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OK, first off, I have to eat a little crow. Back when Dozier's prices went up there was a thread about it. I said they were out of my price range now... I didn't have a Dozier then, but I wanted one. I kept looking at the Straight Personal and I finally went ahead and ordered one. Still out of my price range, but there's only one guy who makes 'em (well, counting Dan Crotts, 2 guys 
).
I got the SP and was favorably impressed. It's a perfect little knife to have around, like A.G. Russell says, it's never in the way but always instantly available. I loved it so much, I needed another. That's where the Yukon Pro Skinner came in.
This knife is a little larger than the SP, just under 8", the perfect size for most of my needs. There are no pictures that can do it justice, it looks kind of plain jane on your monitor. Hold one in your hand, it fits like a glove. Solid. The black micarta scales are quietly understated and perfectly fitted. It only has one rivet and then a lanyard tube, but the single rivet is just right. Two (as in the Straight Hunter) wouldn't look right on this knife. Fit and finish are nearly perfect, there are one or two tiny imperfectons that you'd need a microscope to see. The most demanding collector might complain, but not me - and this knife is made to be used, not sit in a case.
So I used it. I don't use my knives hard, I'm just a regular working class Joe. I open boxes and mail, I cut up food, I use it to cut stuff around the house and on the job. In all these chores it excels, but it was made to skin dead animals, which I don't do. I just wanted it because it was a beautiful design and looked like it could be a great utility knife in addition to skinning and cutting up game (it is). I wanted it because sometimes I just like to buy the best.
Maybe some of you hunters could chime in here if you've got one. It looks like it would do a good job, with it's smoothly curved belly and its slightly dropped point. Bottom line - they're worth every penny.
I hope A.G. doesn't mind that I grabbed this pic from his site:
).I got the SP and was favorably impressed. It's a perfect little knife to have around, like A.G. Russell says, it's never in the way but always instantly available. I loved it so much, I needed another. That's where the Yukon Pro Skinner came in.
This knife is a little larger than the SP, just under 8", the perfect size for most of my needs. There are no pictures that can do it justice, it looks kind of plain jane on your monitor. Hold one in your hand, it fits like a glove. Solid. The black micarta scales are quietly understated and perfectly fitted. It only has one rivet and then a lanyard tube, but the single rivet is just right. Two (as in the Straight Hunter) wouldn't look right on this knife. Fit and finish are nearly perfect, there are one or two tiny imperfectons that you'd need a microscope to see. The most demanding collector might complain, but not me - and this knife is made to be used, not sit in a case.
So I used it. I don't use my knives hard, I'm just a regular working class Joe. I open boxes and mail, I cut up food, I use it to cut stuff around the house and on the job. In all these chores it excels, but it was made to skin dead animals, which I don't do. I just wanted it because it was a beautiful design and looked like it could be a great utility knife in addition to skinning and cutting up game (it is). I wanted it because sometimes I just like to buy the best.
Maybe some of you hunters could chime in here if you've got one. It looks like it would do a good job, with it's smoothly curved belly and its slightly dropped point. Bottom line - they're worth every penny.
I hope A.G. doesn't mind that I grabbed this pic from his site:
