Hey, everyone.
David C. Andersen here coming at you from the KnifeCenter, and today we’ve got a great
deal on the Boker Plus Tech-Tool 3, marked down to a price of only $29.95.
Let’s check it out.
So, the Boker Plus Tech-Tool series as a whole is a great Swiss Army Knife alternative, and
they’ve got a range of models with different tool sets, but today specifically, as I mentioned
up top, we’re looking at the Tech-Tool 3 with carbon fiber handles.
Now, since they have to compete with Victorinox, who have nearly completely dominated this
genre of knife, Boker have tried to be a little forward thinking to differentiate their product.
First and foremost is the addition of a pocket clip to the Tech-Tool series, and if you’ve
wanted a Swiss Army Knife with a pocket clip, you would only be able to turn to third party
solutions, but that’s not so with this Boker.
The pocket clip we get here is a nice deep-carry affair with just a hint of handle that sticks
up above the top of the clip.
Now, the attachment of the clip is actually milled into the handles, so you only get a
little bit of the screws sticking up.
This helps when you’re going to put it back into your pocket, because there’s not going
to be a whole lot that’s going to catch on your clothes.
Now, you can switch it to either side, so you can carry this knife tip up or tip down,
but it’s not reversible, but honestly, I don’t think that matters that much.
Because this is not a one-hand opening knife, you can still carry it on either side just
as easily.
On the end of the knife we also see a glass breaker, which is typically only something
you see that often on larger one-hand opening tactical knives, but this is a key piece of
safety gear, and having it on the end of the knife here is a great way to always have one
with you in case of an emergency.
Another nice advancement on the Tech-Tool 3 is a pop-out lanyard ring.
That way you have a choice of whether you actually want to use that or not, unlike Swiss
Army Knives that may have a fixed lanyard point, if you don’t want to use it and want
to keep the profile nice and clean, you can just fold it away.
The blade steel on this knife is Sandvick’s excellent 12C27 stainless, which is a definite
step up from the typical Victorinox steel.
This is a fine-grained steel with a good amount of toughness, and it takes a keen edge easily,
and it’s gonna hold it for a decent amount of time as well.
We’ve got a full-height hollow grind as opposed to the flat grind on most Swiss Army
Knives, and we get a nice classic-looking drop point shape.
Comparing the blade shape to most Swiss Army Knives this size, the Boker does have a little
bit more belly.
I actually really like the shape, and I think it would be great for my EDC needs, but if
you want something with a little bit less belly, just keep that in mind.
On the reverse side of the knife, we get a sharpenable awl, which I would say is pretty
much on par with Victorinox offerings, as well as a corkscrew.
Now, I’ve honestly never opened a bottle of wine with a pocket knife corkscrew, but
I have used them for other purposes.
I’ve found them to be really great at untying stubborn knots.
We also get a bottle opener on this mode, and the shape is somewhat in between the current
Victorinox standard style and the old Wenger Swiss Army Knife style, and we also get a
wire stripper at the base, and the tip acts as a flat head driver and pry tool.
The scissors on this model are actually similar to the old Wenger style of scissors, but they’re
lacking the micro serrations that those models had.
What’s nice about this is we have a very sturdy back spring.
It actually uses the leaf spring of the slipjoint for it’s tension rather than the simple
folded spring that most Victorinox models use.
Lastly, and most interesting, we get a small serrated blade, and it doesn’t actually
open all the way, because it was designed to work on the reverse pull stroke most effectively.
I could see this working very well on string or rope safely, because it can hook in quite
nicely, and it’s also great for emergency needs in a pinch.
It has a blunt tip so you can get in under materials without puncturing skin.
You could get in under a seat belt if trapped in a car, or remove clothing from around an
injury.
Like the glass breaker, it’s great to have this bit of emergency kit without having to
carry anything extra.
he handles on this model are constructed from carbon fiber, although there are G10 options
as well that have a nice slight radius to them.
Either one of these options offers a cool differentiation from the Alox or Celador scales
on most Swiss Army Knives.
Further setting this knife apart, they have a bit more of a traditional handle profile
that has a nice sweep and it swells near the back unlike the symetrical nature of most
Swiss Army Knives.
Now, we have nothing at all against Victorinox, because they make dozens of great models,
but they’re so good it’s hard for competitors to stand much of a chance, so we’re glad
to see Boker pushing the envelope of the genre a little bit.
So what about you?
Would any of you consider trying out one of the Boker Tech-Tools?
Be sure to let us know in the comments, because now is the perfect time to pick one up, as
this carbon fiber Tech-Tool 3 is marked down to almost half our original price.
You can pick one up now for just $29.95 while supplies last by using the link below.
I’m David C. Andersen, signing off from the KnifeCenter.
See you next time.
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Can’t use that.
Compared to the blade shapes of most Swiss Army… nivs…
We’re inclusive here.
Or remove clothing from around an indus… industry
Excellent.