Blade Show presented by KnifeCenter) Hey everyone, David C. Andersen here coming at you
from the blade show. We're deep in the nice secret conference room with Carsten CEO of
Boker. How are you sir? I'm doing well fine. It's great to be late after all this COVID back
so good to be back. But we're here to talk to you guys today about some new knives which I'm
going to throw to you and let you kind of kind of take us through what we've got on offer
today. Yeah,
yeah. Well, the first one a lot of guys could know this knife it's the the FX mini designed by
Lucas Burnley. You've seen that design last year it was the Boker plus collection live 2020
limited to 500 pieces worldwide sold out very very quickly. And so there was a lot of demand
for another version for many versions. So we have the FX many much better price point but
still high end materials. Titanium scales marble carbon fiber in lace BG template so as a
attractive price point mid clip. So is this one going to be limited as well or is this going to
be a full regular production? That's a regular production serialized Of course with a serial
number is always a book of course. But no no limits Excellent.
So titanium and there's a red marble carbon fiber is that we that is coming out
yes
I do remember the the larger version of the knife but this I think I might like it even
better as the small I think so I think so too. It's just it's got a nice little feel excellent
grinds on the blade good materials just nice little EDC size. Yeah, very nice indeed.
So this is one the bigger one is more like a connection if you present to your friends or you
know have it in your in your display at home but this one you carry
great gentleman's knife any kind of high end personal EDC that's not going to be not gonna
break the the wallet too much no yeah very cool. All right, next up
Yeah, another familiar looking design Steve Kelly the gulo very well selling model but he
was an upgrade maba carbon fiber scales stainless steel frame D two blades blade just in
a new new look
I've sung the praises of the the gulo Pro to our to our channel regulars they've probably heard
me mention it. It's especially the stainless steel went out there and it is now it's kind of
a I like to say it's kind of a budget sebenza option. But this one you know if you're looking
for something that has that fancier look, definitely got it here and just phenomenal blade
shape here like this. This speaks to my inner drop point heart right here. Yeah, always asked.
Very nicely done very nicely. Speaking of things that that speak to my heart. Yeah, another new
nessmuk
me pro Jesper Voxnaes design. And here at the moment, the material combination, black micarta
and copper is very hot. It looks really good. Yeah, really. And so we thought thought that
nazmi could be the ideal model for that material combination. Yeah, comes with the kydex sheep at
a very attractive price point and
yeah, great little EDC piece obviously the you know, the NES mux is a traditional hunting
pattern. You can certainly do that as a kind of a small game knife but just a great thing to
carry around and kind of everything day to day and this one's 001, too which is Yeah,
I keep an eye on that. Yeah, you should. You should keep an eye on that one. All video camera
detector
Could you imagine this show Oh my gosh. Oh man. Well, I did also show you guys last week on our
new knives video the new Burnley kwaiken air. Some new versions debuting here at blade show as
well as a handful of of new colors but this one especially is quite striking that the Jade
version still very light. Well, quick and air. This is important. slim profile. Very handy
knife. So yeah,
great executive styling it Yes. That will be You know the original Burke Burnley quake and I've
always enjoyed but the slimmer nature of this one is it's quite nice and new mini version
coming soon as well. Yes, sir. Also in several color options. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, very nice. It's
Vg 10 on these right currently cocobolo stonewashed titanium, j g 10. Black g 10. Carbon
Fiber? No, no carbon fiber, not
yet. No carbon fiber. Well,
not right. Not yet. They all look really good, really good. And of course, you know, bearings
in the pivot the whole nine yards, like everything you'd want from them. Yeah, I think
the flipper tabs especially on this one, versus the the old ones seem just even a little bit
better. A little bit nicer for it. And for some folks right there. Yeah. Deep carry pocket clip.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I'm very nice. Right. Very nice. So speaking of kind of the executive
gentlemanly knives we have new Damascus version of the urban Trapper.
Yeah. Yeah, the background here is in Europe, we sell this type of gentlemen knife with Damascus
blades really, really well. And so we want to kind of transfer the success to North America.
