Who's into S & M?

[Quick Steel]

At some point I showed this photo before but it was not, I think, on this thread.

[QTCut5]

That's gotta be some of the nicest looking stag I've ever seen on a scout/camp knife pattern, Quick Steel...absolutely gorgeous.
That's a hard act to follow; makes my jigged white bone wharncliffe Executive Jack look like even more of a plain Jane than it already is.

~Q~

[philco]

Q that ain't no plain Jane brother.

[Quick Steel]

Thank you Q, glad you like it. I think your knife has lots of appeal. I'm not just being polite. That is a very sleek looking wharnie.

[kootenay joe]

Here are 2 S&M #65 "Baby Sunfish", 3 5/8" Equal End knife (big pen knife, or small Double End jack). The EDC version just arrived from ebay. Seller had it listed for a very reasonable price for weeks. I watched and finally made a slightly lower offer which was accepted. I think the big "EDC" etch put people off ?
What is also impressive in addition to looks is the the master blades are actually sharp which has not been common for many years with Queen knives.
Both of these Sunfish are excellent knives.
kj

[edge213]

Love those two!

[kootenay joe]

Thanks. Me too, excellent size & slender too.
kj

[QTCut5]

Gorgeous mammoth handle scales on both of those beauties, for sure.

Very nice!

You oughta post them over in the Matching Pairs thread as well.

~Q~

[PaFolders87]

I buy way more Schatt than anything else right now. I really enjoy them. Been picking up a lot of their older stuff. Always looking for dollar knives. Kind of consider them the same company as queens. Same building. The supervisors from Schatt created queens way back in the day and then bought Schatt when they went out of business a short time later. It’s been such a long time they really are the same thing, i just enjoy the knives put out under the Schatt name better.

[philco]

Here's my latest addition to the Schatt pile.

[royal0014]

Here's my latest addition to the Schatt pile.

I had a little giggle over this un' ......

[bdev]

Here's my latest addition to the Schatt pile.

I had a little giggle over this un' ......

Me too.

That might be a Schatt but 'aint no Schatty knife.

[QTCut5]

Santa dropped by a bit early this year and Rudolph dropped some sweet antler-handled wharnies under the tree...Apparently I've been a very very good boy this year.

#99 Executive Jack

#63 Railsplitter

~Q~

[gsmith7158]

Here's one I just plucked out of the bay.

[Railsplitter]

Great looking knives guys!

[QTCut5]

Greg, that whittler is sweet.

Here's a #99 Spear Point Executive Jack with Amber Carved Stag Bone handle (I tried to photograph it in setting sunlight to show the ember-like glow of the ACSB, but the sun was setting so fast I had to rush the shot, so, not the best photos).

~Q~

[philco]

Beautiful knife Q.

[kootenay joe]

Q, i really like your Executive Jack. Is it saber ground on front side ? And is the edge quite sharp ?
The last few Queen's i have received (all recent production) have mostly arrived with near shaving sharp edges which is a vast improvement over the Queens from just a few years ago.
kj

[QTCut5]

Thanks, Phil & kj.

Unfortunately, no...not a saber grind, but that sure would be nice. Since they're ostensibly trying to be more innovative and competitive, Queen really ought to consider putting a saber ground spear point on a #99 frame for a future iteration of this pattern. Brilliant idea.

As for edge sharpness, it is plenty sharp but it's really not shaving sharp. I agree with you, though, in that my more recent S&M acquisitions do seem to have a sharper factory edge than many of my earlier Queen knives.

One criticism I have of many of my Queen blades, not the clip points or wharncliffes, which are thicker and sturdier, but mostly the sheepfoot and spear point blades (including the one on this #99), is they are very thin, so thin it seems they could be easily bent or nicked from routine cutting chores. Perhaps the thin blades are designed more for slicing soft materials like fruit & cheese, etc.? Although this is not a significant problem for me personally since I don't EDC these knives, I wonder what the experience is for others who actually do carry and use them.

~Q~

[kootenay joe]

I have an 'older' Queen made Northwoods Stockman inbound, made in 1990's or early 2000's. I will let you know about blade grind thickness when i have it. Interested to see how different it might be from the recent 'too thin' blade grinds mentioned above.
kj

[bigbore]

Are the DFC marked knives still made in Titusville?

[Quick Steel]

bigbore, Those half whittlers are flat out gorgeous.

[bdev]

Are the DFC marked knives still made in Titusville?
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Yes. DFC = Daniels Family Cutlery

[QTCut5]

S&M #54 Walnut Wharncliffe Half-Whittler

~Q~

[philco]

Sweet knife Q.

Better hang on to it after today's sad news.