Coated blades vs non coated blades. Whats your choice?

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I'll go first and say that I am a fan of the coated breed. For using knives anyway. And I understand that not all knives look good in black. But for the knives you use everyday what is your favorite, coated or non.

I ask this because I almost always buy coated blades. The reason is that most of the time when I get done using my knife I can't wash it off right away. (nor do I want to) And It forms rust or stains on it by the end of the day, or the next day when I go to clean and resharpen.

I Would rather have a coated blade with no rust than a satin blade with rust any day. I only own three or four uncoated blades right now and those only because that was my only choice. Jeff
 
I like coated too. If you are going to use it then it doesn't matter if it gets a little scratched. The extra protection is worth it. The one thing that is a drawback is if you want to sell it later it doesn't get as much.

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I use my Benchmade folders the most out of all my knives. The first one I got was a coated AFCK. Now my EDC is an uncoated Sentinel. For the work I do with my folder a coating is not needed. This also makes my EDC cheaper than an identical but coated blade and also better looking, in my opinion.

For carbon steel blades I like a coating of some sort. Incidentally I think that one of the good bowie buys on the market are the Factory Second Trail Masters that Cold Steel offers. You get their Trail Master with a coating for price mush lower than a regular catalog item! Who cares if there is a cosmetic flaw for a working bowie. Take a mirror polished bowie and hack at a tree limb and you'll quickly get a few cosmetic flaws!

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I don't like the look of coated blades much, scratched or not.
A 1200 grit hand rubbed satin blade is not only much prettier, but if it does get scratched, a little sanding takes care of it.
The only reason I can see for a coated blade is that it is less labor intensive and thus cheaper to produce.
 
I didn't care for coated blades too much (scratching, chipping, flaking) until I tried one that had a Titanium Carbonitride coating. It was more part of the blade than a coating. I dug in rocky ground with it, swam in salt water (and let it sit overnight wet) with it. Nothing really phased it. The tip looked a bit worn, but the coating was still there.
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Have fun!

Dan

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I would prefer a decent plain finish to powder class coatings as they come off readily in large patches and then your blade looks like it has leprosy. As well the corrosion ressitance is now much worse than a noncoated blade as coated blades have very rough finishes under the coatings and thus are very prone to rusting once the coatings are removed.

-Cliff
 
I like the glare of the blade. Not too fond of coatings. Hate scratches and other marks being visible in the black coating. It really p... me off.
But in wet conditions there is a place for coated knives.
On the other hand, if you just collect knives, there is no problem
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[This message has been edited by dePaul (edited 11-06-2000).]
 
I don't like coatings. About the only coating I can stomach is TiN and that is because it is tougher than the teflon based coatings.

If I have a choice it will be satin or stonewash.

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