Boker Knifestyle | EN Edition 2018 / 2019

BOKER CORE DAMASCUS
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FORGED BLADE MATERIAL DAMASCUS LAYERS HARDNESS HANDLE MATERIAL HANDMADE IN LIFETIME WARRANTY
EICHE
DAMAST 300 60 HRC OAK
BOKER CORE DAMAST
We are a modern and sustainable company
with roots in an industry with a long regional
history. Our region is the Bergisches Land,
where blade production was established
as early as the Middle Ages, thanks to two
main factors. The dense forests supplied
wood as a renewable resource that could be
carbonized for forging. Many rivers running
through narrow valleys – primarily the
Wupper River – supplied easily accessible,
renewable energy for grinding mills and
smithies.
Now, the Bergisches Land does not
actually take its name from its mountainous
topography (“Berg” being German for
“mountain”), but from the noble House von
Berg. Their mighty counts left their mark on
the region like no other dynasty, reaching all
the way to the Rhineland. It is no accident
that their ancestral seat of Burg Castle has
become the landmark of the Bergisches
Land. Thanks to our close relationship
with the castle preservation association,
Schlossbauverein Burg an der Wupper e.V.,
we were able to obtain a small amount of
wood from the 100-year-old oak beams of
this historic monument.
living quarters was rebuilt in the early 20th
century, modeled after Romanesque towers
built around the year 1130. From the top
with its three wooden brattices, visitors
have a panoramic view all the way to the
neighboring town of Remscheid. A covered
bridge connects the tower with the shield
wall and wall walk. In medieval times, it was
the only access to the tower.
Today, the west side of the keep has an
additional entrance to the ground floor.
The archway bears a sandstone plate with
information about the history of the mighty
tower. In the past, the ground floor was
called the dungeon, accessible only through
an opening from the floor above and used
as storage for stone balls. In case of an
attack, the defenders of the keep would
pelt attackers with the balls from the upper
floors. The ground floor could hold up to 12
tons of stones. From the first floor, stairs
in the outside walls, which are up to four
meters thick, lead to the upper floors. We
process pieces of the original oak beams of
the keep at Burg Castle with all due respect
and diligence to make handles for our Boker
Core Damascus, an edition strictly limited
to 199 pieces. The blade is truly special -
the hand forged stainless Damascus has
a breathtaking pattern and offers excellent
resilience and hardness (60 HRC), which
makes the Boker Core Damascus an
exclusive collector’s item and guarantees
exceptional performance for all cutting tasks
in the kitchen. In Solingen, the forged blade
piece consisting of 300 layers of Damascus
is brought to a red heat and die-forged
into its beautiful shape by a drop hammer
weighing two tons.
What better way to express our respect for
the history of our region and our craft than
by referring to the Counts von Berg and
their ancestral home? Each of these works
of art comes in an elegant leather covered
gift box with a certificate of authenticity and
individual serial number.
The wood was sourced from the so-called
keep, the main tower of Burg Castle, which
is an impressive 105 feet tall. The foundation
of the keep (46 ft. x 36 ft.) was laid in the
first building phase of the castle in the 12th
century. The six-storied defense tower with