat knife, but I find it doesn't get as much pocket time as my peanut or my SAKs.
 
I had 3 queens with the cocobolo back around 1980 or 81?? Is this one from that era?? Nice set!!
My favorite is #4!! amber bone scales!! purrrrdy!
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That's a fine bunch of pocketknives. I know what you mean about the love hate relationship. I have been able to take most of the "hate" part out of my relationship with my edgepro.

I've often thought how frustrating it must be to many folks to receive a beautiful new Queen D2 folder, and then try to come to terms with the factory edge. Even though Sharpmakers are excellent sharpeners, with a new D2 Queen stockman, for example, you could spend tiring hours trying get the edge you want. Making the edges the way I like them (on the D2 models especially) requires a sharpening system capable of quality reprofiling and edge creation. Once that is done, they are really good knives. Just my .02.
 
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I like the Queens as well. In addition to the Queen brand, I have one or two Schatt and Morgans and a couple of Queen-made Moore Makers. The build quality has been consistently excellent and I think that for the most part they are pretty good value for the money. I always get a good laugh out of the sharpening job. The edge bevels never match, but the mismatch is almost exactly the same on every single one of their knives. How the heck do they get it wrong exactly the same on every single knife? I'd probably feel cheated if they ever got it right.

Having said that, I'm due for another new knife and I think I'll see what's available in the Amber Carved Stag Bone. I have a real weakness for the stuff.
 
yobbos1 said:
Nice collection. Not to be a pain but how about a picture of that nice Dogleg Jack in the open position?
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I'll get one for you tomorrow when I can get some sunlight to take the pictures.
 
Here are some 1940's to 1950's Queen knives in winterbottom bone
 

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fewpop said:
That's a fine bunch of pocketknives. I know what you mean about the love hate relationship. I have been able to take most of the "hate" part out of my relationship with my edgepro.

I've often thought how frustrating it must be to many folks to receive a beautiful new Queen D2 folder, and then try to come to terms with the factory edge. Even though Sharpmakers are excellent sharpeners, with a new D2 Queen stockman, for example, you could spend tiring hours trying get the edge you want. Making the edges the way I like them (on the D2 models especially) requires a sharpening system capable of quality reprofiling and edge creation. Once that is done, they are really good knives. Just my .02.
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When ever I get a new Queen I know I will have to rebevel the blades.

I use a DMT Aligner jig Sharpeners.
It comes with 3 diamonds, course, fine, and extra fine.
I purchased an extra course, the course does not remove enough.

The extra course does all the hard work of rebeveling.
Larger blades will take at least 1/2 hour to 3/4 hour.
The course cleans up the rough work.
The fine put the edge on.
And the extra fine finishes and makes the blade very sharp indeed.
How sharp off the jig, enough to whittle beard hair!
And that is sharp enough for me.

You need to put down masking tape on the blade to help the grip, and protect from scratches from the grip.
And very small pen blades are difficult to sharpen on the jig, just a little bit to small, but doable.

Any question?
 
Thanks for posting those photos. I especially like the amber bone and Rogers bone handle materials.
 
Unfortunately I do not have any Queen slippies yet, but I do have a few fixed blades. As was previously mentioned they have all needed reprofiling to bring out the best in the D2. The little bit of time it takes to work them is more than worth it. IMO they are hard to beat for the quality vs. price.
 
Hey... I think I recognize one of those whittlers...;) And, do you realize what a thread with this same title would be in the cove? ;):D

The only Queen slippie I have left is a Cattle King Stockman in Winterbottom. Dang, I love that knife. It screams "work" whenever it's held. It took a little reprofiling, but is reasonably sharp now. I am considering convexing all the edges, but don't have the time and patience to do it myself, and the money to have it done elsewhere.
 
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