Thread: What gives... Böker

Originally Posted by engine46

Monday's or Friday's. On Monday's an employee comes in hungover from the weekend & on Friday's they can't wait to get paid to go to the bar!!!!

I remember people saying that about buying cars made in Detroit many years ago.

Bob

I have 12 Bokers and they are all fantastic shavers. Love 'em. There are currently some lovely examples on the bay.

I shaved last night with my Boker Elite 6/8 and it shaved like a champ on a 3 day growth. It is a new razor too and not vintage. Even after post shave stropping the blade grabbed a brush hair like a champ!

Originally Posted by Clayglen

I was surprised how inexpensive they are. What am I missing? Are vintage Böker razors poor quality? They look like nice craftsmanship.

The difference is that when you buy a new one you are a direct link in the chain that ends up paying the maker, so profit is involved to pay his wages. Someone has conveniently done that for you with any vintage razor by paying the profit years ago.

Well I have 3 now. The Edelweiss is my fav. It's in awesome shape, a bit of a water spot on the etching. No gold plate left but that's fine. Shaves like a champ. I'm not sure why the barber's notch with carved spine doesn't mive me so much.
All less than 40 bucks or so.

Originally Posted by Clayglen

Well I have 3 now. The Edelweiss is my fav. It's in awesome shape, a bit of a water spot on the etching. No gold plate left but that's fine. Shaves like a champ. I'm not sure why the barber's notch with carved spine doesn't mive me so much.
All less than 40 bucks or so.

I have an old Edelweiss, and with the same honing and stropping vs two other reputable vintages, this is the one I so far feel the best about shaving against the grain in tough spots.

I have three Bokers: Tree Brand 5/8, Elite 6/8, and Silver Steel 6/8. All 3 are of modern manufacture and each one is finest kind in both performance and quality.

In a few decades they will be "vintage". Guess I just have to be patient.

I have a few & they are all excellent shavers. You can't go wrong with an old or new Boker but I do prefer the older ones. If I were to get a newer one, I would get an Elite. I love the looks of it. There is a guy on eBay selling one claiming it is stainless but as far as I know, they do not make them in a stainless version.

My buddy recently bought an elite. He says it's heavy. Not saying that's good or bad but it certainly has heft. He was impressed. He's a novice but recently caught srad. If I can convince him to bring it to work I'd like to give it a test drive and maybe a review.