And there will be a lot of these designs at the door opener for for the US market is the well
known urban Trapper from Brad Zinker. Yeah. And with a cocobolo. And the combination of cocobolo
and Damascus, I think it
looks really good. And you're in it performs well. So you're telling me this was the Vg 10.
Core? Correct. On the Damascus? Excellent, yeah. So you're not giving up that performance? Just
to have the the good books as well? Yeah. Longtime favorite of mine as well. I'm loading
all my favorites up at the front of the video, I guess. Deep carry pocket clip there as well.
titanium frame. Yeah. If you if you've never had urban Trapper before, you really ought to
because they're quite nice. Excellent. All right.
Yeah, the next one, you should have closed. I should pretend you see that. Next one, a dog
tag. And it is are you calling this the dog tag? Because it kind of is Yeah, we call it the Lil
egg. The lil egg.
How cool is that? Yeah. And the the blade shape there is very familiar, because that's the
Cubasec from his credit card knives. Yes. Correct. Yeah, yeah.
So I mean, one of our most successful items, quantity wise, the credit card knife.
Unbelievable. And john invented now this knife. We think it's just great.
That's really nice. It's a magnet, magnet closure here that holds it. And it's kind of
like a butterfly knife in a way. Like you're not going to have to worry about it kind of closing
on your eyes, even if you're gripping it. You know, even if you get that mag to shift a little
bit, which I just did with a really really heavy squeeze. But it's not going to close on correct.
But when you're done that is very slick. very slick. What's the the blade material on this
guy? e two, D two. Very nice. Very cool. Very cool. And that looks about an inch and a half
maybe? Yeah, ish. ish. Yes. If I mean metric so there's gonna be a really good option for folks
out there that have to worry about not being able to carry a locking knife correct because
you have that safety like you said it's not really going to close on your on your finger. So
even though you you have to give up that lock potentially. It's it's Yeah, it's just fun.
Yeah. something a little bit different. Yeah. If I can remember which way it closes, it kind of
grabs the blade. Yeah. Very, very cool. Like it. Cool. All right.
The next one, the hunter. Very, very cool design we think also the color. We picked it exactly
like the custom blade and yet it's different but as material combination G10 handles the two
blade, milled pocket clip, steel frame lock
and some nice deep learning you know the the execution of a back here you've got the
curvature to it, so it feels good there. The edges I think are treated really nicely to the
way you've you've slipped the edges away. looks a little bit different than than some I've seen
out there. Just very well done. And of course front flipper. Or the thumbhole. Yeah, has a
nice fuel in the hand. For me. It has a has a real nice feel in the hand. Interesting,
interesting colors. Do it too. I like that. Yeah. D2 on this guy. Correct. Excellent. And
and one of the things you guys do really well with that horizontal grain on the on the blade.
Oh, it looks very nice. Yeah. Yeah. And much better price point then the customs of this to
promote that Well yeah, yeah,
yeah, you can of course get the custom knife. But this opens the market to people who are not
willing or not able to spend the custom apps and so the designer benefits we'd benefit you
benefit and the consumer benefits so it's a win win win win win win win.
So the designer of this knife here for for folks who don't know is Sam abdelrahman correct,
hopefully. Yeah. But it's a great knife. It's a great it's a perfect time. Yeah. Coming up next.
This was the jive I think you were telling me correct.
Its design of Brian airfloss very rock solid. Knife codesign stainless steel frame lock, D
tube blade and nice pocket clip. So it's it's quite a sturdy knife but not too heavy.
Yeah, it's I mean, it's inset into the pocket there which is a nice touch. And like like
speaking of the, the the actual handle execution, again, like the feel on the edges of
these is a very, very well considered there's no sharp spots. It's not just a flat coming up
you've got there's there's actually a lot going on there even though it may not look super super
like it is but there actually is Yeah,
it definitely catch your attention if you see it in the lineup, but if you pick it up. Exactly,
you know more and more. Hey, I like that. I like that more. And it's really a very nice design.
We're going to detail.
Yeah, yeah. And I think like this one. The original I know of this one started out as a
much larger knife to I believe. Is that the same case with this one? It looks like it careful.
