Boker ceramic

[Grayrock]

Anyone have any feedback on these knives? Do they stay as sharp for as long as the manufacturer claims? Are they worth the price? How does one sharpen them- if ever?

 

[Bonker]

Damn! I thought the thread said "Bonker ceramic" and I got all excited

 

[Tamara]

I haven't done a whole lot of cutting with my Boker Delta ceramic, so I can't give an honest eval of the edge-holding properties over time, but I can tell you the thing is so sharp that you can cut your eyes just looking at it.

 

[mete]

Ceramic knives shouldn't be dropped on a hard surface, of course. They are very wear resistant but I don't know actual comparisons. Sharpening is not usually a do it yourself project since the edge has to be polished because if the edge has any scratches they act as stress risers and can cause breakage.

 

[Bruz]

I would imagine that since the hardest steels are sharpened with ceramics, ceramic blades have to be perdy darn hard, thus should wear very well and get really sharp. As mentioned I would be curious to see drop tests on them, or maybe a Brownie test.

 

[Tamara]

They ain't really fighting tools, they're general cutting tools. The blades can chip and will snap if exposed to serious side loads.

They would make excellent general "gentleman's folders" for the kind of string-cutting, letter-opening, apple-peeling work that a small pocket folder gets used for, and they also make swell kitchen knives for cutting things that don't have bones in them.

Plus, the Boker Delta, with its ceramic blade and titanium scales, packs a pretty hefty 'gizmo factor'.