Are Boker King Cutters back in production?

**hults** · 02-05-2009, 04:07 PM

This is what it looks like with the etching

**JimmyHAD** · 02-05-2009, 04:13 PM

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.

**cotdt** · 02-05-2009, 10:49 PM

now that Boker is making straight razors again, are we going to see new production Henckel Friodurs?

**mparker762** · 02-09-2009, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by cotdt

now that Boker is making straight razors again, are we going to see new production Henckel Friodurs?

Henckels restarted Friodur production several years ago. Actually I'm not sure they ever stopped, though they don't make the big 7/8 and 8/8 razors anymore. Obviously they dumped their old blanks in those sizes, but I'm not sure that they actually stopped production altogether. I've got one of their new Friodurs in 6/8, with the classic white Twins scales, and it shaves comparably to my vintage Friodurs. Nordstroms carried them as recently as 2005, though I got mine from KnifeCenter for quite a bit less.

One of several Henckels Friodurs

If you're curious the parent page for this is: Zwilling "Classic" line and shows several other straights.

**theworldover** · 02-05-2009, 11:09 PM

I'd be wary of that item, simply because of the use of a stock description and a stock photo. I haven't really been able to follow the discussion, so what's the consensus? Real or fake (regardless of whether or not Boker is now over priced)?

**hults** · 02-05-2009, 11:46 PM

Here Boker's page on it: Böker - Your Knife Made In Solingen

As promised, attached are some pictures of mine.

The tang is numbered. I'm not sure if this is a serial number or batch. The marketing picture with the stamped tang show number 001.

**Quick** · 02-05-2009, 11:59 PM

The marketing guy must have been walking through the shop and overheard some of the workers...
"Hey Fred, you ever ground a spanish point?"
"Dunno, go ask Paul, he might know what they're supposed to look like."

**randydance062449** · 02-06-2009, 04:33 AM

If I were going to spend that much money I would get this one....

5/8 Wacker "Blue Diamond" - Brazillian rosewood : Shaving Shop - luxury classic wet shaving products - straight razors

**FloorPizza** · 02-05-2009, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by hults

This is what it looks like with the etching

Thank you for that picture! Very glad to see that they are stamping the tang.

The price that the ebay seller wants for a Cutter is 100 bucks less than boker's web site. I imagine buying directly from Boker is going to carry a premium. It wouldn't surprise me to see the entire line of Boker razors showing up at other etailers for much less than what is shown on their own site.

I would love to see Lynn and Don carry these beauties.

**igitur55** · 02-05-2009, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by FloorPizza

I would love to see Lynn and Don carry these beauties.

They are selling this and other brand new Bokers at Knife Center in my neck of the woods. There is a different aesthetic to these new Bokers--the blade is so thin, it looks to be no thicker than a disposable razor blade. Can anyone who has one comment?

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