Ceramic Boker Plus Anti-MC

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Jesse B.

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I just ordered the Boker Plus Anti-MC (whatever that stands for.) It's a titanium framelock with a ceramic blade, which was the selling point.
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It was only about $50 + shipping and I couldn't help myself. The pivot screw requires a proprietary tool to adjust (which I'm sure I'll lose like the last one,) but I can't comment on the pluses and minuses without handling and using it first. I'll review the knife when I receive it.
Anyone have this knife? Experience with other ceramic knives? Thoughts on ceramic? This knife could prove to be the perfect fruit dismemberment tool.. or it could break in half. We'll see.
 
holy scmokes $50 for a Ti framelock?

looks startlingly similar to the stone river gear ceramic folder

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but that goes for $150
 
I was looking at this one too because it was so inexpensive, but you usually get what you pay for! Just a reminder to you that ceramic is no adamantium, it will dull eventually and it is very brittle. It is definitely a cool folder though.
 
please please please let us know how you like it.

ive been eyeing that one ever since i saw it was available.
 
I just ordered one also. Figured what the heck, Ti and Ceramic for that price :confused:. Might get what I paid for, but maybe not. Always wanted to try a ceramic blade but the price was just too high. Figure it's worth the gamble. Knowing me I will probably break it as I really don't know how far I can push it. I do know I can sharpen it though, got plenty of diamond stuff ;). Will also give a review when I get it.
 
I've got one of these on order also. I owned a Boker Ceramic for years that was rather high dollar compared to this one. It was the lockback model. Sold it on the forums here years later in used condition. It was a great user for food prep and it did manage to stay sharp as they promised but it was never what I'd call biting sharp you know. It did keep that same edge the entire time I used it though. I think I paid like $195 for the first one and it was fairly nice even if you did have to be very careful with it.

What I like about this one aside from the much friendlier price tag is the frame lock. I like this lock over the lockback for two reasons. Number one I never quite trusted the lock back slamming into the ceramic blade always fearing it would chip it or eventually break it somehow but number two and most importantly, so what if the blade breaks on a frame lock. I can take that thing apart and put a new blade in it to fit the lock if need be and move right along. My Boker Turbine came with the tool for the pivot when I got it so I'm set. :thumbup:

STR
 
I examined it at the dutch knife show a few months ago. A very nice high-tech gentlemen knife. I didn't buy it as for the standard European price I thought it was too risky.
At this $50 price I may scout my fave ebay vendors...
 
I had an ceramic Infinity way back. So long as you don't do anything you're not supposed to do with a knife, It'll be fine.

I got a couple of chips in the edge while I had it, but they did not affect the cutting ability much. If anything they functioned as serrations.
 
I was just looking at this knife and came here to start a thread on it :D. I was curious about the ceramic blade. STR you said that you had yours for a while and it was still pretty much just as sharp. I love the idea of a long lasting ceramic edge on a blade I can edc to work however I hate the idea of sending it away only to have it gone for 4 weeks while its sharpened. Is there any way to sharpen it at home? If it took a long time to dull the edge (like months and I know it depends on how much you use it what you cut etc) I could see the benefit. However if it dull's just a little bit slower than my steel knives I cant see a good reason to buy it other than novelty.
 
from what i've heard it's possible to resharpen on diamond plates or with diamond compound but i've been told to avoid coarse grits as coarse scratch pattern at the edge may cause fracture.

i also wonder if these things get a burr at all ??? i don't think so. this may be the tricky part. probably solved with some magic marker on the bevels.
 
Excuse my ignorance, but what's the point of the ceramic blade? What advantages does it offer?
 
s.c. said:
Excuse my ignorance, but what's the point of the ceramic blade? What advantages does it offer?
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Thats pretty much what I am thinking. I like the cool factor of ceramic blades, however having to worry so much about chipping or even dropping the knife on accident makes me shy away. As does having to send it away to be sharpened. The ceramic knives I have used didnt feel any sharper than a steel knife and though I am curious as to how much longer it will hold an edge I wonder if it is enough to really be impressed over.

then again its $50 dollars and it would be a neat knife to own and at least try out a ceramic bladed folder.
 
I got one.I haven't carried or used it yet.I've only had it a few days.

It came extremely sharp out of the box.The action is a little stiff,as well as the lock-up.

One thing I noticed right away is how light it is.The ceramic is lighter than steel,& with the Ti handles makes this folder super lightweight.
 
Just noticed this in a promo email and ordered right away. I love the looks of it and have wanted to try out a ceramic knife for a long time. I wish the pocket clip wasn't tip-down only, but that's not too big a deal.
 
s.c. said:
Excuse my ignorance, but what's the point of the ceramic blade? What advantages does it offer?
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It can't corrode or rust.It'll hold it's edge longer than any steel with a RCH @ 87.
Also,at $50,it's a pretty cool novelty item.:o
 
I just saw this in Knifecenter's latest promo email as well. I have to say I'm intrigued, mostly for the same reason others are: it's a chance to try out a ceramic bladed folder for a low price. The Ti framelock and the fact that it's part of the Boker Plus line (which I've had very good experiences with in the past) helps, too.

Those who own one or have one on order, please do keep us posted about how you like it!
 
It isn't an actual rockwell reading, the C scale doesn't go that high, and you couldn't do that test on a piece of ceramic anyway. It's just an estimated equivalent, since knife advertisements use HRC instead of other scales, so knife buyers can have something of a frame of reference.
 
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