I just picked up a Queen Whittler in Smooth Black Cherry (Delrin). This thing was pretty dull right out of the box. D2 is pretty tough to sharpen without diamonds. I have Sharpmaker but not the diamond rods. I had to rubber band a EZE Lap diamond rod to the sharpmaker to thin out the edge at the angle I wanted. I put a 30 degree back bevel and a 40 degree edge and it is almost where I want it to be. The blade will sometimes snag while trying to slice paper so I need a bit more work on it. I may just set it aside until I can get some 204 diamond rods. I've been looking for an excuse to buy them anyway. I have not even started on the smaller blades. Overall the Queen Whittler is a nice piece. It will see some pocket time as soon as I can get the edge right.
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Queen Whittler
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For those who don't have diamonds, a coarse carborundum stone works Queen D2 quickly and effectively. I'm not sure you are going to get rid of that snag. The consensus seems to have emerged that Queen D2 is granular and difficult if not impossible to get a polished edge on. The coarse but sharp edge works just fine and will stay there for a good long while if you dont spend much time cutting fruit or other acidic stuff.
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Wow! That is cool. Just found it online. Wish that it was a tad cheaper though.MarkPinTx said:
I had no trouble getting a polished edge on mine used diamond and then switched to 1000-8000 grit waterstones... somewhere around 18 degrees per side. D2 has big carbides that tend to fall out of the edge if you make the bevel too acute (I don't have a sharpmaker or crockstick sharpener so I don't know if the extra lateral force produced by these will knock out more carbides than a banch stone, but I know it will hold a smooth edge if you don't make the bevel angle too small... I took it down to 10 degrees, for the sake of experiment, and got a smooth edge, but it became rather toothy after using it for a bit, but the edge seems to hold up okay if you leave the bevel somewhere between 15 and 20 per side)
