Dozier Yukon Pro Skinner ($215)

The Bob Dozier Yukon Pro Skinner with Black Micarta® handle and horizontal belt sheath is a knife for the serious hunter, the man who makes his living in the woods. Instead of the traditional leather sheath that would over time get limp and rot, Bob builds precisely fitted sheaths of Kydex® for each knife. Without attention, the sheath will last as long as the knife, your lifetime and your son's. The knife itself is made of 1/8" hollow ground D2, hardened by Bob to 60-61Rc. Almost without exception, they are found to measure 60.5 Rc. It is not unusual for one of these knives to keep a usable edge through 6-10 big animals, not field dressing, but breaking briskets and reducing the animal to transportable size. The average hunter could sharpen his knife once a season and do fine. The pro will want to carry a small diamond sharpener or the A. G. Russell Field Sharpener to touch up the blade when many animals are coming into camp.
Better than any production knife and far less expensive than most of the handmade knives you will see. I recommend it highly.
With the 3-1/2" blade and the almost 7-7/8" overall length, this is about the minimum working knife for professionals, any one but Dozier would have to make it bigger. The handle is shaped into the distinctive form that Dozier uses for working knives, (as distinct from good looking knives). This blade and handle merge into a useful tool that could be used hour after hour, functioning efficiently and safely. Weighs 5.7 oz. in sheath.
With the 3-1/2" blade and the almost 7-7/8" overall length, this is about the minimum working knife for professionals, any one but Dozier would have to make it bigger. The handle is shaped into the distinctive form that Dozier uses for working knives, (as distinct from good looking knives). This blade and handle merge into a useful tool that could be used hour after hour, functioning efficiently and safely. Weighs 5.7 oz. in sheath.

Dozier Straight Personal Coral Rucarta™ ($195)

To most of the people reading this Bob Dozier's knives speak for themselves. The D2 high-carbon, high-chrome tool steel, hardened to 60-62 Rockwell, really holds an edge and the Dozier Kydex® sheaths that are molded to each knife hold the knife until the owner removes it with the magic release that Bob has designed into it. The flawless fitting of the handle material, in this case a Coral Rucarta®, and the no frills finish that allows a handmade knife to be sold at prices that might grace many of today's production knives, make this a very attractive knife from many points of view. These knives can be ordered with left handed sheaths.
Bob's concept of a personal knife is a knife that can be carried day in and day out; a knife that is never in the way but is always instantly available. 2-7/8" blade, 6-3/4" overall length. Horizontal black Kydex® sheath. Weighs 4.4 oz.

Dozier White River Skinner ($205)

This White River Skinner, named for the White River National Forest in Colorado, is as suitable for skinning Beaver as it is for skinning Grizzly or Moose.
Once again, Bob Dozier has taken the complex and made it look simple. The subtle relationship between the cutting edge, the skinning belly, and the angle and shape of the handle, result in a knife that looks as if anyone could have designed it. Only when it is in the hand can you begin to appreciate how this knife will function in the field.
Using his favorite knife steel, D2, a high-carbon, high-chrome die steel, hardened to 60-61 Rc, Bob delivers a knife that will hold an edge better than any other in his price class. This model is handled in a black linen Micarta®. (Previously available only in Brown Linen Micarta®.)
The horizontal Kydex sheath is Bob's design, and utilizes his own break-out latch. You only have to put your thumb on top of the belt loop when you grip the handle and the knife comes easily from the sheath. This is as solid and safe a sheath as you can find. 3-1/2" skinning blade of 1/8" D2 stock. Overall length is 7-3/4". Weighs 6.2 oz. with sheath.

Dozier Slim Outdoorsman - Natural Rucarta Handle ($215)

Bob Dozier has been one of America's foremost makers of handmade knives since about 1968. He makes some of the finest and most practical handmade knives you'll find. For many years, Bob made highly finished knives for sale to the public while making reasonably priced knives for his fellow iron-workers. When he returned to full time knifemaking about 1988, it only took him a year of making highly finished knives to decide that what he really wanted to do was make the kind of knives he makes today. A Dozier knife will work all day, and still have a better edge than most knives you can buy. Each Dozier fixed blade knife includes the finest Kydex® sheath in the world, fitted to your knife.

Dozier Professional Guides Knife ($235)

The knife for the professional packer or guide who works in remote areas and does not want to carry more than one knife. This knife is large enough to do the whole job on any big game animal as well as camp chores. It will also have a good edge when other knives have become dull. Using his standard D2 at 60+ Rc, Bob produces a man sized knife with both the blade and the handle larger than most of his knives. This knife is perfectly suited to the man with large hands, or regular hands, but big jobs to do. 4-3/4" clip point blade made of D2 hardened to 60-61 Rc, total length 9-3/16". Made of 3/16" blade stock. Black Micarta® handle scales, pins and lanyard hole liner of aircraft alloy. Weighs 6.9 oz. Each knife is individually fitted with a Dozier Vertical Kydex® sheath.

Dozier Professional Skinner ($235)

The Dozier Professional Skinner is shaped to perform the maximum skinning job while allowing its use for most other camp chores. This is the knife for the man who wants the very best professional tool available. There will be no knife in the camp that will out perform it at skinning. 7-1/2" overall length with approximately 3-1/2" blade of D2 at 60-61 Rc. (the blade will sometimes vary since they are handmade knives). Horizontal Kydex belt sheath. Weighs 5.3 oz.

Dozier Master Skinner - Black Rucarta™ ($235)

This is the drop point blade carried to its ultimate conclusion. A knife suited to the skinning of any animal on this or any other continent. The 3-1/2" by 1-1/8" blade of D2 at 60-61 Rc. will flay everything from a small whitetail to a 20 foot salt water crock with the same ease, and will hold an edge beyond your experience. Bob Dozier's personal heat-treat of D2 is fast becoming legendary among knife aficionados (those of us who love knives and great edge holding). This blade has a great skinning curve beneath the classic drop point and a satin finish well suited to the use the knife can expect. The handle has the ergonomic, "shaped for use" contours you would expect from Bob Dozier. It is not intended for those with small hands, this is truly "Man Sized". We are happy to offer either Black Rucarta handles or handles of our own Golden Maple Burl. The knife measures 8" overall and has a vertical sheath of Kydex® which allows it to be carried safely in front of the hip. Bob has put a lot of thought into this knife, designed exclusively for the A. G. Russell catalog. Knife weighs 6.4 oz.