Thread: Are Boker King Cutters back in production?

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Thanks for this thread!

For the new guys.....generally speaking if a new razor is made by a reputable company of quality steel then the shank/tang of the blade ( not the scales) will be either stamped or etched with the company name at a minimum. Etching on the face of the blade or scales and not the shank is used by cheapo razors on Ebay.

The second link showed several razors on page 1 & 2 and most of them have stamping/etching on the shank/tang of the blade.
This has been the one distinct marking we have been able to rely upon up until recently.
It would be a real shame if the good mfg stopped this practice.

BTW, IMHO that's an awfully high price for that King Cutter with no jimps or thumb notch. Also, the verbiage is a bunch of BS. Silver in steel? Spanish point is difficult to grind? What a bunch of baloney.

Buy an entry level Dovo, the quality is just as good then take your Dremel on a slow speed and grind in the Spanish point, just use plenty of water to keep the steel cool.

So is Boker not a reputable company?

of course its a reputable company! its just that the razors are priced to high in my opinion.

I bought one from knifecenter a while back. it's well made (nice-n-hollow) and shaves well. That said, I'd agree that you can get a lot more razor(s) for your money from other makers.

Boker's latest catalog has a few razors inlcuding the King Cutter, Celebrated, and even a 5/8 damascus.

I want one, but not for that money! There are many other blades i'd like for less than that.

Boker is a reputable company and has been for a very long time.
But they have just started back in with straight razors. I am saying it is unfortunate that they have chosen to not mark the shanks on some of the razors with the Boker name. That leaves us guessing.

The seller on Ebay is way out of line with his claims. He obviously has not done his homework. "Silver steel" is a type of carbon steel. It has no silver in it. The Spanish point is not hard to grind. A lot of guys here have done it. The difficulty of grinding that blade would have been a more accurate statement. That hollow grinding has traditionally been done on a dual wheel hollow grinder that, at last report, is no longer being made. If you can find the Dovo video you will see the grinding machine.

There is also a Boker video (in German) and a Theirs Issard. Watching them grind the hollow with the double grinder is a trip. Sparks are flying. What gets me is the people who do the honing in the final stages.

We are doing it as if we are handling a newborn and only using the lightest of pressure and they are slapping that razor on the hone and strop as if they were painting a fence. No wonder they don't come out of the factory shave ready.

I wanted one of those Boker Damascus razors but their prices are ridiculous compared to the same thing from other manufactures or even customs and in the photos I see from the web vendors no tang stamp. I like a razor that the maker thought enough of to stamp his name in the tang.

Couple of things... my King Cutter (current model) actually is etched with the boker name on the shank.

Also, I think the blurb is actually from Boker's marketing material. I've seen it on other seller's sites.

Boker's own site says this about the King Cutter:
Same as model 140501, but with the popular “Spanish point.” The so called tapered hollow point of this blade can only be ground by highly experienced experts. Blade size: Same as model 140501, but with the popular “Spanish point.” The so called tapered hollow point of this blade can only be ground by highly experienced experts. Blade size: 5/8“. 5/8“.

I fail to see the attraction of that Böker blade? I can buy a Wacker, also made by Wacker, with nice exotic wood scales for $150. Why would I buy a Böker for almost twice the price, without a clear brand marking? Why would I want to support Böker, anyway? - They put their brand on crap knives made in China. That's borderline misrepresentation. I will never buy a Böker!

This is what it looks like with the etching

Originally Posted by hults

This is what it looks like with the etching

Nice looking Boker. I hear Wackers are real good. I just haven't got around to one of them.....yet. There are many old Bokers that come up on ebay. I have a few and the old production is all super good IME.