The Douk-Douk Thread (previously : Douk-Douk Sizing Question)

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A.L. said:
Those are amazing - but so are their pricetags! 🫣
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DHL was 58 euro for a box w/ 5 pcs , then 18% follow up bill. Oh well you can always go get plenty of GEC’s
 
199,00 EUR to USD at 9:58pm = 216.92
64,99 = 74.20......
58EUR = 66 - divided by 5 each

Ship, fees, wait, trouble, effort, paperwork, potential loss on trip......

But this is weeds....
 
CrepuscularGimlet said:
199,00 EUR to USD at 9:58pm = 216.92
64,99 = 74.20......
58EUR = 66 - divided by 5 each

Ship, fees, wait, trouble, effort, paperwork, potential loss on trip......

But this is weeds....
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They were using Fed Ex but once the deliveries hit the Memphis hub, there was major delays and problems. My last delivery I suggested we use DHL and it was a lot faster. They used an up graded service, so there was more cost, but in my opinion was worth it because it was faster.
I feel sorry for a lot of these companies over there, some of them won’t ship to the US because of the situation currently
 
There is a company in Texas Knives of France. They used to be a dealer here, but I do not think so any longer. The fellas’s name is Stephane , he is easy to work with.
He has some of the regular models, not so fancy with decent prices on his website and there is a few guys on eBay where you can get the regular versions
I try to offer some that you will not find available here in the states
 
The graphics " Moorish - Star Theme "

The blade profile ,they call " Yatagan " ,to me I'd call it a clip ,California clip possibly ?

I've never subjected one of these versions to any hard enough use to actually test the integrity of the coating on the handle ,but they sure do have a very nice feel to them. I have described them as " Porcelain - like" . Honestly ,I was attracted to these handles sometime during the long recovery of my eyesight in my right eye. I guess it's 3 years now ,but I sneezed one night so hard I blew my retina out 🤷‍♂️ ,3 operations later ,now I can see pretty good almost normal . Somehow I got really attracted to looking at the art Funny that way ,how one's brain drives your thinking .🤷‍♂️


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These versions have the 14C28N ss . The way they grind,a thin flat grind ,teamed up with this steel,these really cut great . The solid colored version ,has a grippier texture , really nice in my opinion. I have one of those that I punished & tested and I gotta say ,it heald up great . I did things to it that would have destroyed any traditional framed slipjoint . The very simple handle design is darn near indestructible

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This is the one they call the squirrel . Large & small version. The blade the call " Bourbonnaise" it is a spear -sh drop point ish . Also a favorite . In carbon,hones to a wicked sharp edge . In my opinion the chrome plated handle version seen on these is the most slick

But I love the blade

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I'm not sure of the timing ,but at one point the MC Cognet Co. on their website ,offered a " blade swap" type option ,a pre order type purchase option. The wait was not too long . But at least two deliveries to me at this time were hung up by customs for a very long time & it was very inconvenient & what a pain . A lot of people probably would have lot all patience . But the deliveries eventually did show . I ordered a pretty good amount ,so many that I found myself scratching my head for " scratch" lol ,when my bills were due .I sold a few and now regret it . But in the end they went to good people & I've since made friends with so really a great deal all around

I probably posted these in this thread before ,but I'm glad to have these
This one I actually use

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This one has not been used ,but photographed since it is a " Ham" ;)

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