The checkering on my Doziers' is done by Julie Marx, (360) 380-1903, CheckerMarx@compuserve.com. I always had better luck calling her than emailing.
She says for checkering G-10 is better than the Micarta Mr. Dozier normally uses. I believe G-10 is stronger/tougher and therefore the points on the checkering wear longer on G-10 than on Micarta. I've had my New York Special about a year, use it daily and the checkering shows no wear.
Mr. Dozier had no problem building my New York Special using the G-10 I supplied him. Upon making it I had him ship it to Julie Marx and she checkered it.
Ms. Marx has various grades of sharpness in her different checkering patterns. She has also checkered my Dozier Agent. I much prefer the significantly sharper checkering pattern I chose for the Special. At the time she called it Sample Pattern Type III. She will ship you a sample of the different patterns. You may wish to consider sending your order and G-10 to Mr. Dozier, while you have Ms. Marx send you her samples, and you pick the checkering pattern you prefer.
Before discovering that I needed a very sharp checkering pattern I did tests on my Agent, which had the dullering checkering. I used copious amounts of oil and soap on the handle. Dozier knives don't have much of a guard due to technical reasons involving his fantastic Kydex sheaths. The tests can be summerized by saying I was always worried that my hand would slip onto the blade when stabbing into a RR tie. The much sharper Sample Pattern Type III solved that problem.
Don't Dozier's CUT!
Take care,
bug
She says for checkering G-10 is better than the Micarta Mr. Dozier normally uses. I believe G-10 is stronger/tougher and therefore the points on the checkering wear longer on G-10 than on Micarta. I've had my New York Special about a year, use it daily and the checkering shows no wear.
Mr. Dozier had no problem building my New York Special using the G-10 I supplied him. Upon making it I had him ship it to Julie Marx and she checkered it.
Ms. Marx has various grades of sharpness in her different checkering patterns. She has also checkered my Dozier Agent. I much prefer the significantly sharper checkering pattern I chose for the Special. At the time she called it Sample Pattern Type III. She will ship you a sample of the different patterns. You may wish to consider sending your order and G-10 to Mr. Dozier, while you have Ms. Marx send you her samples, and you pick the checkering pattern you prefer.
Before discovering that I needed a very sharp checkering pattern I did tests on my Agent, which had the dullering checkering. I used copious amounts of oil and soap on the handle. Dozier knives don't have much of a guard due to technical reasons involving his fantastic Kydex sheaths. The tests can be summerized by saying I was always worried that my hand would slip onto the blade when stabbing into a RR tie. The much sharper Sample Pattern Type III solved that problem.
Don't Dozier's CUT!
Take care,
bug
