Bob Dozier Knives?

Oregon Knife Guy said:
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Great picture!

Edit: I just made it through the whole thread, and there are many more great pics as well. :thumbup:
 
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Ken44 said:
Gotta lover Dozier knives! I've never seen one that wasn't finished to perfection.

I have a KS-3 on order with a Flat grind, in Green Linen with wilderness sheath.
I like the one I got at Blade so much I decided to order one just the way I wanted it. I'm pretty sure it will be my favorite knife in about 10 more months.

Here's a crappy pic I took of the few I have. Sorry about it being blurry.
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The two I picked up at Blade this year.
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Really nice! Just got a KS-7 in black micarta. Would love to compare it with a KS-3. I didn't know you could request a flat grind. I just found out that Dozier is now offering a Scandi grind as well. I don't understand why the "Wilderness" knife isn't a flat grind of one type or another anyway. Hollow grinds aren't ideal for bushcraft.

I guess I should put in an order... but which model? It would make my third custom order that would get to me in roughly 12 months from now.

Guyon said:
Great picture!

Edit: I just made it through the whole thread, and there are many more great pics as well. :thumbup:
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If you do a search for Dozier there is another thread with even more pictures.
 
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JediKnight86 said:
Really nice! Just got a KS-7 in black micarta. Would love to compare it with a KS-3. I didn't know you could request a flat grind.
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The flat grind is a $60(maybe $65) upcharge, but the KS-3 is juch a great knife I don't mind paying to get it how I want. It will be my main outdoor knife. It won't be a full flat grind, but a saber full. The Saber grind flats will be higher than usual and allow it to keep the killer looking swedge.

I like the balde style of the KS-3 much more.
 
Ken44 said:
The flat grind is a $60(maybe $65) upcharge, but the KS-3 is juch a great knife I don't mind paying to get it how I want. It will be my main outdoor knife. It won't be a full flat grind, but a saber full. The Saber grind flats will be higher than usual and allow it to keep the killer looking swedge.

I like the balde style of the KS-3 much more.
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Very cool. You'll have to post it here when you get it. The KS-3 blade is a little sleeker.
 
Well I've used my KS-7 for a few things and I'm not very impressed with it's slicing ability. I know it's meant to be a do everything knife, not do something really well. Don't get me wrong I love the knife and I'm definitely keeping it after trying to find one for a year. I think it's too think near the top of the hollow grind for certain things, like fruits and vegetables. Is the KS-3 significantly better at slicing or only a little better? Looks like AG Russell has them in stock with the Wilderness kydex.

Which model should I be looking at as a really good slicer that's still EDC.
 
Jedi,

I really like the Delta Traveler for an EDC. I am a big enough guy that it rides on my belt in the horizontal sheath virtually unnoticed. Have a buddy who is a deputy and when I showed him the knife, first words out of his mouth was "Where the he## did you have that hidden!!!". It is a nice sized blade that disappears under a slightly oversized shirt.

Doc
 
fewpop said:
OKG - Micarta, as you know, is really durable material, but cow shin bones are pretty tuff also. I'm sure Bob could answer that question as well as any, and the good folks at the Dozier shop are always open to questions.
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Dan has stated that shin bone, either from cow or giraffe, is very dense. And in fact is heavier than micarta. And probably G- 10 as well. It' s a very durable handle material. And will hold up well for a long time.

N.

www.dozierknives.com/forum
 
banana-clip said:
What model is this knife. I like the scandi grind :thumbup:
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The recent Bushcraft model is from the hands of Dan Crotts. Variations include a Scandi grind with a 1/ 2" bevel right across the blade length with absence of secondary bevel as seen in the above pic courtesy of Ebbtides own; an almost full flat grind and a hollow scandi grind. These are not cataloged. But are appearing on tables of knife shows across the country. They can be ordered from the Dozier shop or purchased from dealers if they are available.

The Carpenter steels have been tested at the Dozier shop. And they are very good steels. At least a few of the Bushcraft models were made with this steel. And can be made available per cutomers request. But they won' t be replacing their mainstay D2 in any time soon!

N.

www.dozierknives.com/forum
 
DocGP said:
Jedi,

I really like the Delta Traveler for an EDC. I am a big enough guy that it rides on my belt in the horizontal sheath virtually unnoticed. Have a buddy who is a deputy and when I showed him the knife, first words out of his mouth was "Where the he## did you have that hidden!!!". It is a nice sized blade that disappears under a slightly oversized shirt.

