Boker Knifestyle | Edition 2020 / 2021 | English

BOKER CORE DAMASCUS
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FORGED BLADE MATERIAL DAMASCUS LAYERS HARDNESS HANDLE MATERIAL HANDMADE IN LIFETIME WARRANTY
DAMASCUS 300 60 HRC OAK
BOKER CORE DAMASCUS
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.
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 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.