D-2

A little more info... According to a chart in Wayne Goddard's book, The Wonder of Knifemaking, steels must have 13% Chromium to be classified as "stainless". D2 has 12% Chromium, so it's just under the limit.
 
I use D2 for manufacturing tooling on a daily basis. Watching it cut, punch, shear and turn other tough metals like stainless diamond plate and Titainium, makes me realize that it's not a bad knife steel
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If any of the other so called wonder steels where NEARLY as good, tooling manufactureres would jump on them. Cost in this market is NO consideration!!
Also, notice that whenever one of the newest, latest wonder steels is tested, D2 us usually the standard that it's tested against!!
I swear by D2 and because it's fairly expensive and rather tough on belts....... I sometimes swear at it.
Neil

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I have a Dozier Linerlock, which I've carried some lately, it hasn't shown any sign of rust or any discoloration either. All I've done is wipe it off with my T-shirt. I did wipe it down with Tuf Cloth recently, but just because they were both out. I hate the smell of Tuf Cloth and Tuf Glide so I only get them out if I have to. I've had a couple of ATS-34 blades (with a finer satin finish than Dozier uses, I might add) that seemed to be much less corrosion resistant than the D2 in my Dozier. I think any steel can change drastically from maker to maker too. I have an old style Large Sebenza that was my first NICE knife. It's made of ATS-34. It's never shown any hint of corrosion, holds an edge great, and is easy to sharpen. I can't say that about some of the other "production" knives I've I've had that used some of the other wundersteels out there.

Mark6,
Enjoy the Bodyguard, that's a sweet little knife. I think Dozier's micarta and D2 stuff is on of the best bargains out there.




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Paul Davidson

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I've a Dozier Reverse Tanto and haven't had a bit of trouble in taking care of it. The edge it takes is very sharp and not too hard to sharpen. I like the D2 for knife blades as well.

G2

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I have a knife I made from D-2 and had heat treated by Mr. Paul Bos. This knife takes an awe inspiringly sharp edge and holds it for a good long while. I made other knives for my brother and other relatives and have had no complaint of any kind. I gave these knives with the explicit instructions that they were to be used and abused if need be and ANY problems encountered be reported to me as they were testing these knives for me. I also told them if they broke the knife I would replace it and that was back in 1996 and I've had no adverse reports yet.
The knives, I've been told, have been on numerous camping and hunting trips, used on the job and so forth and are still going strong.
I think D-2, when properly heat treated, is a truly great cutlery steel.
BTW, I use Marine Tuff Cloth on mine and it works real well.

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I have 6 trapers with D-2 blades in the hands of working people, 1 carpenter, 2 plumbers, 1 farmer, 1 electrician and 1 refrigeration man. All of these used a big name yellow handled traper before they got a knife from me. In every instance the D-2 blades have outlasted their former knives blades by a minimum of 2 to 1. If your going to pet it, kiss it or just look at it then any old steel will do, but if your going to work hell out of it, D-2 is one of the best.


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I have a few Doziers (including that nasty piece of work the Reverse Tanto), and think the D2 works great on a small blade. The knives really keep and hold an edge, and staining or oxidation haven’t presented a problem. I am planing to get one of his dual integrals one of these days as well, I doubt that the steel will be a problem in a folder.

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James Segura
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Other than not leaving the knife wet, you don't have too much to worry about. If you cut things like lemons or tomatoes, you may get some darkening of the blade.

The only time I got a report from a knife of mine made from D2 where rust had become a problem was from a buyer who moved to Thailand. Apparently he stored the knife in the sheath without oiling the blade and it developed some surface rust.



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I carry a neck knife by Dozier, made of D-2 and I have it on me most of the time, and it's resting against my usually sweaty body, and not over any item of clothing..

Yesterday, for instance, I did a 2-hour walk through the desert at temperatures of over 30 C - and up till now the little knife never showed any sign of rust.

I was worried about how it will stand corrosion - but this looks like no problem so far.

I think these Dozier neck knives are well made and the steal chosen is surely one reason.

 
Mark6,
I own a number of Doziers and find them to be excellent knives. You simply can't beat the price.
To get to the point...I have been wondering about the corrosion resistance of his D2 for a while now. When I'm in the field I take care to clean my blades and wipe them with a Tuff Cloth so there's not much chance of rust under those conditions. Just for fun, I picked one of my Doziers for an "extended field test". I started one weekend working in my yard cutting various things, some wet some dry, didn't clean the blade but put it back in its sheath and then left the knife "dirty" for the next 5 days. I have repeated this cycle for two months now with only a wipe on my pants here and there to clean off gross amounts of material but left a film of mostly dirt and plant material on. The worst that has happened are some small scratches on the blade from some grit that found its way into the kydex sheath. This may sound like a testimonial for the Tuff cloth but I think that stuff has been wiped off long ago and the scratches have exposed bare steel. If it were going to rust it would rust there first. Nothing! No rust, no staining, nothing. I'm convinced that under my normal field conditions that this stuff is in fact very rust resistant even though it's only considered a borderline stainless steel. Notice I said MY field conditions. This test didn't include more corrosive environments such as meat or vegetable acids, seawater or salty foods. All of which will have some effect if allowed to do so.

Good luck with your knife,
Rich
 
Where I can look at Dozier's work online, besides AG Russel and TripleAught? I have heard lots of positive things about his work, and would like to look at some of his stuff. Thanks guys
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JLM
 
I have about 3000 dendritic d2 knives out in the field and have never had any complaints of any rust or discolering from anyone

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