Douk Douk Nirvana

I hope you love your wife and/or girlfriend as much as you love your Douk Douk, Duke, errr I mean pogo!! Then your life will be good ;):thumbup: !!
We all have our favorite tools, and opinions of same. To be fair, my test was between a Douk, and an earlier version of a Black Cat, so it may not reflect what the knife has become.
So keep on Doukin', ummmm cuttin'!!!!!!:D :D
 
pogo said:
The Douk Douk rules! After trying the Black Cat K55 VS the Douk Douk...I can honestly say there is a difference in cutting ability. The Cat digs into your hand as well but, not enough to cause discomfort & neither does the Douk Douk! The Douk Douk easily outcuts the Black Cat! The Duke of Douk Douk has spoken!:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Sounds like the witch doctor has de-clawed the cat!:D
 
Douk, Douk, MOOSE!
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:D Couldn't resist. :p
 
No Fair bringing that Moose in on this thread! That is one nice knife ya got there.
 
From an old John Denver song, "I took two shots. Got no Douks and cold, cold hands."

So it would seem some of these fellows have gone Douk hunting!

So if you bought a Douk Douk on a trip to China would you call it a Peking Douk?

If a shipment of Douk Douks is coming by sea, would you call it a Douk boat?

Okay, okay, I'll quit now. Just don't tell me to put up my Douks! :D
 
Got my small Douk Douk in the mail today. Very impressive little knife. A few minutes on the Sharpmaker was all it took to produce a nice shaving edge. The backspring is nice and healthy and it even has a half stop. Handle is 3 1/2" and the blade is about 3". The handle is only about 3/8" thick. Blade is about 3/16" thick. This really put together well for such simple construction. Blade centers up nice with no rubbing. The handle is no ergonomic masterpiece but is about as nice as a bent piece of sheet metal can be. For the price I paid for the DD I could have gotten 2 Opinels or a Vic SAK but I would still say it is a bargain if you're looking for an ultra thin simple knife.

I also got a small Higonokami in the mail yesterday but it is not as nice as the DD. The blade is visibly crooked when opened. There is no backspring on the Higonokami. It is a friction lock with a small thumb lever. I haven't tried sharpening the Higonokami blade yet. It is a lot thicker than the DD blade and my initial guess is that it won't slice as well. Blade is 3 1/8" long and about 1/8" thick. Handle is 3 7/8" long and about 1/4" thick.

I would take the DD over the Higonokami if given the choice.
 
Nice review! Now I got to pick up a small Duke er..Douk Douk. Got to love that pure cutting enjoyment especially on the tough stuff!
 
Well looky now..one of waysouth's pet peeves was:"The back of the tang sticks up when its closed & in your pocket". Please look at smiling knife post on the Hunter Sheffieild & eat gizzard droppings...hahaha.
 
I EDC'ed a Douk for a few months now, and absolutely loved it. Loved, as in past tense, since someone stole it while I was on the North slope this last hitch.:mad: I'm currently carrying a SERE 2k until I can get another Douk or two in.:D

I like the Douk better than the Opinels. it was much easier to open and close with gloved, stiff, or numb hands, and of course, there was no trouble releasing the lock....

I've EDC'ed it in the woods, the oilfields, and around town, and it's a favorite for me. slim enough to forget it's there, sharp enough to shave my face with (which I've done a few times now) and it generally took a good beating falling on steel pipe, concrete, from scaffolding, etc. with no serious injuries. And at the price I paid for it, It didn't break the bank when it was stolen. (my heart broke a little though)

the Turkish clip point is real handy for finite cutting activities, like cutting out a sheath from leather. Kinda gives a little finger rest...

The edges on the back of the blade are very sharp, but on the other hand the spine of my Douk Douk is the best thing I've found for use with a Swedish fire starter yet, and it's also nice for scraping paint, etc. without messin' up your edge.

The knife was easy enough to sharpen, I sharpened it on coffee cups, bottles, other knife spines, etc. with never a problem. no need for the latest, greatest unobtainium diamond inpregnated sharpening jigs with this one.

The sharp handle edges did kinda suck, but ten minutes with some 320 grit sandpaper rectified the problem handily. I've still got a few Opinels around, haven't ever tried tried a Mercator, but...for now I'm havin' a tough time gettin' by widout me widdle Douk Douk and can't wait to get another one.

