Aesthetically, what is your favorite production blade finish?

Favorite production blade finish?

  • Bead Blast

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  • Stonewash

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  • Satin

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  • Coated (TiNi, DLC, etc.)

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chuckhammer

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Just like the title says. Mirror/high polish not an option since that almost always requires hand work to achieve.

Not from a functional point of view, simply based on aesthetics. What looks the best to your eyes?
 
Satin, usually.

Bead blasting doesn't look bad on some knives. Coated blades usually looks cheap and mall-ninja-ish - makes me wonder what imperfections are being hidden.

Stonewashed? I don't have any of those, that I know of anyway. Can someone list an example or two?
 
The Chris Reeve Sebenza is a good example of a stonewashed blade. Another name for it would be ceramic tumbled.
 
Hmm... Is there a chart that shows what each of these is? I know what mirror (not on the list) and bead-blast look like. Not too sure about the others, though.
 
The Chris Reeve Sebenza is a good example of a stonewashed blade. Another name for it would be ceramic tumbled.
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Thanks. I don't have one of those, but based on photographs I'd say the finish falls aesthetically between satin and bead blasted. Not quite as 'pretty' as a nice satin blade, a utilitarian finish without the coarse texture of bead blasting and lacking the wannabe overtones associated with coatings.
 
I selected bead blasted, but I'm not sure that's right. Whatever finish EnZo is putting on their blades is what I like.
 
Anything but coated looks good to me.
 
I like satin finish. I do not like mirror polish at all. Not real crazy about bead blast either. I like stone wash too. But, satin finish is my favorite.
 
I like the satin finish the best. I dont like BT coated blades and some stonewash is good. Satin just looks better to me. Kevin :thumbup:
 
A satin finish is the easiest to make a knife look like new again. Let me give you an example. Everyone knows what the satin finish on a Buck looks like. If you have one with scratches, sand across the finish with a 400 grit sandpaper until they're gone. Then use a green Scotchbrite wheel on a bench grinder on it. Sharpen it properly and there ya go. I'm gonna to do a Buck 112 tonite.
 
chuckhammer said:
Mirror/high polish not an option since that almost always requires hand work to achieve.
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Not true....for example, check out Victorinox or Wenger swiss army knives.

I prefer mirror polished blades the most, but some coated ones are rather nice too.

I hate bead-blasted the most.
 
I'll take satin or mirror-finish all the time. As for coated, well....pfffffffffft. That's the sign of a lazy knifemaker as far as I'm concerned.
 
chuckschilling said:
I'll take satin or mirror-finish all the time. As for coated, well....pfffffffffft. That's the sign of a lazy knifemaker as far as I'm concerned.
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Agreed. Voted satin, but like mirror finish too.

Although the OP specified aesthetics, I can't stand the look of coated/painted or otherwise rough finished blades as I know they don't cut nearly as well as they could.

Sort of like judging a dented-up car's aerodynamics.
 
My highest preference is for a black-Ti coated Mirror polished, or satin blade. I have the Alaskan Guide Cabela's 110 with the coated blade, and it's beautiful! I can't stand a black Teflon coating, though, at least for looks.

My second choice is just plain ol' satin finished.

Bead blasted comes in a distant last to all other finishes.

DD
 
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