Tell me more about Bob Dozier knives

Buzzbait is the reason I started looking into Bob's knives. THANKS BUZZ!!! I finally got my first (K-4 straight hunter with convex grind) this past Saturday 3-22-03. From all that I've read Bob's knives, they are about the knife knut who buys,carries,and uses his/her knife. The K-4 has a 3 5/8" blade and it is every inch a cutter. This is without question the sharpest knife I have ever had in my hands. I've always heard about knives that "cut like going through butter" now I know what that means. So far I have cut paper and wood and it felt like it was melting through these. It cuts flesh easily also as I cut my thumb after only 1 hour with this knife. :eek: I fell in love:D While not the purrrtiest knife I own it is what I feel a pure performance blade. I will put it through it's paces in the upcoming fishing/hunting seasons.

A note an the sheath: I got the wilderness sheath and it is like the knife, pure performance. I have carried the knife every day and I don't even noticed it at all. The knife is totally secure but easily drawn onehanded with the design.

Would I buy it again? I plain on buying at least two more in the near future. Maybe I'll get one as purrty as Buzz's.

Dean
 
switched - Like bquinlan said, versatility is my reason for wanting multiple sheaths. For pure functionality on Bob's medium/large knives, the Wilderness style is my favorite. For his smaller knives in an urban environment, I like different carry methods depending on what I'm wearing. When I'm wearing a longer shirt or jacket, the vertical sheath is great. For a shorter untucked shirt, I'd go horizontal. If my shirt is tucked in, I'll go with a pocket sheath. There are just times when the low riding Wilderness style sheath would draw too much attention.

archieblue - No offense taken. If you notice in my previous reply to this thread, I mentioned that Bob doesn't usually go all out on the finishing process. He uses a lower grit finish than some people prefer. Bob pretty much uses a low grit finish for functional reasons. A higher grit finish would add extra cost, without a real gain in performance. That kind of goes against Bob's philosophy on knives. Merely holding a Dozier doesn't show the real benefit of his knives. Extended use of a Dozier is where the real advantages become noticeable.

3nails - You MUST post a picture of that knife!!! A convex ground Straight Hunter is my outdoor dream knife. I could go into the woods with your knife, a SAK, and a hatchet, and be happier than a pig in a poop patch. No matter how broke my house makes me, I will be ordering a convex ground K-4 before the year is out. That and a Slim Outdoorsman.
 
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I'm not sure what a tabstop is :confused: .

On the wilderness style sheath, it has the thumb mold. Just put your thumb in there and grip the handle, then you push down with your thumb and pull the handle. It separates the sheath for a quick and easy release. To put back in, just push. If you hold the sheath upside down and try to shake the blade out, it will come out with a decent shake. I would imagine the only way the knife is coming out, is if your rolling uncontrollably down a steep hill or mountain side :D .

The horizontal sheath uses the same principle but you put your thumb on the belt loop section of the sheath. To shake the blade out of this sheath, you'd have to be an absolute animal. I can't do it.

Hope this helps a little.
 
Ohhh that tab-stop ;) . It looks like a reversed framelock , instead of having a bar to stop the blade the frame does. I don't have one so I can't comment on it.
 
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