Doc
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I don't see that model on the Dozier website. I'm not a big guy so for EDC I'd need something like the Whittler or Personal, no bigger. Those horizontal sheaths tend to stick out on me. But for outdoors I like bigger and the KS-7 is awesome, damn near perfect, but I still am interested in trying the KS-3. I also plan to order a Murray Carter camp knife of the same size. I can never have just one... :rolleyes:



Nakano 2 said:
The recent Bushcraft model is from the hands of Dan Crotts. Variations include a Scandi grind with a 1/ 2" bevel right across the blade length with absence of secondary bevel as seen in the above pic courtesy of Ebbtides own; an almost full flat grind and a hollow scandi grind. These are not cataloged. But are appearing on tables of knife shows across the country. They can be ordered from the Dozier shop or purchased from dealers if they are available.

The Carpenter steels have been tested at the Dozier shop. And they are very good steels. At least a few of the Bushcraft models were made with this steel. And can be made available per cutomers request. But they won' t be replacing their mainstay D2 in any time soon!

N.

www.dozierknives.com/forum
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A Crotts Cutlery knife is pretty much a Dozier, so don't hesitate to buy one. I just got a Model 1 and it's like a fixed blade Regular Sebenza with a thinner grind!

I thought Scandi grinds are flat like sabre grinds. Being a buscraft knife a hollow grind would be dumb because it would bind in the wood when being batoned.
 
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Wouldn't that binding also be a splitting action?
Even splitting the wood without the edge making continued contact?

Having said that, I haven't found a reason to baton my Doziers yet.
They are cutting machines and that's what I used them for.

For a small pocket or belt carry it's hard to beat the K-9 Personal Utility
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JediKnight86 said:
I don't see that model on the Dozier website. I'm not a big guy so for EDC I'd need something like the Whittler or Personal, no bigger. Those horizontal sheaths tend to stick out on me. But for outdoors I like bigger and the KS-7 is awesome, damn near perfect, but I still am interested in trying the KS-3. I also plan to order a Murray Carter camp knife of the same size. I can never have just one... :rolleyes:





A Crotts Cutlery knife is pretty much a Dozier, so don't hesitate to buy one. I just got a Model 1 and it's like a fixed blade Regular Sebenza with a thinner grind!

I thought Scandi grinds are flat like sabre grinds. Being a buscraft knife a hollow grind would be dumb because it would bind in the wood when being batoned.
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Some clarification- the Bushcraft knife is a knife from the Dozier Shop. Dan made several thus far.

I will let others debate the splitting action of flat vs. scandi vs. hollow. :D The hollow scandi I describe is esentially a hollow grind starting and completing very low right across the entire blades length. It may have been requested by a customer.

N.

www.dozierknives.com/forum
 
Looks like a Personal. The Canoe would work as a neck knife. It's slim but very handy. The canoe handle is a 4 finger size. Dozier makes good stuff at cost efficient prices for handmades.
 
"would be cool if someone puts them next to them and takes a photo..."

As close as I could get - the K-15 neck knife shown (bottom, with the green checkered Micarta) is about an inch longer than the model listed on A.G. R's and the K-12 Small Game Skinner ( middle, in brown C-Tek) is about 1/2" shorter than a Canoe.

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Didn't know Dozier was using C-Tek for handles. I had suggested to Dan to take a look at the material two years at Blade.
 
Billy Cochrane at Vintage Knives had several runs of common patterns in different handle material made by the Dozier shop.

I ended up with a couple in C-Tek and also a Whittler in Tero Tuf.

Along with the Small Game Skinner I bought a Delta Traveler in Orange C-Tek with white liners:

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Whittler with bead-blasted Green Tero Tuf and black liners:
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I don't think either material was ever added as an option through the shop.

Z
 
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His tactical fix blades are not to bad either. I have a Agent I carry with the top edge sharpened and a model 6 on lay away at AZCK's. The model 6 comes with the top edge sharpened. My son has one of his hunting knives and can gut and skin 5-6 deer before he touches the edge up. On a bear I killed his dozier was about the only knife that would cut the hide. Great knives!
 
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