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I’ve been aware of the well-known Boye Dendritic Cobalt knives for years now (over 20?). I was never much interested in them but … now I am. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’m almost ready to irresponsibly drop about $360 on a Boye Cobalt 3 knife.

Does anyone know if they can be purchased from any retailers or do I have to pay full list direct to the manufacturer on their site?

Or … do you know a valid discount code to help soften the blow of this, what will be my new most expensive knife?

Thank you!
 
Go for it.
Was thinking about them when doing my fishing stuff; blades not really what I wanted. Went all Spyderco H1 instead.
I would think you may find some at like boating supply places but I would assume it's all at retail.
Folder with the spike is nice.
Myerchin is nice too and less expensive but maybe made offshore? also they don't say exactly what steel they use.
 
Not the answer you are looking for but - you could just wait a while. They have sales several times each year, as I recall. Not to often available here on the exchange but occasionally.
 
If it's the dendritic cobalt you are after, have a look at Terrain 365 knives.

I had one and it was very good quality. My only minus was the sharpening... Not raising a burr (t365 recommendation). I never felt like it was all that sharp.
 
owned and carried a folder for a long time. loved it. for lighter use it did everything I needed and was ALWAYS sharp.

now I guess I need to check ut terrain 365.
 
I was tempted by a dendritic cobalt knife, a very heavy cast one, a long time ago but never bit the bullet. Interesting stuff tho' -- let us know how it performs.
 
Boye knives are generally never discounted. He and his few retailers have no need to. He sells blemished ones at a discount off his site whan available. They are truly worth the money. I've had a dendritic steel folder and two fixed blades for years. Great knives.

I gave a serrated cobalt foldier to a first mate on a Miami kiteboard boat and another to a kite-board instructor/sales rep. Both are family members. They both love 'em, especially with the easy to find yellow handle plus Marlin spike. Great knives for rope, especially in a stressful situation. I got them straight from the shop with the optional photon light.

I took a piece out of a dendritic steel customBasic 2 and he reground it for free. That's customer service.

David is getting older, so get one now when the Man is still in charge :)
 
brownshoe said:
Boye knives are generally never discounted. He and his few retailers have no need to. He sells blemished ones at a discount off his site whan available. They are truly worth the money. I've had a dendritic steel folder and two fixed blades for years. Great knives.

I gave a serrated cobalt foldier to a first mate on a Miami kiteboard boat and another to a kite-board instructor/sales rep. Both are family members. They both love 'em, especially with the easy to find yellow handle plus Marlin spike. Great knives for rope, especially in a stressful situation. I got them straight from the shop with the optional photon light.

I took a piece out of a dendritic steel customBasic 2 and he reground it for free. That's customer service.

David is getting older, so get one now when the Man is still in charge :)
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Gonna drop the hammer on one today. You make a good point.
 
These knives are amazing. I bought mine direct from the Boyes too, don’t know of any discount code. What knife are you paying $360 for, the fixed blade?
 
fonedork said:
These knives are amazing. I bought mine direct from the Boyes too, don’t know of any discount code. What knife are you paying $360 for, the fixed blade?
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Yes. It’s just freakin’ gorgeous, much too tempting to resist. And I don’t want to die with money in the bank. 😏
 
When he goes to the knife shop in the sky, they will be hard to find or super expensive. I would collect them now, especially the custom ones.
 
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Doe

Does being poured make much difference in them? Is that better or worse than being forged or milled or whatever?
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In the case of the Stellite, there is no waste of material. So it keeps the price down. It also allows designs to be molded in to the blade (see the bird wing). Stellite requires no heat treatment.
In the 440-C, designs and logos can also be cast. The big selling point of casting is the formation of macro crystals in the micro edge during the cooling process. These are called dendrites, and they act like a buzz saw when slicing.
 
It took me a long time to find a bird and trout fixed blade from David , so when I did I spent the money. Now I'm thinking I might have to do a kitchen knife.
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Are you going for the marlin spike? Fixed blade? If you need the marlin spike for knot work then I would not bother looking further.
I think that when these knives came out, dendritic cobalt made a lot more sense. Modern corrosion resistant steels make less of a case for it, but the design and all is part of why you want one I'm sure. So if you love the way they look, go for it. If your concern is mainly corrosion proof and you are compromising aesthetics just for dendritic cobalt, no need to rush it. I mean, I have bait/fillet knives in 440 that get no more than a quick rinse after a night of surf fishing and they are 30 years old with almost zero rust.

As others said it isn't worth waiting for them to go on sale, but if you are patient you can set up a search on Arizona knives or the auction site and probably save some money.
 
Francine has other makers making Boye designs, I think. She and David used to work together, I think she was responsible for some etchings and designs. I have a 22yo Basic 2 with a dragon etching designed by David but etched by Francine.
 
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