bokers magnum damascus folders

[seelow123]

i was thinking about getting the "lady" but i didnt know if the quality is good or not, due to the low price i would imagine that it is not very good-opinions?


thanks in advance.

 

[kitkat52]

Like Buck, Boker is making some very fine knives in other countries like China.Be aware that Boker is a German corp. if you will melt by buying a knife not made in the USA.

 

[Dagon]

I have examined these knives.
General quality is reasonable, however cheap damascus doesn't look nearly as good as the more expensive patterns. Still fun though.
Also keep in mind that cheap damascus is almost certainly not stainless (in fact only the special "damasteel" product is stainless, if I remember well). This means that, if you were to use it on food with acids, then the blade would quickly get dark blotches, ruining the look. Something to keep in mind.
Personally, I recommend to save a bit longer towards a Mcusta with damascus blade. These are stainless, not damasteel but they actually have another approach to the damascus concept (a high-performance VG10 core clad with thin other layers, after grinding the blade you can see beautiful patterns, unlike classic damascus where the pattern becomes visible through etching) . They begin just above $100 if you shop around, and the quality is superb.

 

[seelow123]

I have examined these knives.
General quality is reasonable, however cheap damascus doesn't look nearly as good as the more expensive patterns. Still fun though.
Also keep in mind that cheap damascus is almost certainly not stainless (in fact only the special "damasteel" product is stainless, if I remember well). This means that, if you were to use it on food with acids, then the blade would quickly get dark blotches, ruining the look. Something to keep in mind.
Personally, I recommend to save a bit longer towards a Mcusta with damascus blade. These are stainless, not damasteel but they actually have another approach to the damascus concept (a high-performance VG10 core clad with thin other layers, after grinding the blade you can see beautiful patterns, unlike classic damascus where the pattern becomes visible through etching) . They begin just above $100 if you shop around, and the quality is superb.

thanks, i will probably see what money i can scrounge together and get the mcusta

 

[res1cue]

My curiosity got the better of me not too long ago, and I got the "King" one

My initial impressions were pretty good, but upon closer inspection I found the following problems:
-the damascus pattering looks like the exposed part of the blade while closed is a bit faded, I don't know why that is, but it looks kinda shoddy
-burlwood does not look as good as in the picture
-minor blade play that cannot be fixed
-the "real damascus" part intrigued me so I called their customer service, the guy was helpful but literally said this: "this knife is made in china as per our "magnum" series are, and we have no idea what steels are mixed in, but I think some 1095 is in there".. this response really put me off

its still interesting to play with, and looks good, and gets pretty sharp, haven't used in enough to really get a feel of the edge retention and overall performance