Pocket Knives...Case or Queen?

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I go for CASE:thumbup:

Why? Well, very consistent quality and fit on the dozen or so I have. A Mini Trapper or Medium Stockman would go down well. I'd say stainless, ease of care,it's VERY sharp these days and touches up well.

My experience with Queen cutlery is so-so. When good it's very good so try and buy in person, not on-line. More quality issues than with CASE and much of the D2 is abysmally blunt and not easy to sharpen. However, they can be good.

Schatt&Morgan also from the Queen stable offers some very beautiful models, but again my experience with them is not altogether satisfactory.It's important that a first knife IS good, then the kid is going to turn into one of us nutters, addicted to knives for life:D

Rosconey mentioned Canal Street and they are worth a look certainly, not so many scale options with them compared to CASE or Queen Cutlery but a good pattern range and a genuine American cutler.

Too bad Bark River doesn't make a folder:grumpy:
 
Ka Bar USMC model. No but seriously I would go with a nice Case model. Less tatical and more pocketknife style. Plus got that made in america angle. My first knife was a SAK 32 function I believe.
 
Queen, and most are coming with a decent edge.
Although best to rebevel the blades.
Case CV for an easier sharpen and holds well, and it gets a patina which is cool for a kid as it looks used not brand new.

A medium stockman, good size for a kid and big enough to grow into, lots of blades for a kid, and he will learn how to use different shape blades
 
JTR357 said:
I'm looking for a good quality pocket knife for my 13yr old nephew. ... I'm torn between Case Knives or Queen cutlery.I'd like to get him one that will last a lifetime or more(pass it down).I went to both websites & read up on them.I think Case is a little older,but it looks like Queen still makes them by hand.I noticed a Case Tiny Toothpick made with 154CM & Queen usually uses D2.I'm looking to spend $50-$80.
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I don't think you can go wrong with either. A few thoughts: Cases come in either stainless steel or CV (their name for carbon). Ask yourself if the kid will want to or be up to the job of caring for carbon steel. Their stainless is not ATS-34 but it's not terrible either, not for use in just a common pocketknife. Queen's D2 IS a great steel and should be a lot easier to maintain than Case CV. But from what I keep reading over and over, Queen's D2 knives often come with obtuse edges which need re-profiling, something that can be a bear to do on D2 steel -- so if you go that route, be prepared to help out the kid with reprofiling.

Lastly, I'm really not sure I'd go much over $50. Odds are incredibly high he will lose or break it before he hits college, so I wouldn't worry too much about him being able to use it a lifetime and then pass it down to his grandson. I say get him a $30-$40 knife and use the left over moolah to buy him a sharpening stone and some oil.
 
I would go with Case. I really like their Pocketworn series, esp. in red bone. And my favorite of those are, one, the medium stockman. Second, I like the canoe, and thirdly, the large trapper. The medium stockman makes such a great EDC if you like traditional folders.
James
 
may I suggest a case canoe red g-10 at shepherd hills at 36.00 It's a beautiful knife easy to sharpen and hard to lose
 
I got burnt by 4/4 sub quality Cases recently (http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=510140&highlight=Case)
- they will never get my $ again. 2 emails, over a month with no responses= unacceptable customer service. I am not saying not to buy from them just wanted to give you my experiences with the company.

I only own one Queen (a canoe in D2) and it did come VERY dull, however I like to sharpen. Just came to me that if you get him a dull Queen it would give you a good chance to teach him both the proper way to sharpen and as a result how it feels to put hard work into something that you use. Hard work= good returns.
 
I'm going to recomend the case knives as well. If you are buying him a user I would definately get a CV blade. Even in another brand I think Carbon steel is the way to go on a pocketknife.
 
i got 2 CASE XX caliber knives yesterday on ebay, camo version
bought them for EDC as here i don't like to take my KNIFE out, needed a small utility, in italy knives are not well seen and taking eg my delica 4 or camillus blaze out is not very nice, unfortunately.

Maxx
 
Thanks for all the helpful feedback guys.I got him a Queen Canoe in D2.You were right about it being slightly dull.I put a nice edge on it with a diamond stone,before I shipped it out to him.I'm sure he'll love it.
Great forum you got here!Thanks, John
 
D2 tool steel blades and aged HONEY AMBER STAG BONE HANDLES with Nickel Silver bolsters and inlay shield. It has Spear and Pen blades and measures 3 5/8 closed.Got a sweet deal on this one!
 
The case Sea Horse Whittler would be a good choice. It has more of a handle length to blade length ratio than other slippies. This would make gripping for a youth easier, the blade is very stout (nice thick spine)and will help with controlability.
 
JTR357 said:
Thanks for all the helpful feedback guys.I got him a Queen Canoe in D2.You were right about it being slightly dull.I put a nice edge on it with a diamond stone,before I shipped it out to him.I'm sure he'll love it.
Great forum you got here!Thanks, John
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D2 tool steel blades and aged HONEY AMBER STAG BONE HANDLES with Nickel Silver bolsters and inlay shield. It has Spear and Pen blades and measures 3 5/8 closed.Got a sweet deal on this one!
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The man already bought the knife (and a really sweet one at that).

You can stop providing suggestions.
 
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