Boker Boker Plus Slack Question

Thin-Slice

Thin-Slice

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i really like the design of this folder but upon seeing several YT videos they mention the pull is very high 10/10 or so.

Can anyone who has it confirm it.

Or if i purchase it and disassemble, remove the blade and slightly and carefully file the locking part on a Ultra fine ceramic stone very little at a time to decrease the tension. Would that help or would the spring have to be filed. I have no idea if this would work just thinking out loud

Btw here is the folder im referring to:
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/BO...cket-knife-vg10-satin-blade-black-g10-handles
 
I can't answer your question but that's a nice looking knife. It's odd to me that they say it is "based on the traditional Navaja from the Mediterranean". It looks exactly like a folding hunter, one of the most popular and commonly reproduced old patterns in the USA. I don't think I've seen a similar Mediterranean Navaja.

Like many classic French knives, the Boker Plus Slack pocket knife by French designer Raphael Durand is based on the traditional Navaja from the Mediterranean. However, Raphael Durand transforms this concept into a modern design.
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The fastest way to relieve tension is to remove material from the backspring, particularly in the area just forward of the center pin. You could also remove material from the tang, but then you get into a whole mess of other things you could wind up screwing up, especially spring height in the open and closed position, along with a higher blade tip when the knife is closed, meaning you'd possibly have to take the kick down (doesn't look like there's a whole lot there to play with). These fixes definitely are made easier when the knife can be disassembled with ease. Then again why spend almost a hundred dollars on a knife you've got to do so much work to when there are a LOT of other knives out there with a similar design and easier pulls?

Eric
 
ea42 said:
Then again why spend almost a hundred dollars on a knife you've got to do so much work to when there are a LOT of other knives out there with a similar design and easier pulls?

Eric
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This.
It looks like a "Sodbuster" pattern to me. Admittedly, I did not look to see what Böker uses for the blade steel. If it is not 440C or "above", there are lots of alternatives in the same pattern. I know Case makes one in your choice of True Sharp or CV, in both "Jr" and full size.
Even Rough Rider makes them in both "Jr" and full size. I think Rough Rider has a larger selection of handle materials though. Of course the Rough Rider only comes in 440A ... so far ...
Both Case and Rough Rider make locking and non-locking versions of both sizes, too.
I cannot speak concerning Case, but I know my 40 odd Rough Riders all have a pull of between 5 and 6 on all the blades.
The two Case knives I have are about the same, but I do not have as much experience with the Case brand to know if that is their average across the line.
 
Yup looks like sodbuster to me and steel is VG10 which is pretty good for a slipjoint at that price.
 
Thin-Slice said:
Yup looks like sodbuster to me and steel is VG10 which is pretty good for a slipjoint at that price.
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A folding hunter and a sodbuster have different handles and blades. The boker slack has a swell center handle and clip blade like a folding hunter. You can see an illustration of the Remington on page 220 of Levine's Guide 4th Edition. Also the old Remington catalog cut describes it as a "hunter". A sodbuster is a type of clasp knife with a skinner blade.
 
I've found the pulls on all the Boker Plus knives I've had fairly light. This is another model in VG10. Pretty basic design, comes with a couple of removable 'extras'. I have a multi-blade in the same series in 440c.

 
Sweet looking knife, though I wish the back corners of the tang weren't so exposed in the closed position. Love the lack of a nail nick.

-- Mark
 
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