Boker Tech Tool?

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Any experiences or opinions on the multi-blade, SAK-like, Boker Tech Tools? They have an assortment of configurations, Sandvik 12c27, G10 and CF scales. At least one has a pocket clip. Thoughts?
 
I've used mine pretty well. Not sure what number it is, has saw, blade, strap cutter, glass breaker and some other stuff, 3-layer. It's thicker than a SAK but I do like it and it's well made. I have had the pivot come loose a little after a lot of sawing some loctite could be helpful. I do like that the pivot is adjustable, to some extent, but I would prefer that it stay tighter better like a pinned SAK but I think that can be remedied easy enough.

The full-height hollow ground blade is the star of the show, IMO. Very slicey. I like it more than a red sided SAK but I'm not sure if I like it more than an ALOX model. I tend to carry the boker more when I want it clipped in a pocket, like a work apron, and a SAK more in the pants pocket or in my bag. I think the model I have compares pretty favorable with the camper, farmer, and harvester, maybe a slight bend towards urban carry with the strap cutter and no can opener, though I've never used a SAK can opener for opening cans so it's not a tool I miss at all, even on my harvester.
 
If you want a pocket-clip on an Alox SAK, I can help you out.

With a wee bit of grinding, you can make an SAK can-opener into a strap-cutter ;) Not the same style, but something.

I really like the idea of being able to disassemble and re-assemble with different tool load-outs. But I am happy with my alox SAKs.
 
I have the outdoor 4, and main blade aside, it's not as usable as a similar Vic. The scissors and pliers in particular are quirky to use, as the spring for both rides on the backspring of the tool, and both tools rock up and down in use. The scissors, as well, are nowhere near as precise and well-made.

Oh, and the worst tool of all? The combo strap cutter/flat screwdriver. It opens up at about a 45 degree angle from straight, and makes the flat head driver practically useless and dangerous to boot.

I do like the G10, pocket clip and awl. Given the width of the tool, I would have preferred the pocket clip be on the back rather than on the scales, but I can live with it how it is. Nice, positive action and snap on all the tools.

The saw is so much like the Vic's it might as well be interchangeable. Is it an interesting tool? Yes, sure. The closest tool-for-tool comparison would be a Vic Handyman, and I'd rather carry the Handyman.
 
bikerector said:
I've used mine pretty well. Not sure what number it is, has saw, blade, strap cutter, glass breaker and some other stuff, 3-layer. It's thicker than a SAK but I do like it and it's well made. I have had the pivot come loose a little after a lot of sawing some loctite could be helpful. I do like that the pivot is adjustable, to some extent, but I would prefer that it stay tighter better like a pinned SAK but I think that can be remedied easy enough.

The full-height hollow ground blade is the star of the show, IMO. Very slicey. I like it more than a red sided SAK but I'm not sure if I like it more than an ALOX model. I tend to carry the boker more when I want it clipped in a pocket, like a work apron, and a SAK more in the pants pocket or in my bag. I think the model I have compares pretty favorable with the camper, farmer, and harvester, maybe a slight bend towards urban carry with the strap cutter and no can opener, though I've never used a SAK can opener for opening cans so it's not a tool I miss at all, even on my harvester.
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Glad to hear the Boker is working out :thumbsup:
 
I also have the Boker "Tech Tool City 1" single bladed model with pocket clip in 12C27. Rockwell hardness is stated to be 59 HRC. I don't have a tester, but I believe it to be so based on how it sharpens and cuts.

This is plainly not a traditional design, although it is a slip joint.
Covers are G10. Stainless steel liners under the G10 make for a very solid knife. The blade is held off the backspring with a stop pin instead of a kick on the tang.
The blade looks flat ground, but is actually a hollow ground design.

These are part of the "Boker Plus" line. They appear to be manufactured for Boker to Boker's design and specs by Ruike.
https://www.bokerusa.com/pocketknives/boker-plus/tech-tools/tech-tool-city-1-01bo801

I've had mine about a month and it's pretty much all I carry since I got it. Very light. Easy to sharpen. Excellent blade geometry. Slices like a demon. Good walk and talk with a spring resistance about what you would find on an SAK. With a deep carry clip, it slips in my back pocket out of the way.


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I had one of the Tech Tools, with the bottle opener, strap cutter and cork screw. Reminded me of a sommelier knife. Well made, don't like the glass breaker on the end, and the strap cutter was worthless to me. The good? Awesome blade, G10 or Micarta, or whatever they were, scales felt good. Good pull on the blade, maybe a five. Snappy walk and talk, good F&F. Liked it a lot.
 
Getahl said:
I had one of the Tech Tools, with the bottle opener, strap cutter and cork screw. Reminded me of a sommelier knife. Well made, don't like the glass breaker on the end, and the strap cutter was worthless to me. The good? Awesome blade, G10 or Micarta, or whatever they were, scales felt good. Good pull on the blade, maybe a five. Snappy walk and talk, good F&F. Liked it a lot.
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Just to comment on the strap cutter, it took me a while to find a use because the bevel is so thick but I found it works decent for getting under nylon ties and cutting them and it save the thin edge of the main blade. Otherwise, I would prefer something else there, and really still would. Scissors would be nice.
 
I've had one of these tools for a couple of years. I bought it for myself for my birthday.

I've found it to be a very handy tool. I keep it in my overnight bag as a back up. The time it came in the most handy was at a out if town wedding my wife and went to. It was an outdoor venue with guests staying in small lodges/cabins, and the evening before she and I decided to pack a light dinner and a bottle of wine and enjoy it down by the lake.

Of course, this was an impromptu idea we were totally unprepared for. I think we bought the wine at a CVS. We liberated plastic solo cups from the community kitchen at the lodge. Luckily I had brought along the tech tool in my bag. The strap cutter makes for a fine foil cutter on a wine bottle. The corkscrew came in handy, or course.

We drank our cheap wine out of plastic cups by zippo candlelight:)
 
Thanks, all. The corkscrew and pocket clip are what got me thinking about buying one. I'll let you know.
 
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