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Queen Cocobollo Whittler Question
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I've got one with the bone handle. The back corners of the blades stick out when closed and are a bit sharp, so you may want to round them a bit or it may dig a hole in your pocket. The little coping blade had a bit of a warp in the middle (probably wouldn't have noticed if I used rod sharpeners but I use waterstones so the bevel is a bit narrow in the middle on one side and a bit wide in the middle of the other side), but the main blade and the little drop point were fine. Overall, I like the knife despite the little flaw.
zinn1348 said:
No, it wasn't that kind of bend. The blades on my Bulldog whittler bend out to clear the main blade, as you describe, but the blades themselves are flat (as were the other two Queen blades). The tip and rear of the coping blade would lay flat, as would the spine. This was like someone had whacked the blade about 2/3 of the way toward the tip, and just at the edge, with a ball-peen hammer. The edge of the blade does not line up with the spine at that point (it is dished to one side in a gentle 1/2 inch curve), but is fine over the rest of the blade.
yuzuha said:
OK, I understand now. I've had the same deal on some of my other d2 queens. It's like it was ground too much in one area and then polished to blend it out so you can't readily see it. The other problem along that line is the edge grinding that is done at the factory....sometimes 2 different edges on the same side....gets interesting reprofiling them both out in that d2. All mine are users, so I don't care....excellent workers, once I get the edges the way I like them.
Thomas
Yeah, sort of like that. I just noticed because the stones seemed to be missing a little spot on one side, but really grinding away on the exact opposite side. I was afraid I'd break it if I tried to bend it back since the warp only affected the edge (and not the middle or spine of the blade), but it was a small enough bend that a couple of minutes on a diamond lap managed to get the edge straight... the bevel line just looks a bit odd where the ding is... the way it suddenly narrows on one side and widens on the other.
I really didn't notice any uneven sharpening angles, though they did seem a bit too steep, so the first thing I did was reprofile it (which, despite being D2, was still easier to reprofile than my Bulldog wharncliff, which, though it is a good deal smaller than the Queen, must have had 40+ degree angles on it... as if anyone could use a knife that small as a machette
).
I really didn't notice any uneven sharpening angles, though they did seem a bit too steep, so the first thing I did was reprofile it (which, despite being D2, was still easier to reprofile than my Bulldog wharncliff, which, though it is a good deal smaller than the Queen, must have had 40+ degree angles on it... as if anyone could use a knife that small as a machette
).Yes, I've got the stag Bulldog whittler with the Wharncliff master blade. Almost put it on my belt grinder to reprofile. Spent about 4 times the time to reprofile it than it took for the other two blades.
By the way, it's a super whittling knife.
Thomas
By the way, it's a super whittling knife.
Thomas