1. Are all D2 steel created equal?

2. If you had to choose between a Dozier knife and Gene Ingram knife, which one will you choose?

TIA

Anything called D2 has the same chemistry but like any steel heat treating is just as important as steel choice. Dozier is considered the master of heat treating D2. I'm not familiar with Ingram knives.

Ditto that. D2 is a great tool steel. It's all in the heat treatment when it comes to edge retention. Bob Dozier is a bit of a legend with his D2 blades. Ingram has a good rep also, but I'd personally go with a Dozier.

1. D2 steel can vary a bit, it isn't all exactly the same. Here's a chart that will show you the different compositions of common blade steels:

http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/steel_guide/index.html

As you can see from the chart the compostion varies somewhat in 3 different components but quality heat treatment is more important than the small differences. US knives in D2 are usually heat treated better than Taiwanese versions.

2. I have both. Doziers are Hollow Ground, Ingram's are flat ground. Both are excellent but I have a slight preference for Doziers......................DJ

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Originally posted by LUIS:
1. Are all D2 steel created equal?

2. If you had to choose between a Dozier knife and Gene Ingram knife, which one will you choose?

TIA

I have owned both, and sold both.

My preferrence is for flat ground blades, but
Ingram will not make anything but his own
models. I think his knives are too small in
the handle area.

I prefer the Dozier knives, but don't really like hollow ground blades. Dozier won't flat
grind a blade, but will make customs other than his own patterns.

If I could just have a Dozier knife flat ground by Ingram then heat treated and finished by Dozier I'd be a happy camper!



Bottom line, I'd look elsewhere.

http://charlesmayknives.blademakers.com/

Don, Dozier does make a couple flat-ground knives. Here's one of them:

http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_maker/a_through_d/do...h_coral_rucarta.html


...................DJ

Ok Don, now that you mention it. What's the difference between a flat ground blade and hollow ground. Sorry for the silly question.

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Originally posted by LUIS:
Ok Don, now that you mention it. What's the difference between a flat ground blade and hollow ground. Sorry for the silly question.

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It would be easier to draw it or shot it to you but basically a Hollow ground blade is concave on the sides of the blade leading to the edge, and a Flat ground is flat leading to the edge.................DJ

Thanks for taking the time to educate me. . Now that I know the difference, what, if any are the advantage of one over the other.

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Originally posted by djpaintles:
Don, Dozier does make a couple flat-ground knives. Here's one of them:

http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_maker/a_through_d/do...h_coral_rucarta.html


...................DJ

Thanks, DJ. I've seen these before, but guess I didn't look close enough at the write up to see they were flat ground!

What I'd really like to have is one of these flat ground.

http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_maker/a_through_d/do...desert_ironwood.html