Boker Knifestyle | EN Edition 2018 / 2019

40 BOKER PURE CPM
BLADE MATERIAL DESIGNED BY HARDNESS BLADE FINISH
HANDLE MATERIAL HANDMADE IN LIFETIME WARRANTY
CPM-154
61 HRC
SATIN
OAK
BOKER PURE CPM
Danish design emerged as a style in
the middle of the 20th century, strongly
influenced by the ideas of the German
Bauhaus. This design movement
developed its own no-nonsense look
characterized by simple formalism,
minimalism, clarity and functionality,
as well as by the use of cutting edge
industrial technology in the realization
of this design vocabulary. This is
the tradition of Danish designer and
custom knifemaker Jens Ansø, who
designed the kitchen knife series
Boker Pure following these exact
design principles.
The knives have unique, classically
simple lines and offer excellent balance,
handle ergonomics and functionality.
This minimalistic design is highlighted
with the use of “Bergische Eiche,” a
regional oak wood, for the handles.
The pleasing pattern of the elaborately
finished oak wood is only interrupted
by three understated stainless steel
rivets, which are applied with great
care in a completely manual process.
This steel is made by melting the
already excellent base steel 154-CM in
order to add more carbides.
The steel is then atomized in a
vacuum and quenched with a cold
air jet. The resulting steel powder is
BLADE STEEL EDGE RETENTION
COMPARISON
X50CR
MOV15
440C
SOURCE: CRUCIBLE INDUSTRIES LLC
CPM-154
pressed and sintered below melting
temperature. This process makes
it possible to give the steel a much
higher carbide concentration than
regular blade steel; and the carbides
give the steel additional hardness and
edge retention.
The bar graph (left) shows the edge
retention compared to an established,
popular kitchen knife steel, the
chromium-molybdenum-vanadium
steel X50CrMoV15, as well as to the
excellent 440C. The superior edge
retention of the 440C is far surpassed
by the powder metallurgical steel
CPM-154, which is a guarantee for a
sharp knife that keeps its edge for a
very long time.
The Pure Series has truly set new
limits and is, with its puristic and
functional design concept and high end
materials, the new eye catcher in your
kitchen.
In order to match the aesthetic
quality of the series with its technical
properties, we use the powder
metallurgical steel CPM-154, made by
the American manufacturer Crucible
Industries.
Our Boker Pure CPM series
with G10 handles is also still
available!
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