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you guys just blew the discovery channel from this earth with this documentary. Bloody awesome

DUDES, this is a killer video. Knocked it out of the park. Now, make more of them. 😂

My husband and I made a special stop in Soligen to inquire about the Boker knives as he was a collecter. They were so incredibly nice and friendly and welcomed us into their establishment even without an appointment. We talked for several minutes with the head of the company and were allowed to purchase a couple of knives straight from the onsite factory. I loved seeing this video because it reminds me of a wonderful experience in the beautiful country of Germany.

Just a lil' fun fact: Germans used to call someone getting stabbed a 'Greeting from Solingen' because of their long history of knife/tool making

Such a cool video, huge home run and so cool that you guys go as far as traveling to bring us this amazing content. Love it

I bought my Boker 111004 folding pocket knife when I was 16 years old back in 1983 from Kmart of all places. I carried it through my Coast Guard career and still carry it today. It has always been my go to pocket knife. Thank you for the history lesson.

This is one of the most fascinating videos you guys have done. Bravo!

When I was a young man in Tennessee, I used to go to the town square in Murfreesboro and hang out with the old men sitting on the bench next to the old Civil War canons.They would whittle all day long on cedar sticks. I asked one of the men one day what he was making. He said, "Im making little sticks out of big ones"! As I sat there, these men were constantly asking the same question of anyone that came up to be around them...What kind of pocket knife do you have? If you didn't pull out a Boker knife from your pocket, you had better not pull anything out of it. It was Boker or trash. Thats where my love for Boker began. This was a sweet video. Thanks

This video is on a whole different level. So interesting! Impressive marketing and fantastic filming and editing. Love the way you used the B film during narration. You can let your supervisor/manager know that your trip to Germany was well worth it because I am buying a knife right now from you guys out of sheer principle. This is marketing done right. I showed this video to my brother in law who isn’t even a knife guy and he plans to buy a Boker from you guys as well.

Boker fan here. I bought my younger buddy a boker and just sent him this video. Interesting designs incredible history. I really appreciated the young apprentices. Seems like a great job good people. Thanks guys. Cheers

One of my favorite companies love their stuff, from the bottom to the top. Those Damascus made from a Tank knives are on the grail list 🤩

This was incredible guys! Really made me appreciate the quality and craftsmanship from Boker. Would love to see more content like this! Maybe Victorinox sometime?

I was a teenager in the 1960s. All of my uncles carried, and I looked forward to carrying, Boker, Case or Ka-bar pocket knives. There were lots of debates about which was best but everybody conceded that you had a good knife if you had any of those brands.

Thats awesome that boker offers apprenticeships for young folks. The world needs people with these kind kf skills.

This is an incredible video. Makes me respect Boker so much more.

Yeah surprisingly I'm gonna have to agree this might be one of the best videos you guys have done. I had no idea Boker had such a passionate and storied history. Based off of all of the plastic scales I assumed they were kind of a throwaway knife... Wow was I wrong. That leopard domascus blade is so sick and the story is even cooler. Great work.

Apparently Lennart was not only the best apprentice in knive making but rather the best of all apprentice machinists in Germany, which is a big deal. I think his statement regarding craftmanship is a really important message for young people. Learning a craft might be a better/happier option for many who feel the pressure to get university degrees.

Zac: I to have a thing for Heritage tools... *pulls compact out of his pocket*

I have been collecting Bökers for a long time. I so love their workmanship

This young man who is in charge of stamping that skipped college will have the best hands on experience! The learning atmosphere at Boka will only produce a really great product! 👍🏽

This was an absolute joy to watch. This is truly one of your best videos in a long time. So well produced in every aspect. This really ticked my nostalgia box having lived in Germany for a year. Thank you Blade HQ for the awesome content!

I hope I can still make pocket knives when I'm 300+ years old. Kudos to this fine gentleman!

Wipperkotten is such a gorgeous place, I lived a couple of minutes away and just loved going there as often as I could.

I love to show my boker knifes to my German family members and then have them watch this video to understand the awesome history behind them!

I have a boker plus in the pocket right now..... and never been more stoked about it.

