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There are a couple different blade styles and sizes made. The subject of them came up on another forum recently and I took some comparison pics of mine with some more common knives. If anybody would like more detailed pictures, or different items used to provide a more meaningful size reference, just let me know.
Group shot:
Large Douk-Douk vs customized Farmer:
Alox Solo EZ-opener vs. small Douk Douk vs Sodbuster Jr.:
Thickness comparison of the same three:
Three Douk Douks; small, large, large 'Squirrel' model:
Hope these are useful. Of all the knives pictured, the Sodbuster Jr and the Alox EZ-Solo get used the most. I have often carry the large Douk Douk out with me to dinner as an ESK (Emergency Steak Knife), but have recently polished up the Squirrel and started using it instead. The small Douk Douk cuts great but closing it always makes me nervous; strong spring, sharp blade and not a lot of handle to hang onto to keep my fingertips out of the way.
Garrett Wade is probably the most known domestic source (two of mine have come from there). My large "Ecureuil" (Squirrel - has a chrome handle and spearpoint SAK style blade) came from http://www.szaboinc.com
Cover Cutlery has a nice little page discussing the history of them. There is also a big discussion of them here including some pics of some custom ones.
Sigh, I shouldn't have gone googleing around for them this morning! There are a bunch of variants that I didn't even know existed!
I want a Tiki-Douk!
They are also (news to me!) made with colored handles.
Regards,
Danny
Group shot:
Large Douk-Douk vs customized Farmer:
Alox Solo EZ-opener vs. small Douk Douk vs Sodbuster Jr.:
Thickness comparison of the same three:
Three Douk Douks; small, large, large 'Squirrel' model:
Hope these are useful. Of all the knives pictured, the Sodbuster Jr and the Alox EZ-Solo get used the most. I have often carry the large Douk Douk out with me to dinner as an ESK (Emergency Steak Knife), but have recently polished up the Squirrel and started using it instead. The small Douk Douk cuts great but closing it always makes me nervous; strong spring, sharp blade and not a lot of handle to hang onto to keep my fingertips out of the way.
Garrett Wade is probably the most known domestic source (two of mine have come from there). My large "Ecureuil" (Squirrel - has a chrome handle and spearpoint SAK style blade) came from http://www.szaboinc.com
Cover Cutlery has a nice little page discussing the history of them. There is also a big discussion of them here including some pics of some custom ones.
Sigh, I shouldn't have gone googleing around for them this morning! There are a bunch of variants that I didn't even know existed!
I want a Tiki-Douk!
They are also (news to me!) made with colored handles.
Regards,
Danny
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I love my douk. I've got the Baraka variant, and I really want to pick up a tiki. If I remember correctly Szabo has the tiki, and I think I found a site that was selling the colored variants (I'm at my cottage right now, bookmark is on my other computer). If I can dig it up I'll post. I would like the colored variants, but they are stainless blades, and I really like the carbon blades of the others. I also really dig the blade profile, and the squirrel model just doesn't do anything for me.
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Thanks. I meant to go back and change that. When I first started typing that I couldn't find out if the 5 inch was still being made, then then the more I looked around I kinda got distracted! I never have actually seen one of those in the flesh. It must be a beast.