Yeah, it looks like it might have the kind of vibe of some of the larger folders out there and
a more. Yeah, I think that's a sub three inch blade as well. Yeah. Yeah, definitely a lot of
style there hints of recurve Yeah, that's that's got like custom level look to it. Correct. Or, I
think that this is going to be under the $100 price point at the right I believe. 995. Very,
very cool. Very cool indeed. All right, next up. Yep.
The icepick is picked dagger. Check. Good readies design. Very nice. executed nice
material combination. VG 10 blade.
Yeah. I like the blue accents here. The single liner carbon fiber Backspacer as well. Yeah, I
mean, that has a lot of movements in the light as you twist it around. Definitely a lot going
on there. Nice and slim as well with the thumb disk. It's kind of a massive mill pocket clip on
there, too. Yeah, definitely. Very nice. I like the matte the matte texture on that, or the
satin texture on that as well. Nice piece here on the front. Just decorative. That's
decorative. Yeah, yeah. But it fits to the design, it hasn't kind of has a nice spot like
your phone can feel it puts you right where it needs to be to actuate the blade. Yeah, there's
something there's something to that even just from a from an ergonomic standpoint that. Yeah,
it lets you know where your hand is, which can be useful on a blade or a handle like this. That
is just kind of a straight, more straight shape. So yeah, very cool. Another nice, gentlemanly
option. You guys are doing some really good stuff for that genre very much.
Yeah, we're focusing on that. Pretty much. Yeah. And there's more to come. And so Excellent.
Excellent.
Nice piercing profile, you got that nice, deep swedge. That's this is going to be one of those
knives that really likes to move through things that are on the curves especially. Yeah, very
cool.
Cool. All right. Next up, fixed blade, which we all know is my favorite thing. So hopefully you
like that one. Nice kind of compact survival knife design. Correct? Yeah. Yeah. jamestowne
name of this one is I don't know why that you know, but this deal is fK 85.
Yeah, has a good feel. I like the drop to it here. It kind of puts the blade where you want
it to be nice high flat grind. So you can you can do the slicing, good heavy duty hunting
knife to correct also 001 that might match the other one that you're working on. And of course
you got the the nice holes in the handle there. You could do that kind of flashing thing that
some people really enjoy. And we've got a kydex sheath, I believe over here for it as well.
Yeah, very nicely done. Standard attachment there on the back. Yeah, that's that's a good
design bit of a departure for for Boker. A little bit, but a welcome one in my mind.
Yeah, yeah. But that's the direction we're heading into some Winkler designs as well.
That was actually my first thought when I saw the handle. I thought it might have been a new
Winkler collaboration but but yeah, very nicely done. Very nice acute The tip is nice and acute
on that too. Yeah, nice point going on. Very cool. All right.
And last but certainly not least, no, not least, but yeah, and old, very old friend and the
barcode product line, Gemini, nga, but now with an assisted opening mechanism and a flipper.
And not made in Buenos Aires. Like a lot of the Geminis as well. Yeah, exactly.
It's quite a journey. Yeah. Got it in Germany. Yeah. Then went to Buenos Aires. And now it's
going to Asia. I forgot about the the German ones for a minute. Yeah. In the 90s. We made
them in Germany. Yeah, that's where it all started.
Yeah, yeah. Kind of, you know, kind of a riff on the just the D2 assisted opening flipper utility
knife. And that's a should come in at a really good price point D2 steel, collect plenty of
grip from the
handle. The grip is really nice. It's really a working horse. Yeah,
yeah. Yeah, it is an old friend. It's like you said, Yeah, very cool. Excellent. Excellent.
Well, that about wraps it up for now. Thank you so much, man for Thank you for taking the time
to show us these things, some really cool stuff. And we got some really cool stuff in the works
as well. So keep watching our channel for all of our blades show coverage, of course, we'll leave
links below in the description, it'll take you over to our Boker section on our website. Some
of this stuff may not be up there on the site just yet. But do be looking forward to soon.
Thanks, guys. See you next time. Thank you.