David Boye folders

I believe the general consensus is the thin blade and edge profile with the dendritic steel cuts great!

For some reason they're not quite as popular as the tacticals. If you do a search, try this forum and the knife review forum, you will probably find some good info.

DaveH
 
I recently got a custom cobalt dendritic Prophet Companion.It's a three inch lock-back. It's a tremendous cutter with a great edge. I highly recommend it.
 
They cut. The people that are fans of the steel really love them.
I met Mr. Boye at a knife show and while I was looking at his knives he asked me for my honest opinion of his knives. Honest?
Yes he said honest. I told him that I thought the handles were flimsy and the pin was too small and even though i knew it would cut well the knife was too fragile feeling.
He took out a piece of handle material and said break it. Of course I couldn't. I'm not Cliff. Then he asked me for my Honest opinion if there were any curcumstances in using that knife if i could break it.
My answer had to be no. He asked "how strong does the handle have to be"
Well, I couldn't come up with a quick answer other than strong enough to hold up being used.
There was a small group gathered around the table and we all agreed. The conversation then went on to the steel etc.
It was an extremeky interesting experience and MR. Boye is an very interesting person to speak with if you have the opportunity. I wish I had a recording of all the information he was telling us because it was way too much to retain.
I have one of his knives and like it. Now that I got to thinking about it again i'll have to put the knife back on active duty.

 
I really like them as well and I think the design castings on the blade are a nice upgrade feature over a lot of similarly priced knives. I have a BDC and it is indeed a nice cutter (and essentially rust proof). If you buy from an Internet discounter I'd consider them to be a real bargain, too.

The one potential design flaw I see is in the clip. Just doesn't appear very sturdy, and while I haven't had a problem yet with mine, I've heard of others that have. Easily fixed with Loc-Tite though so apparently not a big issue.

Jack

 
I carry one of his small lockback folders with african blackwood handle; comfortable to carry, easy open and close with one hand, cuts very well, easy to sharpen with anything that is used for sharpening and it looks good but not intimidating.
Kevin
 
I broke the tip from mine. I think the weight saving and cutting ability of the thin blade is probably offset somewhat by a delicate tip. It only took a minute or two on the grinder to restore the tip, but it might be a problem for someone without a grinder. I still carry my boye a couple of days per week. It's a fine performer.


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Fred
Knife Outlet
http://www.knifeoutlet.com
 
I have a cobalt Prophet Companion and I have to say I love the knife. It's thin profil makes it an exceptional cutter and Mr. Boye has been around forever.....his book on knife making is a best sellers.

I tend to agree with the above posts regarding his knives.

TomW: great post...very interesting to read!

Regards,

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~Greg Mete~
Kodiak Alaska
 
Like Sharp Tools, I've got one of the "upgrade" models: stabilized Calif. Buckeye scales, "Wing" cast blade with acid-etched feather design. Easily wins the most "oohs" from non-knife knuts.

(Hey Sharp Tools, nice to see another OC fellow here!)

I esp like the blade edge's downward angle from the handle: really facilitates cutting and slicing. Curved and contoured handle is very comfy and secure in hand. The whole package is a deceptively simple design -- underrated folder!

Glen
 
Paul et al..

I have one of the Boye 2.75" folders and I love it. It is my daily use cut anything I need to cut knife and it's been great. It seems like it loses it's sharp feeling pretty quickly, but it still cuts well and it's easy to resharpen.

The leaf shaped blade makes it a very efficient cutter which I would put up against any othe blade design of similar size.

And while you wouldn't think of it as a tactical knife it is my primary blade for traveling. It's thin profile allows it to fit nicely in my wallet when I need to go through an airport terminal eliminating it being handled by a bunch of minimum wage rent-a-cops. Even without the wallet it has only been seriously considered at one checkpoint, and then it was passed.

It is also a natural for reverse grip handling. It holds well and disappears completely. IMHO, it is a real sleeper when it comes to small knife defensive work.

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All you need is love... a sharp blade and a full clip
 
A Boye folder is almost always in my front pocket. I have five of them!

I have several of the custom ones with premium handle scales. The extra handle scale makes the handle much more rigid. If you put extreme force on the cutting edge, you would pull the lock pivot pin out of the handle eventually, but they are quite strong enough for typical pocket knife work. The edges on these knives are really unsurpassed. Great knives, though I don't think of them as being extreme use, or tactical grade. I carry an Apogee in the back pocket for hard work.
 
I agree with Steve. I usually have a Boye Eagle Wing in my pocket--cuts anything I ask it to, holds an edge, easy to touch up. Blade and handle shape are efficient and comfortable.

I like the African blackwood scales for extra rigidity, as Steve indicates. After ordering one that way and liking it, I sent David my standard Eagle Wing and had him add blackwood scales to it, also. I don't like his aluminum pocket clips, particularly, and so had him leave them off. Nothing breaks the surface of the scales except the pivot pin on mine.

Lightweight, easy opening, no recoil from onlookers. Just nothing to complain about. Not designed for hard use or prying, but I've always got a couple of Busse's in the truck.
 
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