Now my favorite video on the channel. I love where this channel has come and I can see it’s only going to get better. Also now have a huge respect for Boker!!

It’s true, we have over 20,000 castles

Please do more of these! Love seeing inside these knife manufacturers!

Thank you for this video. I absolutely loved it. First and foremost, I love Germany, language, culture, people. And I love good knives. What a terrific video segment you made here. Very professional. Also Zak did a professional job overdubbing, telling us the background and history of Böker in Sollingen since 1605. Awesome segment guys. Bravissimo. (Or in German one might say "Gut getan" or Well done.)

Nice to see that you came here to get an insight into the great work of Böker. I have been there for a couple of times and each single visit feels as great as it was for the first time. There is something special. The people, the buildings, the city, the history. I think you know what I am taking about... Hope to see more of those videos from other manufacturers. Regards from Germany!

Yesss! Blade HQ we love history. Content like this is A1

147 👎? I guess that’s the number of people that pitched this idea to discovery channel and they said no! Lol! 😂🤣 What a video! Not only about knives but about your career..., the kid said, no university for me. I’m here through an apprentice program. That’s refreshing! The man even said, we have those knife nuts working for us. Here in USA we teach that without university you are nothing. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Good job guys! New sub here!

Oh crap. Boker is becoming my new favorite knife brand.

Incredible history. Good job guys, thank you.

I own a couple Böker knives and I can honestly say they are some of my favorite knives in my collection. I EDC one that might actually be my favorite after a CRKT minimalist.

This video was incredibly interesting and I hope you continue to do more longform content like this. You did a great job highlighting all the passion the folks at Boker have for their craft. Bravo!

Best BHQ video yet! Need more than of these.. Always loved Boker and German Skill.

Guys, thank you. I am the sort of knife geek that likes to shop and check blades at the store.. stores which are not in my state in Mexico. Didn't know that Boker has a Mexico branch. So I went after Xmast to visit the store Casa Boker, check out knives and buy me a Straight razor from Boker.. Next vacations maybe I'll go have a talk with Melinda. Mis mejores deseos y Feliz año a todos en BladeHq

I just bought a Böker Damascus Straight Razor yesterday

Thanks for the video. I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s and Boker, Case and Ka-bar were the preferred knives by my uncles. You will not be surprised to hear I’m mostly a slip joint knife guy.

Really good vid, I've just bought my first Boker knife so was great to see the professionalism and passion that goes into the making of every piece.👍

Castles everywhere! Well, maybe not literally everywhere, but yeah, we do have some old buildings and amazing churches around. Hope you had a good time visiting my homecountry, have a good christmas, keep up the amazing channel and greetings from Germany!

Wow! This is wild! Keep up the good work Blade HQ!

Buying a Boker because of this video right now. I love this and the content you all put out

Brilliant video! I have always admired Boker knives and own 2 of them but now I know the history behind the company I want to add more to my collection! Really great friendly people in a great factory with a fascinating history! 10/10

I got my first Boker pocket knife about 1955. At the time they were considered the best and I wanted nothing less...

This video was super! This video almost makes me want to get a boker. The editing in this is phenomenal. I felt like I was watching an actual documentary. Thank you Blade HQ for making this great video!

What a cool and informative video! I’m definitely looking forward to more of these!

This had to be the best work trip ever

Love the video please feature more just like this! Maybe a running series. Thank you for great content. Makes me even more proud that my Boker I carry daily is more than my beater knife! 🔪

I love these types of videos, great job guys!

Bought a few Bokers while traveling through Germany in 2003. Picked up a couple of auto knives to.

I found a meat cleaver in a second hand store. I could not believe the maker stamp said Henry Boker. Ten dollars. PS......Since this is attracting likes I will add.......It had been misused. Perhaps as a shake splitting fro. The spine was moderately peened over. Some rust. Original hardwood handle. I went easy on the clean up, no abrasives other than super fine steel wool here and there. Nice patina, takes a wicked edge. Heavy piece! Pride of place in my kitchen.

Loved this!! Thank you for sharing this story of a great company!

I'm very happy to say that I have owned (and still own) many fixed blade Boker Knives. One of these is in my current knife rotation and not in the safe. I have loved blades longer than I have studied Kali or Silat, and this goes back to when I was ten years old...I'm now fifty-five years old, so, it has been a while.

