Thread: The Boker Brotherhood

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

I was doing some complaining in another thread about how I like the one Boker that I have but that they don't offer any 6/8 square tip models. Someone pointed out that our favorite vendor in Japan had a few nice ones that fit that description. That was practically a dare as I interpreted it. LOL. So here it is. I have to say, the steel is really nice. It honed really easily and today will be its trial run.

I have had a chance to use this one a few times now. And I have to say, it is much more impressive than I thought it would be. First, it honed really easily. Now and then you get one that requires a lot of back and forth or you have to grind away a little bit of bad steel before things settle down. This one came around right away, no tricks. The first shave was really good. But I felt there was another level I might be able to achieve with the edge. So I took it back to the hones for just a little push. Two quick passes on a 12k and about fifteen more on my 20k. The edge is beautiful. Its fantastically sharp and delivers a very smooth, irritation free shave. It has a lot of the same characteristics of the Japanese razors I own. This one is a keeper.