How really good is Dozier's D2?

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rookie4real

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I read somewhere that Bob Dozier uses a special way of treating his steel. Can somebody give me insight from the first hand experience of how good is Dozier's D2 steel in comparison to say Benchmade's D2 in terms of edge retention? Or is it really about the same as others D2? Also, has anybody tested his A2 blades? How does it stand to D2?
I'm asking because I'm looking to get either K-11 or K-2, whichever I find first in stock, so I wondered if there going to be a noticeable difference comparing to other knifemakers.
 
After some hard use I believe knives of alaska is as good as Doziers D2. I also think that Bark RIver A2 is very very close .
 
You've got to give people time to decide to read and answer. It's a holiday weekend. :)

And Doziers are very popular and for good reason. Beautifully made knives that do hold an edge. I would say Bob Dozier set the standard for D2 and others eventually followed him in using it.
 
I used a Dozier bushcraft knife for a week on a passaround and the D2 blade held an excellent edge. I used it on cutting up chicken, vegetables and mostly bushcraft chores like making fuzz sticks, splitting wood, and making notches. It kept a very sharp edge and I was really impressed with its edge retaining ability.
 
rookie4real said:
Only one reply? Guess Doziers are not very popular around here...
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Actually my Dozier knife was the fastest to sell and had the most people interested in it out of the 10 I tried to sell. The reason for my selling it wasn't that it was bad, but rather because it was longer than I expected.

As far as steel performance goes, I would say it holds an edge similar to S30V.
 
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