Dozier KS-3 Professional Guides Knife

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Erik W

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I arrived home from work yesterday to find a box from A.G. Russell Knives on my counter. Inside was my first Dozier knife, the KS-3 Professional Guides Knife. (Compliments of my wife for my birthday.) My first impression was, "This is what a working knife should be." My second was, "I'm going to have to have more." (Nobody around here knows what I'm talking about, right?
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) It seats firmly into it's Kydex sheath. The grind lines were clean, as expected, showing barely any variance from side to side. The edge was sharp, once again as expected. Actually, "sharp" doesn't adequatley describe it. The fit and finish is comendable. (Keeping in mind that working knives need not be dressed up.) It is exceedingly comfortable to hold. I imagine that I'd have to have someone take measurements of my hand to provide a better feel. The balance is slightly behind the finger groove, where I like it for general purpose knives. I haven't had a chance to use her yet, but expect it to more than fit the bill for a medium sized, general purpose user.

 
This knife doesn't seem to be mentioned a lot like some of the other models but, like you I am impressed with it. Great knife at a great price.

Stay Sharp,
Sid
 
It definitely doesn't get the fanfare that it diserves, imo.

I measured her up:

Spot on with the stats on Mr. Dozier's site.

If you are thinking of getting one, by all means do so. You will not regret it.

[This message has been edited by Erik W (edited 05-16-2001).]
 
It's interesting how elegant they seem even though they are very simple designs. The consistency of edges, bonding, handle grind, grinding, all seem to go together and beg to be used. Something like my Sebenza in a fixed blade. So simple it just has to be a user, yet of the best materials with great attention paid to every detail. Very nice.

I am curious, the spec says the blade is 4.75", is that from tip to the point of the little "lower guard" at the base of the ricasso (sp?), or is that the length of the actual ground-to-cut secondary bevel? I'm also talking about the distance parallel to the longitudinal axis of the knife, not the length of the edge measured along its curve... My new K-1 differs by 5/8" (the ricasso), and I'm wondering about the pro guide?

The pro guide was the "other knife" I really wanted. I really thought the handle would be very comfortable. Newt Livesay does something similar on his "Air Assault" model, and it works really well, though from Bob's picture the shape of the KS-3 is more subtle. The handle of the K-1 is more generic. In the end I chose the K-1 because I haven't worked with a 3" (that's the actual cutting-edge from tip to ricasso) fixed blade in many years, and I figured it might as well be that K-1. So far I haven't been disappointed.

 
I had previously posted what turned out to be incorrect measurements. I made an edit, as noted... (Apparently "tailor tape measurers" are a little different from our "normal" one. Who knew, other than tailors, which I'm not.)

Matthew,
You must have been typing as I made the correction. Sorry about that. Everything is as advertised. My measurement is taken along the top of the blade. Not to beat a dead horse, but get one. You will not be disappointed.




[This message has been edited by Erik W (edited 05-16-2001).]
 
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