What an awesome video! Truely amazing how dedicated boker is to make quality knives, that can last you a lifetime.

This was the Best video I've seen from you folks! (And I'm not just saying that in the hopes that you travel to other countries and bring back great beer and more beautiful knives, not there's anything wrong with that.) Boker knives have always been Top-Quality and even their lower-priced Kalashnikov type models are great, durable values for your money. Can we get more international (or American) tours of knife manufacturers??? Not that there's anything wrong with a bunch of cool dudes talking about knives on the table in front of them but I can get that on a lot of KZfaq knife channels, Although granted you guys do it better than they do. Thank you for everything you do.

This is an amazing short doc guys. Always love it when you flex your filmmaking skills.

Well done. Many years ago I owned a Boker folder with stag horn handles.

Awesome factory tour/history lesson. I have a kwaiken and I love it.

Wow!! Loved this. I would love to see more episodes like this on other knife makers.

Best Blade H.Q. video ever!! IMO Thank you🙏🏻for that

The edit on this video is absolutely amazing 👍👍🔥

videos like this need to be longer!!!! awesome

Awesome video BladeHQ

As always. Enjoyed the tour. Well done. Thanks

Excellent video!! Love to see more videos like this one!! Great job Blade HQ!

Great video wish it was longer. Happy trails

I have been whittling and carving for most of my 75 years. My first GOOD pocket knife was a Boker Congress with stag scales. I still have it. From there, I bought several more Boker Congress with bone and walnut. Dang fine knives!

Awesome documentary style video Blade HQ....huge respect for your imparting this historical knowledge upon your community ❤️

Bought a new Boker a few years ago to replace my old Boker. Then I bought a few more to hand out. Everyone likes them. A lot.

you need your own TV show, this video is awesome

Knife adventures is back!!!! 😍 keep it coming guys!

"Oldest knife maker in the world" Joseph Rodgers: Hold my ale

Last week I purchase my first Boker Yellowjacket which will be delivered tomorrow. Enjoy all of the Blade HQ videos! Especially this video about the history of Boker Knifes! Thank you!

What a great video. You've just raised the bar. Keep it up

Awesome video. History, culture, travel….more like this please!!

... so well designed, made and finished... Böker is my favorite brand when it comes to single bladed knives

Gotta be honest, I forgot I was watching a "youtube" video. This video was extremely well done. Great job!

I love how u guys make these videos for us even tho u didn’t have to

Absolutely exquisite video. Well done, Blade HQ!

Metal working is in my heritage and I, very much, appreciate blades. Great video.

I really liked seeing the behind the scenes of producing knives! You should totally do more videos like these!!

Love the video. Booker’s probably my favorite brand. I’ve got a custom kalashnikov w/ my roman numerals, a strike, titanium dog tag knife, and (my favorite) the Plus defender. All great knives and I’m def gonna get more. Would love to see more videos like this. Keep up the good work guys!!

Absolutely great video, love it! Please more! Greetings from Germany

You definitely showed the best bit of Solingen surrounding area and inside the factory. The city is pretty grim. I visited with my family. We were a 3 hr drive away and just went so I could visit the Boker store and the Zwillings shop you should try and get in the factories of some of the other makers in the city.

Lennart!

Great video. Y’all should do more like this.

I really love these types of videos.

That was a really fun and entertaining video. Loved it. Thanks a lot.

Awesome video on Boker! Would love to see more like it!

This is the best episode till date.

Love me some Boker's. Very cool history.

I see my next pocket knife. Love the history on this company.

It was really cool to see people so passionate about their work. Sadly we have lost that in America. I am a tool room machinist and I absolutely love what I do and I have been at it for 30 years now.

BladeHQ by far the most interesting video y’all’ve made.

Awesome! Booking my flight now for the beer and maybe a knife or two!

Such an amazing video guys! Big ups to your production team and I think this would make a great series sometime, visiting more manufacturers and getting a taste of the country and the history behind some of them.

Sweet episode. I got into knives a couple of months ago and all I bought yet were böker knives (well and one victorinox)