Thinking about a Queen Utility Knife

I'm not much of a photographer but these are "good" pictures of the actual color of the Red Garnet Bone. It's grown on me over time ... didn't care for it at first. Most pictures make it seem much "brighter" than it is under normal lighting - these pictures are an accurate example of what my knife covers look like.

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Attachments no workey.
I do want to know what the blade length is. Also how much of the blade is sharpened?

Thank you for your help!
 
I love my old bone one personally. Very slim, but plenty of blade and it makes a great slicer.

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Buy one,
Connor
 
Squashfan - the "opened" blade is 3.5" from the front edge of the bolster to the tip. The cutting edge on the clip is 3.125"
 
i found Queens Utility knife to be a good looker. on paper it seemed perfect to me. the reality is that since the blade is so thick it's not the best slicer. the grind is very wrong for the intent... or my intent. after a lot of effort the edge is true and sharp but too thick to be useful. as such it lived in my knife cabinet with little to do. about a month ago i decided to carry it and realized quickly that the spring had snapped in two. Queen responded quickly by email and will repair it under warranty but it's low on my priority list ATM. my take on the knife is that the spring could be suspect and the blade is too thick for my intended use as a slicer. i'll never get the grind right in my life time.

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i like the Ben Hogan... a lot. probably the knife i should have went for 1st.

the real utility knife by Queen is the Workhorse series. this one is 3 1/2" of hard core get it done. i don't mind the blade thickness on this one so much because of it's use. i've carried this one a lot. not one complaint.

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Thanks for the great pics!

I have a Case large stockman with a 3.5" blade main clip blade (sharpened edge is approx. 3"). I have realized that am basically looking for a one blade version of the Case with more sharpened edge. I do like the Queen workhorse but it is smaller that I am looking for. And I already have a Queen Country Cousin that is about the Workhorse Trapper's size.
With that in mind, the GEC hogan is looking like the first of the pack.

But, PLEASE, keep the suggestions coming!

Just found out that Queen makes both a 1095 and a D2 Large Toothpick. Which steel would you guys recommend? I can sharpen D2, if that makes a difference.

Annnddd, I just discovered Queen City. You are all a bunch of enablers!
 
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Squashfan - D2 in a "work knife" would be very hard to beat (as you already know since you've got a Country Cousin)! Search for a thread by knarfeng on metals in this sub-forum to get a "quick & dirty" overview of the various steels used in modern cutting implements. There is a significant amount of reliable information available in this subforum about every aspect of traditional knife construction and materials. Dig in and get your perspective broadened!

There are a lot of single blade jack knives in almost every pattern ever devised. Resign yourself to the KnifeNut conundrum that you will buy knives that seem ideal ... only to realize after you've got them in your hands that there is some feature or attribute that just isn't quite right for you. If you get what I'm saying - you've already got an advanced case, otherwise you'll get a couple of knives and get it out of your system! The fact that you're now hanging out on this sub-forum indicates a potential incurable state! :D

I'm really looking hard at the Queen Zebra Utility ... might have to scratch that itch sooner rather than later.

Scott D
 
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In summary, I like the GEC #65 but I don't think I will get it. What I am thinking about is getting the Queen Utility, Large Toothpick and then a Queen City Copperhead. I just haven't decided if I will get the large Toothpick in carbon or D2.
As I see it carbon steel is easier to sharpen but that means it won't hold an edge as long.
D2 takes and hold a superior edge but is also much harder to sharpen. Hmm, maybe I should get both toothpicks!
 
Queen's D2 is *really* hard to beat. Sharpening it is really not difficult... I've never understood how people seem to have difficulty with it.
Since it's a tool steel, it resists corrosion very well, but will still take a patina if you desire (takes a long time, though...).
Probably my favorite blade steel available in a production traditional pocketknife.

My Queen toothpick is D2, and is still shiny despite years of use. My Mountain Man, also from Queen, also D2, is finally starting to darken, after a half a decade of regular use. Depends on how you treat it, but unless you force a patina or leave your blade coated with mustard for a whole afternoon, it will take at least a year for it to show any color.
 
Queen's Copperhead is a really good mid sized knife, lot of broad blade there. I have the linerlock version, or had as it seems to have gone AWOL for the moment.

Consider a GEC 73 single or their 85 E-Z Open for that matter.
 
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