Thread: Interesting limited edition Boker

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Where IS that Boker factory? Has someone bought the name? Cranked her back-up did they? Made where?

Not to be argumentative, just informational.

I emailed Boker when I brought my one, all straights are manufactured in house, Solingen.
Heinr. Böker Baumwerk GmbH
Schützenstr. 30
42659 Solingen, Germany

They don't use blanks everything is done from start to finish. I have just the one modern Boker so that obviously makes me an authority on them To me they're leaps and bounds ahead of Dovo and Thiers Issard. Fit and finish is excellent.

I only have vintage Bökers but all of mine are upper end ones (a couple of complex grinds and a 7 day set in ivory) so I'm not sure that's a fair cross section. Still all of mine are scorchers with beautiful craftsmanship.

Have no complaints on vintage or modern.
Wedge or full hollow.

I went here....https://www.bokerusa.com/razors?p=1. Some of them look nice. Expensive! I know their razor production had ceased.
When makers names come up again on straight razors, it makes me wonder what is bridging the gap between the old quality and the new production?
I do have an old Inox Arbolito which is thinly ground and very good.
IIRC, Boker was the first Solingen firm to set up shop in the U.S.. I never thought those compared favorably.
I have had several old Bokers. Their grinds did not impress me as much as lots of other makes. Mostly utilitarian IMO. The ones which had the scalloped spine that everyone was enamored with were really off with me. like a very small wedge with bling on top. Passed that one along. The Red Injuns were good. Still have one of those.


Giesen and Forsthoff comes to mind. Did not take long to sort those new ones. Herder knives are now made in Malaysia yet marked Solingen (where the HQ is).
A. Sanelli sells some nice knives now made in Asia. HQ in Premana. Italian.

Mostly I don't see a huge market. Globalism in manufacturing is a fact in the knife industry now. What's in a name?

My original point is....

I can see the OP's pics show a frowning blade. Don't need a microscope to see that from across the road.
Does it look wicked.....Yes! Reminds of some of the custom makers we were flooded with a while back. Totally straight (or frowning) edge and sharp, pointy heels and toes.
Not much of that going any more.
I may like trying their more conventional offerings, but at that price, I likely never will.
Carry on!

I've had some very good Bokers and some not so very good Bokers.
Some are just too thin with very low angle (vintage)so need tape to keep the edge from failing.
Have an Arbolito that won't hold and edge and a "finest grade" and an Edelweis that are spectacular.

Yes. The Edelweiss! Forgot I have an old one in pearl scales. Very good blade.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I went here....https://www.bokerusa.com/razors?p=1. Some of them look nice. Expensive! I know their razor production had ceased.
When makers names come up again on straight razors, it makes me wonder what is bridging the gap between the old quality and the new production?
I do have an old Inox Arbolito which is thinly ground and very good.
IIRC, Boker was the first Solingen firm to set up shop in the U.S.. I never thought those compared favorably.
I have had several old Bokers. Their grinds did not impress me as much as lots of other makes. Mostly utilitarian IMO. The ones which had the scalloped spine that everyone was enamored with were really off with me. like a very small wedge with bling on top. Passed that one along. The Red Injuns were good. Still have one of those.


Giesen and Forsthoff comes to mind. Did not take long to sort those new ones. Herder knives are now made in Malaysia yet marked Solingen (where the HQ is).
A. Sanelli sells some nice knives now made in Asia. HQ in Premana. Italian.

Mostly I don't see a huge market. Globalism in manufacturing is a fact in the knife industry now. What's in a name?

My original point is....

I can see the OP's pics show a frowning blade. Don't need a microscope to see that from across the road.
Does it look wicked.....Yes! Reminds of some of the custom makers we were flooded with a while back. Totally straight (or frowning) edge and sharp, pointy heels and toes.
Not much of that going any more.
I may like trying their more conventional offerings, but at that price, I likely never will.
Carry on!

Hey, ya don't like what ya don't like. Everybody's got a right to not like something. If you think that $#!¥ sucks say, "That $#!¥ SUCKS!" It's liberating.

By the way I don't think that $#!¥ sucks. Just sayin'

Well, I do study this stuff. Sometimes it's hard to believe what I see in modern things with old names. Esp as they don't look anything like the original products.
Did not intend to ruffle feathers.

The originals need no examples? Otay!

Here....Just saw this. Looks like they are cranking out Cattaraugus and Case razors. In Solingen? Sacrilidge I would opine. They have the pics where you cannot show them.
Not a live auction, but a BIN....... Item 285815392608 on the fleabay

I saw this on FB first and honestly I kinda like it

I am weird that way I like a lot of the Blued razors from back in the day too

I have always like Spikey points too..