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Hey Guys,

Hope everyone's summer is going well. I want to try Queens Honey Amber Bone. Any recommended patterns?

How is the Queen Utility? Half stops? Likes and dislikes welcome. Pics would be lovely.

God Bless

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The Queen Ulility is an excellent knife.
I have the white carved stagbone (CSB) discontinuted, Forest Edge (brown Delrin) discontinued and Maple.
Sorry no pictures...

Because it is so long and thin with narrow bolsters, it is not a strong knife
The springs are softer with a pause but not a half stop.
I sharpen one on a DMT Aligner to acute angles 15 degrees, which makes it a real slicer!
Make sure you sharpen right up to the tang, because as it is so long, I use by the by tang for fine slicing

Queen's Amber is a lovely bone, so you can't go wrong.

Since you borrowed the picture from Cumberland Knife have you looked at the
Slimline Trapper in Cocobolo with a clip and spey.
It is very narrow in the pocket, yes thicker than a Utility but still quite thin.
I have one, the Cocobolo is nice, and it is a special knife
http://www.cumberlandknifeworks.com...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28
 
I have a queen mountan man in the honey amber and I like the look and feel of the knife. Its much thicker than the utility I'm sure. I've been looking at the queen utility in the same but the case slim trapper has also caught my attention. I really like the long single blade.
 
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Fact is, that ANY pattern in Amber Carved Stagbone from Queen looks and feels very good indeed.

I like the Utility a lot as I'm a fan of the Slimline Trapper style.

I can recommend the Queen Teardrop Liner lock, a nice very Old School pattern, the Small Jack is another decent pattern. I'm thinking about a Muskrat in this bone but I'm not sure how slim it is.I don't own any Muskrats so I've ordered a Rough Rider to test the waters as it were.
 
Willgoy,

I have a Queen Muskrat in Cocobolo
It is 4" on the same frame as the #9 Stockman.
It has a single spring and the blades sit very flush to the frame.
It is very thin and light, which takes no space in your pocket!
I have sharpened the two blades differently to reduce redundancy
The thinner cranked blade, I sharpened to a very acute angle so it again slices like the Utility and Slim Trapper
The wider blade, I sharpened at a more obtuse angle for rougher work.

The blades on the Utility and the Slimline Trapper are significantly longer.

As Willgoy said "ANY pattern in Amber Carved Stagbone"
Knives that are slightly wider like the Teardrop, Copperhead and the Canoe show off the jigging to better affect.
 
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neeman, thanks very much for that Muskrat info!
I'm up for a slim knife so the single spring sounds just the job. Know nowt about this pattern though,hence my trialing a Rough Rider for a general idea.

You are certainly right about the larger patterns showing off the jigging better, a large/broad handle pattern such as Gunstock is a good example of this, or even Canoe.
 
Hey Kid, I don't think you can go wrong with any of the patterns in the Honey Amber Bone series! They all look great and have great D2 steel blades. My first one was in a Canoe Pattern, and now I'm kinda on a Canoe kick as I've become fond of how it feels in-hand. Choose your fave pattern in this series; you will love it.:thumbup:
 
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Wow, the amber bone does sound like a winner. I am thinking hard on the Utility or Canoe. Btw, how is the bone hafted? Any pics would be appreciated. Thanks

God Bless
 
Here ya go Kid. Not sure what your asking regarding how its hafted. Queen's F&F is IMHO a cut above. The cross section is pleasingly curved and feels great in the hand.

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Canoe

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Copperhead. Single bladed so its thin like the Canoe
 
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Model 64, same I believe as belonging to Mr. Hunterfisher.

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With Case Baby Butterbean.

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Looks that the Canoe is a favorite. That Canoe is gorgeous. I just might change my vote to the Canoe. Hey guys, How thick are the scales ? One or two springs? Top shot pic, please.

God Bless
 
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I have a Queen Mini Hunter Linerlock with Honey Amber Bone. Certainly looks great, and the D2 sharpens pretty well. There's a bit of vertical blade play in the linerlock though, which disappointed me somewhat.:(

Guess my two cents would be to stick with slipjoints from Queen. My other Queen, an older 1095 Canoe, is fantastic.

The Honey Amber scales are thicker than some of my other traditional folders IIRC, but I like it that way; easier to grip.
 
The Canoe is much heavier in the pocket than a Utility.

Look at the Copperhead as a compromise between the Canoe and the Utility.
It has a stronger single blade larger than the Canoe, and it is a slim and light in the pocket as the Utility.
The scales are wide enough to show off the jigging.
 
neeman said:
The Canoe is much heavier in the pocket than a Utility.

Look at the Copperhead as a compromise between the Canoe and the Utility.
It has a stronger single blade larger than the Canoe, and it is a slim and light in the pocket as the Utility.
The scales are wide enough to show off the jigging.
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The Canoe does look like a tank. I will look at the Cooperhead as well. Thx
 
I like that Canoe a lot. I have a Queen City one in 1095 and it's great. One spring design.

Anyone have a picture of the Canoe w/ the Gunstock? I really like the look of the gunstock but it looks like it may be a bit uncomfortable to pocket.
 
The Utility has been "my knife" for several months, if not a year now. It's a great knife.

-- Sam
 
I don't find the #64 to present any problems in the pocket. In fact, I've never even considered the Queen's size or weight until this thread. At 3 5/8", its more than 1/2" shorter than a Case large stockman, so its not a gigantic knife.

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I agree. The Canoe pattern is wide but slim due to its single spring. Weight wise its the same as, or IMHO less than some Stockmans with 2 springs and 3 blades.
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I don't find the #64 to present any problems in the pocket. In fact, I've never even considered the Queen's size or weight until this thread. At 3 5/8", its more than 1/2" shorter than a Case large stockman, so its not a gigantic knife.

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I have a Queen Utility in D2 with cherry delrin scales -- one of the nicest made and most useful modern production slippies I own.
 
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I like that Canoe a lot. I have a Queen City one in 1095 and it's great. One spring design.

Anyone have a picture of the Canoe w/ the Gunstock? I really like the look of the gunstock but it looks like it may be a bit uncomfortable to pocket.
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I don't have the cnoe, but I have the gunstock and it's smoother than it looks on the pictures, not uncomfortable at all.
 
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