Queen Country Cousin

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I recieved a Queen CC a few days ago and I figured I'd share my thoughts on it.

The fit and finish of the knife was good (maybe great considering the cost), but, there were a few small problems with it. There was a bit of grit in the pivot, a rough spot on the back of the spring and it had the now famous "Queen Edge" which wasn't as dull as I thought it would be but certainly not sharp or even for that matter. All 3 of these items were easily fixed. The blade does have some very slight side to side blade play. The springs are very flush both opened and closed and there are no gaps in the scales. After I washed out the pivot, the blade pull was just about perfect (6-7)

The sodbuster is designed as a working man's folder and I think that Queen did a great job in designing it. While using the knife, the thick handle is large enough to get a good grip but IMO really dissappears in the pocket. For my large hand, it is a 3 fingered grip. Of course, the sodbuter's D2 blade is great for a very wide variety of tasks and seems to keep a nice edge for a long time.

All in all, I am very, very happy with my new knife and I'm sure it will be spending a lot of time in my pocket.:D


Paul
 
I'm glad to hear you like it.

My Country Cousin is becoming one of my favorites. And the D2 steel may very well become my favorite steel someday. Once a good bevel is in place, I'm finding that it just keeps getting sharper, with just a little more TLC (as I'm learning new ways to get it there).
 
The sodbuster is such a great pattern! Simple, unassuming, rugged, comfortable, timeless. Sounds like you got a winner. Let's see it!
 
Here is one dressed in red, pending Paul's possible pic.

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I already order two of them and what you said makes me nervous ...
Paul 883215 said:
I recieved a Queen CC a few days ago and ... The blade does have some very slight side to side blade play. ...Paul
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I dont like "side to side play" in a new knife.
 
I'll try to take a few pic's tonight but I have to warn you my photography skills are even worse than my writing skills!!

Paul
 
rarreola said:
I already order two of them and what you said makes me nervous ......:eek:

I dont like "side to side play" in a new knife.
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I hear ya but it doesn't perform any worse because of it. Besides it is a production folder that is less than 25 bucks.

Paul
 
:thumbup:I have a Queen CC and a Case SB Junior. I use them as sharp kitchen knives (my wife doesn't know how to take care of a good knife) for when I want to have a sharp knife at hand. The D2 steel takes a little tinkering to get rite, but when it's there it holds the edge very well. My CC has no noticable blade play, locks up tight when open and feels good in the hand! If you can find one and can sharpen it, go for it!

BTW the Case is a great little cutter as well.:thumbup:
 
I love sodbusters. They would have to be one of my favorite all around patterns. :)

I really love to have a red queen cc. What can't a girl dream. :D
 
I dont like "side to side play" in a new knife.
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Paul 883215 said:
I hear ya but it doesn't perform any worse because of it. Besides it is a production folder that is less than 25 bucks.

Paul
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A bolsterless pattern with thin liners, plastic scales and a riveted pivot, like a sodbuster, will always be prone to at least a little blade play. Even a lot of new ones will have a little bit. And knives that've been used a while will certainly have it. It's a basic, simple pattern (usually at low cost) that was made for work. No need to worry about a little bit of wiggle in it. Use it as a knife (for cutting), and it'll work just fine. As a prybar, not so much.

I like this knife, precisely because it's made for no-nonsense use & carry.
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
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A bolsterless pattern with thin liners, plastic scales and a riveted pivot, like a sodbuster, will always be prone to at least a little blade play. Even a lot of new ones will have a little bit. And knives that've been used a while will certainly have it. It's a basic, simple pattern (usually at low cost) that was made for work. No need to worry about a little bit of wiggle in it. Use it as a knife (for cutting), and it'll work just fine. As a prybar, not so much.

I like this knife, precisely because it's made for no-nonsense use & carry.
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Yes, I agree with You but my case 3137 cv has no play and is low cost too.
 
rarreola said:
Yes, I agree with You but my case 3137 cv has no play and is low cost too.
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No play in my Country Cousin, either (yet). There are some that start out tight, anyway. Having said that, it'll come, eventually. The point of my post was, it's probably unrealistic to expect absolutely no play in this style of construction, if the knife is actually going to be a steady user for a while. And that's OK, for what it's made for.

It's the nature of the way the pivot is put together. The rivet eventually loosens up, or the thin & relatively soft brass liners flex/bend outward, and the plastic/Delrin scales don't really provide much lateral support for the pivot.

I have both large and small Case sodbusters, and they both have a little play in the pivot, even as new. They can be (temporarily) tightened up with a gentle squeeze in a vise, but they will always loosen up again.
 
Paul 883215 said:
I recieved a Queen CC a few days ago and I figured I'd share my thoughts on it.

The fit and finish of the knife was good (maybe great considering the cost), but, there were a few small problems with it. There was a bit of grit in the pivot, a rough spot on the back of the spring and it had the now famous "Queen Edge" which wasn't as dull as I thought it would be but certainly not sharp or even for that matter.
All in all, I am very, very happy with my new knife and I'm sure it will be spending a lot of time in my pocket.:D


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Paul,

I own one.

Queen makes a nice, sleek, sodbuster knife, however...

I realise it's a relatively inexpensive, American made, working knife, but
Overall F& F was just satisfactory.
I had to "finish it" up a bit with 0000 steel wool.
The blade had a final finish "wave" flaw, that I just decided to ignore.

The above are not a big deal, but also had a bit of blade side to side play
I know it's not the end of the world, but I don't like that, in a new knife.
Maybe I just caught a knife that should have been in the "seconds" bin?
And, yes it still does the job it was intended for.

My oldest ( of 5) , Case Sodbuster, well used , has no blade side to side play at all, and none required any added finishing.

Ray
 
A solid knife as anyone will ever need
Let's be honest, any knife after this is just icing on the cake!!

I have started to strop my knives with a white compound
This little baby is too sharp!!

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sodbusters are my favorite pattern, and i plan on picking up a queen country cousin when i get paid next week, it'll go rather nicely in my pile of s-busters. thanks for the review, i love a good working knife.

thanks
sam
 
I'm realy liking the looks of this knife first because it's a sodbuster and second because it's in D2.
 
whetrock said:
I'm realy liking the looks of this knife first because it's a sodbuster and second because it's in D2.
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i agree the looks are great, i just love the simple smooth look of a well made s-buster. i have yet to own a knife in d2, but as i said earlier, that'll change next week after i get paid.

thanks
sam
 
Ray5118 said:
Paul,

I own one.

Queen makes a nice, sleek, sodbuster knife, however...

I realise it's a relatively inexpensive, American made, working knife, but
Overall F& F was just satisfactory.
I had to "finish it" up a bit with 0000 steel wool.
The blade had a final finish "wave" flaw, that I just decided to ignore.

The above are not a big deal, but also had a bit of blade side to side play
I know it's not the end of the world, but I don't like that, in a new knife.
Maybe I just caught a knife that should have been in the "seconds" bin?
And, yes it still does the job it was intended for.

My oldest ( of 5) , Case Sodbuster, well used , has no blade side to side play at all, and none required any added finishing.

Ray
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Ray,

The side to side play really doesn't bother me. In reallity, just a few years ago I had never heard of the term "blade play" and never noticed it on any knife. I may have been better for it. Now, as long as I don't notice the "blade play" while using the knife, a little will not bother me.

As far as the Case sodbuster compared to the CC, the Queen's sharper tip and upgrade in steel more than make up for the slight amount of play to me.

FWIW, I may be wrong, but, I believe most production knife manufacturers will allow a little side to side play in their tolerences.

Paul
 
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