Queen canoe

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an ok knife and steel. i like them a lot. just not together. that's easy for me to say as i don't own one. i'm sure you'll be happy with yours :thumbup:
 
I got one from KSF a while back, for $50, I thought F&F was more than acceptable. Overall a really nice take on the pattern, very usable and pocketable. The only drawback was that it came about as sharp as a tombstone, it took a couple hours and a coarse carbondorum stone to fix the uneven bevel and get a 'field sharp' edge on it. Gotta love D2.

A couple weeks ago I took it out of the roll and the backspring was broken completely in two. I contacted Queen, and they told me to send it back. I did, and in less than a week they had a brand spankin' new one to my door. This one is razor sharp right out of the box. I don't know if it was luck of the draw or somebody picked a good one for me. Either way, kudos to Queen.
 
indian4 said:
I got one from KSF a while back, for $50, I thought F&F was more than acceptable. Overall a really nice take on the pattern, very usable and pocketable. The only drawback was that it came about as sharp as a tombstone, it took a couple hours and a coarse carbondorum stone to fix the uneven bevel and get a 'field sharp' edge on it.

A couple weeks ago I took it out of the roll and the backspring was broken completely in two. I contacted Queen, and they told me to send it back. I did, and in less than a week they had a brand spankin' new one to my door. This one is razor sharp right out of the box. I don't know if it was luck of the draw or somebody picked a good one for me. Either way, kudos to Queen.
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Good to hear Queen took such good care of you. Queen's reputation for leaving dull edges on their pocket knives may be improving. Several have reported buying new Queens and finding sharp edges! Hopefully this becomes the norm.
 
mdole said:
Hey all, I'm wondering about Queen knives in general, and having just bought my first "nice" folder (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...7250444&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_928) , I wondered if anyone can tell me about Queen's heat treat, steel used, fit and finish, etc... thanks in advance! :D
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I am not the resident Queen expert. That looks like an older knife and probably has 440C steel. Newer models have D2 steel (not a stainless, but more corrosion resistant than, say, 1095). It's a fine looking speciman. I think you'll like it.

Ed
 
I finally found one of my grail knives, a cherry bone d2 Queen canoe. Great knife, pretty dull, not as good a snap as my Queen mountain man slipjoint. I still have to take my canoe to my Sharpmaker. My Mountain Man came with great walk and talk, but so-so sharpness. I would definitely pick one up, but be prepared to sharpen it!
 
thanks everyone for the replies, I'm looking forward to checking out my new acquisition! Here's hoping this one has a useable edge though, I'm no fan of taking a file to new knives just to find an edge! Cheers!
 
I love those old(er) probably 70s or 80s winterbottom Queens. My uncle, the son of the grandfather whose carbon slippies fueled my obsession with knives carried such a stockman. I'd only vaguely heard of Queen before becoming aware of his. My grandfather probably wouldn't have had a stainless knife. His were Kabar, Camillus, Schrade Walden and the odd Sheffield or HSB OVB knives. His only Case oddly enough was a huge butcher knife with which he slaughtered hogs.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
Queen mountain man slipjoint.
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I so want one of them, and have done for an age :)

About the Canoes - I have had a couple, a stag bone in D2, a 1095 strawberry bone and a Northwoods in sambar and D2. I may have been lucky, but they have all been just great. I don'tt carry them so often, but when I do I really appreciate them.
 
mdole said:
I'm no fan of taking a file to new knives just to find an edge! Cheers!
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:eek: Don't be taking a file to that fine knife!!! If you don't have one already, get a couple of good diamond hones and a good ceramic or india stone and a strop or one of several different sharpening systems out there.

Or send it to someone to have it profiled and sharpened for you. But, please don't put a file on that knife. It hurts my head to think about it.

I don't believe your knife is new enough to have D2. If it is an earlier one, it will probably be fine. I looked at the online photos and there seems to be a uniform edge there. It looks like the factory edge. You've got a fine knife.

Ed
 
Something about it just doesn't click my switch. I may be stuck on the Case styling of their canoes.
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Newer Cozy Glens are a bit more stylish in my opinion. Got this one in a trade and its crazy sharp,not to mention f/f is great.

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WOW! I love that last knife as well! I may soon find myself in real trouble if these infect me as much as my other knife loves! P.S.- I'm no fan of filing down a knife either, last resort thing for me... thanks guys!
 
BTW, other than taking something hot to the handle material, how does one check to see if the handle is a plastic derivative or a natural material like bone or wood?
 
indian4 said:
A couple weeks ago I took it out of the roll and the backspring was broken completely in two. I contacted Queen, and they told me to send it back. I did, and in less than a week they had a brand spankin' new one to my door. This one is razor sharp right out of the box. I don't know if it was luck of the draw or somebody picked a good one for me. Either way, kudos to Queen.

Yes, this is reassuring to hear that Queen looks after the customer. Still, it's a bit disturbing to hear of a busted back-spring. Is this because they use a different stee for the spring and the D2 is too hard for it? Or is it due to D2 being brittle perhaps?
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willgoy said:
indian4 said:
A couple weeks ago I took it out of the roll and the backspring was broken completely in two. I contacted Queen, and they told me to send it back. I did, and in less than a week they had a brand spankin' new one to my door. This one is razor sharp right out of the box. I don't know if it was luck of the draw or somebody picked a good one for me. Either way, kudos to Queen.

Yes, this is reassuring to hear that Queen looks after the customer. Still, it's a bit disturbing to hear of a busted back-spring. Is this because they use a different stee for the spring and the D2 is too hard for it? Or is it due to D2 being brittle perhaps?
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The canoe pattern has only one spring with both blades on it. It is a relatively short handle length as well. Opening both blades to partial position at the same time puts more strain on the backspring than just opening one blade at a time. So. when you have two blades on the same backspring make sure to open one all the way before moving the other one. (Iv'e been guilty of this poor practice myself, but try to pay attention to what I'm doing better now.)

It could have just been a bad backspring too. I would be surprised if Queen is using D2 for the backsprings, but I can't say they're not. I'm glad to see that Queen took care of you on it.

Ed
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