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Technically speaking, there's no reason NOT to buy the knife, but then again, I'm not sure I have a real need for it. I've just been on an OCD spending spree on knives lately. Still, I feel my next purchase ought to be a custom knife, and it sounds like Bob gives the best bang for the buck.
I've had my eye on the Dozier Buffalo River Hunter with Cocobolo handles. Mostly because after eyeing the other knives on A.G. Russell, the design of that particular speaks out to me(that, and the reasonable price range, for a custom anyways). I'm mostly looking at it because of Vassili's test, which admittedly should be taken with a grain of salt, but I believe it does give me the information I'm looking for(a knife that resists chipping while having reasonably high hardness).
My use of knives is rather limited at the moment. I don't do my own cooking(wouldn't know where to start), I don't camp, and my job(produce clerk) ironically doesn't call for me to use a knife often as I'm often found behind a cash register(I got suckered in by the claim of only being a "backup" cashier, while spending 4 hours of my 8 hour shift away from my department). Most of my cutting tasks involve fruits and vegetables, with the toughest being the stalks of corn(it's like cutting wet wood). Though I hope to have an opportunity to work as a meat cutter in the future.
As such, I'm eyeing a Dozier D2 knife. I'm toying with the idea of hand polishing the blade to a mirror finish with sandpaper-like abrasives(Micro-Mesh), which I believe will make it less prone to rusting. I feel it would be a "tougher" version of my Tojiro Flash Paring knife, which is kinda flimsy and chipped a bit when was toying around with it and cut a plastic bottle. Plus the design with the blade sticking down further than the handle makes it more likely for me to cut myself when I use the knife in a "peeling" grip(knife edge facing me).
The thing is, basing on Vassili's test, I also have a Manix 2 with CTS-XHP, and I'm wondering if I don't already have what I want right there(a much tougher blade with good edge retention). I'm not sure how the two knives would compare, as CTS-XHP is said to be a more stainless version of D2, while Dozier D2 is said to be the best heat-treated of D2 knives. Some might say I should put the Manix 2 through its paces before getting yet another knife as the ladies might say. On the other hand, A.G. Russell states that I should expect 3-4 months for delivery, and I'm sure I would've broken in the Manix by then
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I've done some searching on my own, but didn't find many reviews that covers actual usage of the knife, specifically how hard you can use it. I'd like to know if it can at least stand up to what Ankerson did to that piece of wood in the first test of his videos.
I've had my eye on the Dozier Buffalo River Hunter with Cocobolo handles. Mostly because after eyeing the other knives on A.G. Russell, the design of that particular speaks out to me(that, and the reasonable price range, for a custom anyways). I'm mostly looking at it because of Vassili's test, which admittedly should be taken with a grain of salt, but I believe it does give me the information I'm looking for(a knife that resists chipping while having reasonably high hardness).
My use of knives is rather limited at the moment. I don't do my own cooking(wouldn't know where to start), I don't camp, and my job(produce clerk) ironically doesn't call for me to use a knife often as I'm often found behind a cash register(I got suckered in by the claim of only being a "backup" cashier, while spending 4 hours of my 8 hour shift away from my department). Most of my cutting tasks involve fruits and vegetables, with the toughest being the stalks of corn(it's like cutting wet wood). Though I hope to have an opportunity to work as a meat cutter in the future.
As such, I'm eyeing a Dozier D2 knife. I'm toying with the idea of hand polishing the blade to a mirror finish with sandpaper-like abrasives(Micro-Mesh), which I believe will make it less prone to rusting. I feel it would be a "tougher" version of my Tojiro Flash Paring knife, which is kinda flimsy and chipped a bit when was toying around with it and cut a plastic bottle. Plus the design with the blade sticking down further than the handle makes it more likely for me to cut myself when I use the knife in a "peeling" grip(knife edge facing me).
The thing is, basing on Vassili's test, I also have a Manix 2 with CTS-XHP, and I'm wondering if I don't already have what I want right there(a much tougher blade with good edge retention). I'm not sure how the two knives would compare, as CTS-XHP is said to be a more stainless version of D2, while Dozier D2 is said to be the best heat-treated of D2 knives. Some might say I should put the Manix 2 through its paces before getting yet another knife as the ladies might say. On the other hand, A.G. Russell states that I should expect 3-4 months for delivery, and I'm sure I would've broken in the Manix by then
.I've done some searching on my own, but didn't find many reviews that covers actual usage of the knife, specifically how hard you can use it. I'd like to know if it can at least stand up to what Ankerson did to that piece of wood in the first test of his videos.
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