Queen Cutlery D2

[JDBLADE]

Has anyone had any experience of Queens D2 knives - what hardness do they test out at. Esp Has anyone know anything about their little "Rabbit Hunters" .

 

[Lion]

I have their skinner model and like it a lot. I don't know the RC, but mine takes a wicked edge. Just a couple of cautions. The handles tend to be skiny; I'm going to rehandle mine eventualy. Also, the blades are thin. Mine is 3/16" at the base, tapering to 1/16" at the tip. If you're looking for something 'bulletproof', I wouldn't recomend it. If you're looking for a great slicer, go for it. Hope this helped.

 

[John Watson]

I recently purchased a Queen stag two blade Trapper. Used it on a camping trip for general kitchen duties and also used it to make a walking stick out of a piece of deadfall oak limb. The edge held up very well. Used it to bark the limb and trim all the little knots off to make it smooth. The edge wasn't shaving sharp afterwards but cut onions and peppers like no bodies business.

I like their D2 steel and wish they made the Schatt and Morgan out of it as well. Have no idea what the RC is on these baldes.

 

[Sword and Shield]

They're at RC60, at least that's what I remember reading. They're tough to initially profile, but a joy to use.

 

[speedrck]

I've ordered about ten blades so far and I have had to sharpen them all . Not one of them(fixed blade or folder) would shave the hair on my arm. They are hard but with a good diamond stone and some elbow grease I came up with a long lasting cutting edge. And yes the handles run small for some reason. Just right for my 5' wife. I even emailed the Co. and they said they'd look into it. Since no one has complained about not being sharp in this thread I guess they took care of the problem OR DID THEY?

 

[sodak]

I have their 4180 series hunter (fixed blade) as well as a stockman. The edges came very thick, with a heavy burr. Since these are slicers and not choppers, once the edge is thinned out, they last a long, long time. That D2 is good stuff. I took the edge down to about 20 deg included on my Edgepro. It didn't seem to be any harder to re-profile than any other steel, but the Edgepro tends to make short work out of everything.

I have just done informal testing, but it seems to hold it's edge longer than just about all my other knives, including 1095, Carbon V, and (sit down) S30V. The only knife that will consistently cut longer is my Buck 110 in BG 42. This is cutting things like cardboard, whittling wood, etc. I have no numbers to back this up, just gut feel.

Haven't skinned an elk yet with one, maybe this year.

 

[oldgranpa]

You can't go wrong with a D2 blade made properly. D2 is an industry standard for blades to shear thin metal sheet. It may not take an edge as well as something like S30V but for utility work it is one of the best.
FWIW,
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