Douk Douk

[ASBOB]

About once a year I drink tequila. It’s a summer indulgence. I do a couple of El Patron silver miniatures, with lots of limes.


So I’m slicing the limes and figure I’ll try different knives.


Wife: “You used three knives!”


Bob: “There were six limes!”


All knives sharpened by me.


Best slicer in the lot: Douk-Douk.


As good as an Opinel.


They had always said these sharpened up to a razor, and were used ferociously by French soldiers.


Yup on the Former.

 

[ScooterG]

Your new nickname is TequilaAsBob.

 

[W. Anderson]

How do you feel it stacks up vs a Mercator or Okapi? I've always been interested in these simple, traditional knives.

 

[FullMetalJackass]

Yup they are slip joint straight razors, I never leave the house without mine! And they are so slim they disappear.
That's my kit for tomorrow:

 

[ponykid]

more pics!!!

 

[davek14]

A Douk Douk is pricier than an Opi and I think the steel is a little softer than the 12c27 on an Opinel. But they are neat knives and everyone should have one

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

They're a full height shallow hollow grind, which is rare to find on knives these days regardless of price point. I love 'em.

 

[Henry Beige]

The Douk-Douk is not nearly as comfortable in hand as the Mercator, surprising because of their very similar construction. As a result, I have carried the Mercators a fair amount, the Douk-Douk not at all.

The one that gets the most pocket time is the Okapi Biltong. It carries unobtrusively, and I find the sheepsfoot blade tremendously useful. It is usually the first blade to come out of my pocket.

 

[crom]

"About once a year I drink tequila." This would be a great first sentence to start a novel. Love my Douk Douk.

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

About once a year I drink tequila. It’s a summer indulgence. I do a couple of El Patron silver miniatures, with lots of limes.


So I’m slicing the limes and figure I’ll try different knives.


Wife: “You used three knives!”


Bob: “There were six limes!”


All knives sharpened by me.


Best slicer in the lot: Douk-Douk.


As good as an Opinel.


They had always said these sharpened up to a razor, and were used ferociously by French soldiers.


Yup on the Former.

Seems to me you need to add a Mexican knife to dispose of those limes for your future Tequila cravings. It is a Mexican drink after all. An Ojeda knife would do just fine:

 

[katanas]

I also drink tequila once a day; that is what you meant, right? The Douk-Douk is one heck of a slicer, no doubt about that but the Mercator slices well and, for me (as with Henry ^^^), handles better. YMMV

 

[Rykjeklut]

Yup they are slip joint straight razors, I never leave the house without mine! And they are so slim they disappear.
That's my kit for tomorrow:

Is that custom work, or do they come in that color as well? Only seen them with black handles.

 

[FullMetalJackass]

Oh no it's the most standard one, nothing custom here. They just recently came up with colors and sheaths.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Is that custom work, or do they come in that color as well? Only seen them with black handles.

Nah, that's a standard finish. They offer them with either a blued or plated finish.

 

[Rykjeklut]

Huh. I wish I had seen those before I bought mine. But then my store only offered them in black.

 

[katanas]

I also have the "Tiki" which is that silver finish with a different figure on it and a black blade.

 

[davek14]

I like the Mercator a lot as well. It has one flaw, which I consider a big one. The "blade stop" when closing is not a kick. The tip hits a piece of plastic to stop the blade. Great carbon steel for the dollars though.

 

[ASBOB]

Some clarifications:

--I have a Kat as well, that I modified. From another thread: I have an all black Kat, with no logo, a NiteIze clip and a black thumb stud for one handed opening (I have very limited use in the left limb). Very sleek, very classy. Great knife.

--because of the hand issue, I don't carry the Douk Douk. I've had it loosened, and put a thumb stud on it, but it's still not a casual opener. My edc is a beautiful custom from Al Warren.

--I drink tequila once a year. My (quite) regular drink is bourbon, and increasingly, Irish whisky.

 

[ASBOB]

They're a full height shallow hollow grind, which is rare to find on knives these days regardless of price point. I love 'em.

How would you compare a carbon steel Opinel and a Douk Douk as a slicer?

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Depends on the material since the different grinds behave a little differently, but I'd place them as pretty much neck and neck on the whole.