New knife, from trade

[Rsmith_77]

I am sorry, i should have taken pics earlier when it was still light outside, but hey its monday night and i am a Giants fan
but that didnt go so well, so we will move on to the knife.

I noticed a week or so ago a post in the "what traditional knife are you totin' thread" where a guy posted a pic of a queen workhorse stockman, and he mentioned that it just wasnt clicking with him and that it was going into the "to be traded" pile.

So i sent him a visitor message and we worked out a deal.

so first some pics





First and foremost, this guy came SHARP, i get the impression it hasnt been carried much, because it believe it has the original factory bevels, which seem really uneven, but as i said, sharp so the bevels will get worked out as i sharpen anyways, so certainly no worries for me.

secondly, the buck 301 is my only real example of a stockman and comparatively the blades are THIN, which leads me to believe that it will make an excellent slicer. They are both approximately (and i suspect ARE) the same size, but the sheepsfoot are in different positions.

thirdly, i am already in love with the sheepsfoot blade on this guy. thin, slicey and purty.

All in all i am very pleased.

I am unsure if the person i traded with cares if i share his identity or not, so I will refrain from mentioning him by name (unless/until he chimes in here ) but he was a pleasure to work with and i wouldnt hesitate to deal with him again. He even sent me a coin which i sadly neglected to do

I traded my boker 240 for the queen (oh yeah, its my first queen too) and per our initial emails he seems very happy with it on his end. the little 240 was a good knife, but like his story, it just didnt click with me as much as i wanted it to. So hopefully we both are happier now.

Just thought i would share
Ryan

 

[arizonaranchman]

Nice Stockman. I've become a huge fan of the 3 blades on tap that a stockman gives you. The Sheepfoot is also my favorite.

Congrats on finding a nice one.

 

[Markesharp]

I don't know much about Queen knives. Are the bolster (pivot) pins sticking out a Queen design?

 

[Rsmith_77]

they are. it just seems to be a feature of this particular line (the workhorse line)
i am keeping an open mind, so far they arent bothering me

 

[black mamba]

Ryan, the dark winterbottom covers look great! Is the workhorse line in 1095, or what steel?

 

[waltmc]

Nice knife! I used to have one just like it

I'm glad it's going to get the love it deserves now. It's good to hear that the edges were to your liking. They're for sure not the factory edges, which were pretty (actually, sadly) uneven as you mentioned. I made an effort to convex the edges and decided to stop when things got to where I could stop cussing the guy who did the final grind at the factory. A 400/600 padded emery board from the local beauty supply shop (for less than $2!) did most of the magic on this. Figured the final bevels would get worked out sooner or later...

Oh, and thanks go to Ryan for an easy transaction.:thumbup:

I should add that I'm excited about the Boker Ryan sent, though I don't have any photos to show yet. It's been a while since I've had a Boker, and this one's a nice specimen.

 

[Markesharp]

Thanks Ryan...now I know. Looks like 1095 steel by the patina, D2 seems to look like stainless from the pic's I've seen.

 

[waltmc]

These Queen work horse series uses 1095. The exposed pivots, from my experience, seem much more apparent to the eye than to the hand. I never really noticed them.

 

[knarfeng]

I don't know much about Queen knives. Are the bolster (pivot) pins sticking out a Queen design?

Ryan, the dark winterbottom covers look great! Is the workhorse line in 1095, or what steel?

These Queen work horse series uses 1095. The exposed pivots, from my experience, seem much more apparent to the eye than to the hand. I never really noticed them.

This is the workhorse line in 1095 with domed pivot pins. It is said that domed pins were used on the workhorse line so that if the pivot loosened due to heavy work, it would be easy to tighten it up.


Looks great, Ryan. Congrats!

 

[knarfeng]

I don't know much about Queen knives. Are the bolster (pivot) pins sticking out a Queen design?

Ryan, the dark winterbottom covers look great! Is the workhorse line in 1095, or what steel?

These Queen work horse series uses 1095. The exposed pivots, from my experience, seem much more apparent to the eye than to the hand. I never really noticed them.

This is the workhorse line in 1095 with domed pivot pins. It is said that domed pins were used on the workhorse line so that if the pivot loosened due to heavy work, it would be easy to tighten it up.


Looks great, Ryan. Congrats!

 

[Student762]

That looks like a really cool knife. I was thinking of getting one myself. But then again I always have been a sucker for the stockman.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Nice. Thin blades, I might need to check one out!

 

[brownshoe]

Easy adjustment is the great thing about domed pivot pins, all you need is a vice with an anvil and a small hammer. I have done it myself. HKParker used them on gentleman's knives, for the look, and it worked quite well on a small pearl single blade canoe I have.