Boker or buck

Jake, I find the modern carbon Bökers (Germany) to be very comfortable in the hand. No rough edges at all by the bolsters-something I can't stand. Well made, good price and carbon that sharpens very well indeed. No worries on that front at least.:thumbup:

The Buck and Böker are very different species however. Böker: carbon, handles in wood,bone stag, crinked blades, brass liners. Buck: synthetic tough handles(the yellow is quite slippery) some woods but I don't care for those signatures on the handles. Three springs and all stainless construction. Sabre blades rather a matter of taste.... Both knives are keenly priced, Buck probably the toughest due to all stainless construction = low maintenance. Böker more aesthetically interesting. You won't be disappointed with either!:cool:

Thanks, Will
 
Thanks, Will. I want to try a couple of their patterns... I've been eyeing the serpentine whittler for a long time and more recently the jack from the Evergreen series.
 
In full disclosure, I bought my Boker around 2004'ish +- a year, very smooth & comfy, some of the smoothness is from pocket wear. I don't know how recent production knives are.
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I've had some good old Bokers, and got a sawcut delrin Boker barlow almost ten years ago now. I would go with the Buck 301 however.
 
i have always collected Buck knives and over 20+ years of buying, selling and trading em, ive only had one that needed to go back to the factory...one of the new vantage knives.
they make a good product at a very fair price. i say the 301...one of my favorites
 
I like the Boker carbon steel a lot. Heard good things on the Buck 420HC but can't comment on it or compare the two myself.
 
I like Buck's 420HC.

My 110 and 112 are both 440C (both 2 dot vintage) and 440C takes a great edge but only with concerted work on my part.

Carbon steel is my favorite for carving and sharpening as it's so easy to get an edge on and responds well to a strop.

Buck's 420HC is in the middle. It sharpens much easier than 440C on normal stones and will respond better to stropping on 2000 wet/dry on leather followed by leather & compound. I've got several Bucks with 420HC and given the trade-offs (which include my limited sharpening skills), I'm just as happy to stick with it for a stainless knife.

The choice between carbon and stainless is a different matter. Really depends on the knife. For general EDC use, I prefer carbon.
 
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