How good is the Douk Douk

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I know, that it as a fan base. Read that it has a very sharp edge, but also read that it is tempered to something like 52 Rc. I know that it is a classic, how does it hold up in "real life"?
 
I think it was on Dark Matter knives that they gave the Douk Douk a good review. It is a simple working man's knife that cuts like Hell on Fire like the Okapi. Why pay for looks when you can get an inexpensive knife that will do the job!?
 
I'm also interested in an answer to this. When I started using Opinels, I was surprised by their performance. Are we to expect a similar surprise by Douk Douks?

Perhaps the french forumites could chime in.

Edit: I was too slow in responding. Pogo was faster.
 
Hello HoB:

I picked up one of the large models this summer. I really like the balance and solid feeling. The blade will take an amazing edge, and the back spring is the strongest I have used. It's really a working knife, originally for parts of the world where toughness and ease of resharpening are critical.

Here is a link to Fred Perrin's commentary on the Douk Douk.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/2292/doukdoukrev.htm

Best regards.
 
great little knife. rugged, thin, simple, and takes a hellacious edge. I even shave with mine now and then.:D

It is pretty low on the Rockwell scale, but the thing is that I've used and abused mine quite a bit with no real ill effects. It comes back to shaving sharp at the end of the work day in just a few seconds. I also like being able to touch it up on a leather strop, coffee cup, another knifes spine, or whatever is laying around.

I personally like mine better than Opinels, just because it's so thin and easy to carry. The Opi's are better for extended use,and they do at least have some form of a lock on them. The Douks are simply a hellaciously strong little slipjoint.

I also like my Douk because of the sharp non rounded edges on the spine of the blade. Fantastic for using a Swedish fire starter!

Can't go wrong with 'em.
 
I just got another one in the mail today, bought it from one of the guys. :)

Douk-Douks do not seem like soft steel, maybe because they are so thin they cut well anyway. Not only are they fully flat ground, they have a pronounced distal taper, so the point it needle sharp.

I find mine slice through even stale bread and rolls without crumbling them. Since they cut without bruising, they work well on garlic and onions without my eyes tearing.
 
Excellent, thanks everyone. Seems like I got to get myself one :).
 
quinque voces said:
When I started using Opinels, I was surprised by their performance. Are we to expect a similar surprise by Douk Douks?

Perhaps the french forumites could chime in.
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Quinque voces,

I would give two Opinels to get a Douk-Douk. It's a tough, reliable, unexpensive, easy to sharpen and very very good slicer (one of the bests).

dantzk.
 
Thanks dantz8, I guess then I have to get one.

And sorry HoB, I didn't meant to hijack your thread. I just was interested in the topic, too, and thought it would be better to add my question than to start a new thread.

Mike
 
I have two of them, the small and the medium. The small one is on my keychain, the big one is often carried as a carabiner/split ring dangler.

They sharpen well, they have very strong springs, no worries there. A knife to use for every day and not cry about if it gets lost.

Andy
 
Let me put it this way... The people in North & South Africa do not have a lot of disposable income like we do here in the USA. They buy what works & works well in their choice of blades. If any turn out to be pure crud sales would drop off to zippo! So, there must be somthing good going on here with the Douk Douk & the Okapi knives. Think about it!
 
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