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Review Quick review: Queen Cutlery - Country Cousin
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Price:
I got Queen at only $40! GEC was $75.
Blade:
Queen and GEC are quite similar in the blade dimensions.
GEC is tad slimmer in stock thickness.
The wider GEC's blade is ground better to make the edge bevel thinner than that of Queen.
As a result, GEC is noticeably a better slicer, too.
The tip of the Queen is more pointy than GEC, which I like a lot.
I am not 100% sure about the steel on Queen, but I guess it is D2 like other versions of County Cousin.
Definitely stainless.
Queen came with a terrible factory edge but takes a great edge on sharpening with DMT diamond stones.
I like the edge put with the coarse followed by EEF.
Action:
The spring is much stronger on GEC than on Queen, which is more similar to GEC #15's.
GECs are a lot better in smoothness.
Queen has a rounded tang, whereas GEC's is square.
Because the contact area between the tang and the spring is smaller for GECs during open/close, I guess they are smoother than Queen with less friction.
I have to see how the action of Queen improves as it breaks in.
(From A.G. Russell)
Fit and finish:
No blade play.
Everything seems flush enough.
The blade is centered nicely.
However, the edge hits the spring when snap closed.
I guess this is somewhat common in slip joint knives, but both of my GECs don't have this issue, at all.
Handle:
I really like the red-dyed bone.
It looks great with brass hardware.
Conclusion:
GEC gives a feeling of a well-crafted knife more so than Queen.
GEC is perfect in almost every way except for the blunt blade point.
But Queen is not bad either, and I actually like it a lot with the semi-stainless steel blade.
It is a great work knife for sure.
I took it with me to a trip recently, in which the knife served me well.
It's just too bad that the knife is discontinued (and so as the company)!
I got Queen at only $40! GEC was $75.
Blade:
Queen and GEC are quite similar in the blade dimensions.
GEC is tad slimmer in stock thickness.
The wider GEC's blade is ground better to make the edge bevel thinner than that of Queen.
As a result, GEC is noticeably a better slicer, too.
The tip of the Queen is more pointy than GEC, which I like a lot.
I am not 100% sure about the steel on Queen, but I guess it is D2 like other versions of County Cousin.
Definitely stainless.
Queen came with a terrible factory edge but takes a great edge on sharpening with DMT diamond stones.
I like the edge put with the coarse followed by EEF.
Action:
The spring is much stronger on GEC than on Queen, which is more similar to GEC #15's.
GECs are a lot better in smoothness.
Queen has a rounded tang, whereas GEC's is square.
Because the contact area between the tang and the spring is smaller for GECs during open/close, I guess they are smoother than Queen with less friction.
I have to see how the action of Queen improves as it breaks in.
(From A.G. Russell)
Fit and finish:
No blade play.
Everything seems flush enough.
The blade is centered nicely.
However, the edge hits the spring when snap closed.
I guess this is somewhat common in slip joint knives, but both of my GECs don't have this issue, at all.
Handle:
I really like the red-dyed bone.
It looks great with brass hardware.
Conclusion:
GEC gives a feeling of a well-crafted knife more so than Queen.
GEC is perfect in almost every way except for the blunt blade point.
But Queen is not bad either, and I actually like it a lot with the semi-stainless steel blade.
It is a great work knife for sure.
I took it with me to a trip recently, in which the knife served me well.
It's just too bad that the knife is discontinued (and so as the company)!
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Just cut a bunch of little branches off from a tree in my yard and cut them up into smaller pieces with Queen.
It worked great and held the edge throughout.
The blade cut into the skin very efficiently, and the handle was comfortable.
What a great work knife!
It worked great and held the edge throughout.
The blade cut into the skin very efficiently, and the handle was comfortable.
What a great work knife!