I just recently received as a gift from my brother a nice Böker Plus Whale designed by Jens Anso!
I was recently loving the Spyderco Rocklobster among other Anso Designs and craved one of his designs.
He actually surprised me a lot, and the knife is now one of my favourites.
The first thing you notice while holding it its it's very refined ergonomics. Mainly because of the wave of the blade and how it meets the hanled when oppened or even colsed.
Next the sculpted smooth G-10 in black-gray(or maybe just black) which is a liiitle sharp on the edges but gives a sleek feel.
The balance is much shifted to the blade, a thick 4mm piece of 440C steel. whis is the first thing I dont like much about the knife. Also it came not impresively sharp and that was a dissapointment.
The clip and the liners are suposedly titanium, but I can't be sure as of now.
The action is special, I haven't tried many blades like this, the thumb stud is perfect and it opens FAST and smooth, it has to do with theweight of the blade, which dwarves the one of the handle.
It also came not so good in that respect. Oppened ok, but closed poorly, also it wasn't centered.
I took it appart and found it to have nylon washers. One of them had been shredded and was causing the problem. Once I changed it back with another nylon whasher and adjusted it was perfect and still is. Thinking to upgrade to phosphor ones.
The linerlock is ok in thickness and meets the blade up n close. It could use a bit of filling on the edges as it is somewhat sharp and hurts the finger after a while.
The blade has a unique shape resembling a humpback whale. Not my favourite animal, but the shape looks beautiful. It has a slight recurve or I might be using the wrong term here...
It also features a subtle two-tone finish. It is 8CM
For the price I'd say its great, but it had minor foibles that I can't say are standard, it might have been my knife in particular. Other issues like having 440 steel on a titanium-G10 folder designed By Jens Anso is a bit strange... Maybe its heat treated decently... I don't know.
Heres some pics, please excuse that the blade is dirty and the pics are cellphone made. I'll update with camera pictures along the way:
Blade Length 80mm (3'14 in)
Weight 108g
Blade Material 440C
Blade Thickness 4mm
Closed Length 120mm (4'34in)
Handle Material G-10
Lock Type Linerlock
Overall Length 194mm (7'34in)
Pocket Clip Yes
I was recently loving the Spyderco Rocklobster among other Anso Designs and craved one of his designs.
He actually surprised me a lot, and the knife is now one of my favourites.
The first thing you notice while holding it its it's very refined ergonomics. Mainly because of the wave of the blade and how it meets the hanled when oppened or even colsed.
Next the sculpted smooth G-10 in black-gray(or maybe just black) which is a liiitle sharp on the edges but gives a sleek feel.
The balance is much shifted to the blade, a thick 4mm piece of 440C steel. whis is the first thing I dont like much about the knife. Also it came not impresively sharp and that was a dissapointment.
The clip and the liners are suposedly titanium, but I can't be sure as of now.
The action is special, I haven't tried many blades like this, the thumb stud is perfect and it opens FAST and smooth, it has to do with theweight of the blade, which dwarves the one of the handle.
It also came not so good in that respect. Oppened ok, but closed poorly, also it wasn't centered.
I took it appart and found it to have nylon washers. One of them had been shredded and was causing the problem. Once I changed it back with another nylon whasher and adjusted it was perfect and still is. Thinking to upgrade to phosphor ones.
The linerlock is ok in thickness and meets the blade up n close. It could use a bit of filling on the edges as it is somewhat sharp and hurts the finger after a while.
The blade has a unique shape resembling a humpback whale. Not my favourite animal, but the shape looks beautiful. It has a slight recurve or I might be using the wrong term here...
It also features a subtle two-tone finish. It is 8CM
For the price I'd say its great, but it had minor foibles that I can't say are standard, it might have been my knife in particular. Other issues like having 440 steel on a titanium-G10 folder designed By Jens Anso is a bit strange... Maybe its heat treated decently... I don't know.
Heres some pics, please excuse that the blade is dirty and the pics are cellphone made. I'll update with camera pictures along the way:
Blade Length 80mm (3'14 in)
Weight 108g
Blade Material 440C
Blade Thickness 4mm
Closed Length 120mm (4'34in)
Handle Material G-10
Lock Type Linerlock
Overall Length 194mm (7'34in)
Pocket Clip Yes
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