Question on Queen

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dispatch 510

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Are they really that hard to sharpen? I would like to add a Country Cousin and a Mountain Man to my herd, but have read that they don't come all that sharp from the factory.

Thanks for reading.
 
They can be hard to sharpen if you don't have the proper equipment.
Diamond hones (followed by ceramic) work for me.

You'd want an extra coarse diamond hone to perform the grunt work (bringing the bevel down to meet the edge).

The principal is the same as sharpening any knife, the fly in the ointment is the abrasion resistance of D2 which requires using harder/more aggressive hones.
 
dispatch 510 said:
Are they really that hard to sharpen? I would like to add a Country Cousin and a Mountain Man to my herd, but have read that they don't come all that sharp from the factory.

Thanks for reading.
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Honestly, I was intimidated about sharpening Queen D2 steel after reading some of the threads in this forum about sharpening troubles other member have had with this steel.

Like most jobs in life working with the right tools is everything.
As Blues noted diamond hones (course) work the best.

Once you get a feel for sharpening this steel you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
 
I actually got a decent profile on mine with a medium whetstone(or oilstone) with oil.finished off with a hard arkansas stone.30 minutes.I'm sure diamond will be much quicker.This knife had about a 60 degree bevel on one side of the tip so it took some honing.
 
I did mine with a waterstone and it went just fine. Took a little more work than usual. But otherwise just fine.
 
strop and sandpaper worked nice and fast on CSC's D2
i'ts not case's CV but hey it's also 60hrc+ ;), I think it was not much harder than GEC's 1095

it's not hard for sure, just takes time to create the edge
once it's sharp, strop it now and then and you'll never need long sharpening

Maxx
 
blues is on the dog about diamonds. why work forever on soft arkansas when diamonds make the chore easier.
dennis
 
I have profiled and sharpened all of my Queen D2 knives with conventional Norton India stones followed by Arkansas stones. The D2 can be temperamental about taking an edge.
 
Diamonds are your friend.Queens don't come sharp at all.Once you get them sharp though,you're set.Then touch ups on ceramics are all that is required to keep them sharp.
 
I bought a Lansky DMT sharpening kit exactly for D2. Mine has extra coarse, coarse, medium and a fine hone. Works like a charm every time.
I have a Queen Premium Trapper in Amber bone and had no trouble at all getting it shaving sharp. Stropping helps a lot in obtaining that fine thin hairsplitting edge. I use a leather strop loaded with black and green compound followed by a plain leather strop.
It's a bit more work than 1095, for example, but it's worth it! :thumbup:
 
My Country Cousin was a butter knife until my hubby sharpen it with diamond sticks, then ceramic. Don't be in a hurry and like most, use diamonds. Nice edge now.
 
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