Queen steel 85 reprofile

[mjmike]

I have an older queen steel #85 trout and small game knife that needs a good edge put on it. Any recommendation on angle to use? 12 degrees?

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I'm kind of surprised you haven't had much feedback on this so far.

Most decent knife steels can handle anything down to 12°-15° per side. The older 'Queen Steel' blades were 440C, which should handle that. If the knife will be used for normal, non-abusive work, it should be fine. Heavy use in tough or abrasive materials might warrant an edge angle a bit wider (15°-20° per side). Shouldn't have to go any wider than that.

 

[mjmike]

I'm kind of surprised you haven't had much feedback on this so far.

Most decent knife steels can handle anything down to 12°-15° per side. The older 'Queen Steel' blades were 440C, which should handle that. If the knife will be used for normal, non-abusive work, it should be fine. Heavy use in tough or abrasive materials might warrant an edge angle a bit wider (15°-20° per side). Shouldn't have to go any wider than that.

Thanks, great info. I was also curious on the steel type so double the knowledge.