Did I mention my Benchmade 630 disappeared at the same time as my Douk Douk? screw the Benchmade! I want my Douk back!!:D :D
 
I searched the thread for Hunter Sheffieild(sic) but nothing came up, pogo. Instead of picking a fight, perhaps you can manage to post a link?!?! It's not too hard.
 
Its posted under " Old Military Knife " this Forum. Not trying to pick a fight. Just trying to show you the tang sticking up isnt unusual or weird is all.
 
I agree with you, pogo, it isn't weird or unusual for a tang to stick up, in fact it's quite common. It's a sign of quality when it doesn't, or is protected. It sort of tips the balance for me when comparing the two knives.
As far as picking a fight, when you purposely mis-use someone's name, it means disrespect!
Let's be clear, I criticized a knife, not you!!
You enjoy your knife, so that's all that matters. I choose other knives.
 
OK...Lets just bury the hatchet. I like to hear your opinions on this thread & other posts as well. If I have offended you I sincerely apoligise to you! It was never my intent to slam you down in any way. You are entitled to your opinions & I respect you for that! I am sorry & apologise!
 
Accepted! The hatchet is buried! This is all about knives, anyway ;) !
 
Yep...all about great knife discussion & we all have a way to go to find the ultimate slippie! It is a never ending quest for me!
 
Pogo and others, about two weeks ago I received the knives I'd ordered from Garrett Wade. They had/have a slightly reduced price on their "set" of the small and medium (original) models of the Douk-Douk, so naturally I got them both. I'm impressed with their simplicity and ruggedness. True, the handles aren't quite as comfortable as some (Opinels, for example), but they are certainly adequate for routine uses. Whoever described Douks as the AK47 of folding knives hit the nail on the head. These things are TOUGH. I like tough! Closed, the small model is a good quarter inch shorter than the width of my right hand, while the medium model is about three-quarters of an inch longer than the width of my hand. The medium is a good all-around size, while the small would be a good "wallet knife" or "billfold knife" (if I didn't already use a super thin Victorinox Silver Alox Bantam for that). Besides Garrett Wade and Lee Valley, does anybody know of other sources for Douk-Douks? They don't seem to be very commom, somewhat to my surprise. I'd like to try the large model one of these days if I can find it at a reasonable price. Somewhere I saw it mentioned for a little over $100 (!!!) which is simply ridiculous. Considering how "basic" these knives are, they should be quite inexpensive. I didn't find the Lee Valley source until after I'd ordered mine from Garrett Wade (I'm still feeling my way around this forum), but I think Garrett Wade is a little high. Maybe I'm just a cheap b@$#@&d, but there are fine knive and then there are good knives. A good knife shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, and it still does everything a knife could be asked to do -- except for being beautiful. Beauty is a beauty does, though.
 
Try..www.szaboinc.com. Lacy carries the entire Douk line including the Squirrel. He has the large Douk for 50.00. I cant see spending that much myself as the medium model gives me plenty of cutting ability. When you get to the szaboinc site look left & click on " edged " & wait for a whopper download unless you have high speed internet.
 
The buzz in this thread about the Douk Douk, got me itching for one too.

I ordered a small, a large and what the hey... I splurged on a Mercator while I was there (Garret Wade). I've been wanting one of those for decades since I was a kid growing up in the 70's.

The shipping was steep (10 bucks) was my only complaint, but it was quickly forgotten as I tore into my "fix".

I'm very impressed with all the knives. They came with a shaving sharp edge, especially the Douk Douks. I touched them up with my Smith's pull through sharpener, and now they are like straight razors.

I carry the small in my wallet and the medium and mercator in my pockets. The Douk Douks have the strongest backspring I've ever seen in a slipjoint. Great "walk and talk" and no play whatsoever.

Be careful when closing them, that your fingers are clear of the blade or you may lose some flesh as they "snap!" shut with authority. there is a "kick" on them so the blade will not come into contact with the backspring.

I'm liking these low cost, low-tech knives more and more. After chasing around for the latest wonder steel and hundreds if not thousands of dollars spent, I find it quite ironic that simple, old-fashoned carbon steel slip joints costing less than 20 bucks each were under my nose the whole time.

Until next time,

Watson-349
 
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