Pros and cons of the Queen Canoe?

Which one are you ordering?

I bought a workhorse canoe and it is a good knife for the price. 3 5/8" closed length, 1095 carbon, nice pulls (not too hard not to easy), sharpens up good. I could do without the exposed bolster pins but they're there for a good reason. Since it's a work knife, should side play develop, you can peen the pins to tighten up the knife.

Almost forgot......it has a single spring so the knife is slim compared to similar double spring knives.
 
I bought on a few years ago in amber bone and D2. Was a beautiful knife, but it had weak walk and talk and a fair amount of side to side play in both blades. Returned it for an exchange, and the second one was no better. Very disappointing. Really wanted that knife...
 
Pros:
  • D2 steel
  • Different blade thickness gives one very robust blade.
  • Bolster shape covers the sharp tang in closed position.

Cons:
  • Master blade is fairly thick.
  • Redundant blade profiles.
  • Single spring design is as thick or thicker than some 2 spring versions by other makers.
  • Single spring creates the need for an asymmetrically ground master blade.

I listed the blade thickness under both because it is really just a personal preference and can be viewed either way. The pen blade is nice and thin. Here's a pic that shows the difference between the two.


Another pic of the knife from my giveaway thread. It took a bit of effort to thin the edge down to this point. Don't expect it to come from Queen ground like this.;)


Overall it's a good quality knife that is easily pocketable and comfortable to hold, especially when using the master blade.
 
Yeah its a stout little rascal. The main blade is a meat axe and presents a bit of a challenge to reprofile. mine has no defects but is a very mild pull. Its sort of like a very pocketable Buck 112 with two blades. most other canoe patterns are a bit more delicate. Although the profiles are similar, the thinness of the pen blade makes it a different blade.


and as per usual, I said the same things as the prior poster, just from a slightly different perspective.
 
I really like the Canoe in D2
Highly recommended

the D2, once rebeveled, holds a sharp edge for ever
the thicker main blade is one of the stoutest blades I have and is a real worker
The super thin second blade is like a laser as a slicer

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The Canoe in carbon (Cozy Glen) is much thinner
I presume the workhorse canoe is also thinner
But for the small difference in price I waould get the bone or wood in D2
 
Neeman,
Do you prefer the bone or the wood?
 
For a definite answer
It depends.......

In the Canoe because of the size of the knife and the stoutness of the main blade, I prefer the bone as it is more grippy for harder cuts.

On the other hand...
There is enough real estate on the handle to show some lovely wood
(this Maple went as a giveaway a couple of thousand posts ago)
 
Queen, actually makes my favorite canoe. I have kind of moved on from canoes, but like the commercial. "I don't often carry a canoe, but when I do, it is a Queen."

:)

Or something like that.
 
I have a queen canoe with cocobolo scales with a D2 blade and a cozy glen canoe in 1095. The walk and talk on both of these knives has been very good, very smooth with no blade play at all. The D2 blade came a little dull. I rebeveled the edge on the D2 blade.
 
You do strike me as an interesting guy, Derrick.:D
 
neeman said:
I really like the Canoe in D2
Highly recommended

the D2, once rebeveled, holds a sharp edge for ever
the thicker main blade is one of the stoutest blades I have and is a real worker
The super thin second blade is like a laser as a slicer

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It's Neeman's fault (not the first time). That image with that description pushed me over the edge. And Mike didn't help with his reasonable prices.

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Neeman, you were certainly correct about the robustness of the main blade and the thinness of the secondary. This little bad boy is already getting pocket time, even though I have not finished reprofiling the blades. Very pocket friendly. Yet with a 3 5/8" handle, it suitably fills the hand in use.

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Have one, had to be reprofiled for my liking, but it also had some blade play, and fixing it with the vice lead to a bit of rubbing of the two blades.
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with a buck 303

Now the smaller blade is even thinner :D
 
O.k., that's enough of that. I can't afford to buy another knife right now. Wow that looks pocket-friendly!
 
Frank,

Enjoy

Pleased to play my part as an enabler....
(not the first time). I have broad shoulders, when were the other times..........

I rebeveled the main blade to an acute angle
It took time but is well worth the effort
It will be an amazing cutter


Neeman
 
I've been on the fence about picking up the Oar Carver version II, all of these great photos are not helping! :rolleyes:
 
Slim, built like a tank, good-looking knife. Pockets well, but a little heavy, IMO.D2 is a little hard to sharpen, but once it's there it stays there a while. I find that the main spear blade is just too much blade for most things I do with a knife, but that's why I bought it, to find out. Mine is the amber bone.
 
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