Dozier Wilderness Knife

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In the recent Backwoodsman, Dan Schectman gave a very brief review of the Bob Dozier Wilderness knife. It's size is perfect for a camp knife for me, and I would like to hear if anyone has used one, what the price is, does it use D2, are any actually made by Bob, or just by people in his shop? It just looked like a great knife in Dan's pic. Didn't see anything on the Dozier site, but then I only looked at work. Thanks.
 
i've always wanted to check out that knife too... looks like a great field/camp knife... it's hard to tell if they're made by bob, or someone in his shop.....:(

Dan Schectman has great taste in knives....:D he's got a bunch of ML knives too....:thumbup:
 
Found it on his site, sent an email regarding one, didn't see one on his current price list. 255.00 for it isn't bad from one of the masters, if he is the one making it.
 
Give his shop a call, they will call you back and ask what you are looking for, and keep an eye out for you. Very, very nice people, and (of course) great knives. I love my Doziers.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
Found it on his site, sent an email regarding one, didn't see one on his current price list. 255.00 for it isn't bad from one of the masters, if he is the one making it.
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I know I reciently read a good article about Bob and his son in law who has been learning under him for some time and doing a lot of the work. Who better to learn from.
 
Hi,

Here's my Wilderness Knife, above the Pro Guide. It's big in hand; for me the ProGuide is a bit more versatile in day-to-day camp tasks. I don't do any hunting/skinning... just remote canoeing and camping. The Doziers are beautifully made; simple and functional. Can you tell I like stag? :)

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That is one heck of a collection....is the big one on top flat ground...if so, I would cut of a pinky for it!!!! I like the stag folder to, and I only own a couple folders....good stuff. Gene
 
What's all this about "if Bob made it"?

I don't work for them or know much, but if it comes out of the Dozier shop, with the Dozier name on it, that's good enough for me.
If you feel like you really need to know more about Dozier knives they have their own forum at www.dozierknives.com.
Just click on the forum link on the opening page and ask there.

I don't have a wilderness model.
The wilderness is a big knife.

My next one may be the elk hunter.
Here's where I am so far
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I love mine there is one for sale in the "for sale Custom knives by individual" just typ in a search "dozier"
 
I believe ones marked Arkansas Made are made entirely in the shop, ones marked Arkansas Knives are cut and ground by a supplier then finished and heat treated by Bob Dozier. My Master Hunter reads Arkansas Knives with D2 on the exposed tang, and it exceeds all expectations. It never has stopped cutting when other knives would have, and I've only sharpened it out of guilt:) . ss

PS: He makes the best Kydex sheath I have owned. Trim, strong, perfect friction snap fit, curved belt loop so it stays put.
 
gunknifenut said:
That is one heck of a collection....is the big one on top flat ground...if so, I would cut of a pinky for it!!!! I like the stag folder to, and I only own a couple folders....good stuff. Gene
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Thanks :)

The top one (the Wilderness Knife) is hollow-ground... so your pinky is safe!
 
I take heart in knowing that anything that comes out of his shop is well made and backed by him, but I had heard that not everything that comes out of his shop is hand made by him. While it isn't a big deal, I still would like to have a 100% handmade by Bob, Dozier knife. BTW, got a quick email from his shop manager, the KS-7 will be ready by April 2008 if I order it now. Just in time for me to have some more money after I pay for my current orders. ivan51, I saw the Wilderness in the for sale forum, I really like that one, and would love to get one with coco handles, but can only afford the black micarta right now :(. Thanks for the point out though.
 
For a Wilderness Knife, I'd prefer flat ground O-1, A-2 or CPM 3V. Dozier's D-2 is outstanding for slicing, skinning and other activities that don't require chopping. There are many steels out there that are tougher and a hollow grind can be fragile. I love Dozier's smaller blades though.
 
Walkabout said:
Hi,

Here's my Wilderness Knife, above the Pro Guide. It's big in hand; for me the ProGuide is a bit more versatile in day-to-day camp tasks. I don't do any hunting/skinning... just remote canoeing and camping. The Doziers are beautifully made; simple and functional. Can you tell I like stag? :)

doziers.jpg
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Hey, Walkabout...Have you noticed any chipping or anything with the hollow-ground blades working on woodcraft (wood) projects? I have two Doziers, a Pro-Guide, and a Yukon Pro-Skinner, and am afraid to use them on wood because of the hollow-grind.
- Thanks
 
Hey SHS, I held both the Dozier and the ML knife that were in the Backwoodsman article the last time I was with Dan. That Dozier is awesome as is the ML knife. Matt's knives are really nice. I'm pretty sure the Dozier Wilderness is a Steven Dick design.
Scott
 
Troop said:
Hey, Walkabout...Have you noticed any chipping or anything with the hollow-ground blades working on woodcraft (wood) projects? I have two Doziers, a Pro-Guide, and a Yukon Pro-Skinner, and am afraid to use them on wood because of the hollow-grind.
- Thanks
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Hi Troop,

I haven't noticed any chipping, though I haven't had the opportunity to be really hard on them. I've carved feather sticks for starting fires and carved weiner-roasting sticks for the kids, but don't chop or baton with it (I have an axe with me).

I do prefer a convex or flat/Scandi grind for making feather sticks, as I find the hollow grind bits a bit too aggressively into the wood when trying to shave a thin strip. My wife uses the ProGuide for food prep when we're canoeing, and really likes it.

Bob makes a Whittler knife which must be designed specifically for such wood work
 
Walkabout said:
I do prefer a convex or flat/Scandi grind for making feather sticks, as I find the hollow grind bits a bit too aggressively into the wood when trying to shave a thin strip. My wife uses the ProGuide for food prep when we're canoeing, and really likes it.
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Now THAT is interesting! I like the hollow for tasks like wood because of the ease of cutting. Do you find it bites too deep? It's interesting how 2 people can look at the exact same grind and form different opinions for the same tasks. I like a nice thin edge (flat or hollow) that shaves transluscent curls. When my edges are too thick, then I get "ruffles" potato chips. I'm usually cutting into softer wood such as Aspen or Pine.
 
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