Mayo, but not Boye (talonite)

[DaveH]

First let me say, yes I know that Boye cast cobalt is not talonite, but I can't help in wondering why Boye folders never seemed to catch on that well while Tom Mayos TnT is popular?

I had a Boye folder and it was fine, but I traded it off and that was a mistake. Every review I've seen seems to be similar in that the Boye folder cut fine.

So what's the deal, Boye ahead of his time?

 

[Ed Gordon]

Dave, I would have liked to try the Boye knives but have never seen them for sale anywhere and did not have "extra" cash available at the time they were available to feel comfortable trying one by ordering off the internet without seeing it first. I regret not getting one as I have never seen or heard a negative word about them.

 

[DaveH]

I did a google search and found that NDS products list some of the locking folders, and that the David Boye site has two models for $136 or so. They used to be around $80 and as low as $40 on the second hand.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

The basic Boye folder lists for $80.00 in Dendric steel, with a higher model selling for $180.00. He also still makes custom knives, both folders and fixed, that sell for higher prices.

Boye knives have a certain look to them and they don't fit every persons taste. This could quite well be the reason that he has not become a household name in knifemaking.

I like a lot of his fixed blades, but I am not fond of the look of his folders.

 

[Samurai6]

Boye's Dendritic Cobalt is essentially cast Stellite 6K. 6K has been in use for knife blades for a long time, so it would be hard to say that Boye was ahead of his time. Boye's innovation, if you think it is one, was to cast it. The BDC blades work just as well as Talonite in my opinion. They are very ergonomic and nice looking. I have three of them, two of which I would like to sell.

I think Tom Mayo's blade caught on because of his Internet presence and the use of Ti frame lock handles. His knives are stronger and smoother than the Boye folders. More expensive too.