Will Power
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As I've written before, WHEN Queen makes a good knife they are superb and I have a few.
But the key word here is WHEN. I've had some frankly very disappointing experiences as well, appalling fit&finish issues no other way of putting it. And where's the excuse for this? They are not dirt cheap knives. A well known dealer sent me the wrong knife last year, A Queen QCCC English Jack in Greenbone instead of a Teardrop in the same scales. He wouldn't send me the knife I bought until i returned the wrong model, at my cost, that left a nasty taste. Anyway, English Jack had very nice bone but both blades wobbled badly, huge gaps and blade tip proud of the liners. I returned it and eventually got what I paid for, somewhat. The Teardrop is a pattern I like very much, this one had very poorly matched scales and a gouge of of the bone by the shield-damaged when inlet, both blades have some play too. But, I use the knife a lot as it's got decent carbon blades that sharpen up. I got another Teardrop QCCC (from another source!) in the reddish Winterbottom bone and this one is superbly turned out. I've had unpleasant build issues with Queen D2 Teardrops 2 are poor one is superb. Schatt&Morgan have left me very disappointed and I won't go near them again.
This is a strong reason why I much prefer GEC knives, their quality control is impressive and far far more reliable than Queen Cutlery's. Perhaps because they have newer and superior machinery? Don't know. My own experiences make me wary of Queen and I'm sad that this has to be the case, some of their knives can be treasures but not enough to inspire confidence. I'm sure others will disagree but I know of many who have had similar experiences to mine.
But the key word here is WHEN. I've had some frankly very disappointing experiences as well, appalling fit&finish issues no other way of putting it. And where's the excuse for this? They are not dirt cheap knives. A well known dealer sent me the wrong knife last year, A Queen QCCC English Jack in Greenbone instead of a Teardrop in the same scales. He wouldn't send me the knife I bought until i returned the wrong model, at my cost, that left a nasty taste. Anyway, English Jack had very nice bone but both blades wobbled badly, huge gaps and blade tip proud of the liners. I returned it and eventually got what I paid for, somewhat. The Teardrop is a pattern I like very much, this one had very poorly matched scales and a gouge of of the bone by the shield-damaged when inlet, both blades have some play too. But, I use the knife a lot as it's got decent carbon blades that sharpen up. I got another Teardrop QCCC (from another source!) in the reddish Winterbottom bone and this one is superbly turned out. I've had unpleasant build issues with Queen D2 Teardrops 2 are poor one is superb. Schatt&Morgan have left me very disappointed and I won't go near them again.
This is a strong reason why I much prefer GEC knives, their quality control is impressive and far far more reliable than Queen Cutlery's. Perhaps because they have newer and superior machinery? Don't know. My own experiences make me wary of Queen and I'm sad that this has to be the case, some of their knives can be treasures but not enough to inspire confidence. I'm sure others will disagree but I know of many who have had similar experiences to mine.
It is just blade play is my PET PEEVE
Mine's in garnet bone though, and it's a great knife. The only thing I can find wrong with my GEC is that the master blade isn't 100% centered...very slightly askew when closed, but it doesn't rub or get in the way of anything. Actually, I do have another complaint. I stabbed the $!@# out of my finger with it. The master blade is very sharp and pointy. Apart from some potential self-inflicted injuries, you're going to love your GEC.
So I will just say good minds think alike