Coated blades

Blades with coatings have appeal because the coating adds a peel.

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Coatings protect from rust on some blades.
And there's no noticeable difference between the friction from cutting with my DLC coated military vs my satin military.
 
I think some coating/scales combos look really good (e.g. jungle green + black G10)

but imho nothing beats a nice satin finish :thumbup:
 
Yeah , I don't think it's an "appeal" thing so much as that's just the way alot of them come out of the factory to keep the cost down . More time is required to put the satin finish on a blade than to shoot the coating on it .

My Scrap Yard Dogfather has a coating on it which is letting it show it's use and abuse nicely , but my EDC is a Magnum Bear Cub with the satin finish . I like a satin finish and a nice thin edge better for cutting , whittling or finer wood working when in the woods .


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I couldn't make my mind up just like the resigned P4, so I did both :D

I have one with and one without, I must say I find no discernible difference in performance.. coz they both excel :p my striped NMSFNO
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More and more lately I'm drifting away from coated blades, although I will confess some look fantastic. Yes they provide great rust prevention but then again so does basic care and maintenance to the knife. The crinkle coat that Busse and some other brands use does reduce cutting performance but tends to last a bit longer than some others I've seen. I think coatings are popular simply because they give the knife a tacticool look. Both of my brothers were soldiers in the US Army, one a Ranger the other Airborne/medic, and it's interesting to note that both preferred naked steel to coated.
 
PharaohX3 said:
More and more lately I'm drifting away from coated blades, although I will confess some look fantastic. Yes they provide great rust prevention but then again so does basic care and maintenance to the knife. The crinkle coat that Busse and some other brands use does reduce cutting performance but tends to last a bit longer than some others I've seen. I think coatings are popular simply because they give the knife a tacticool look. Both of my brothers were soldiers in the US Army, one a Ranger the other Airborne/medic, and it's interesting to note that both preferred naked steel to coated.
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We always liked things that weren't shiny. Even to the point of using emnu to black out anything shiny on our LBEs or helmets.
 
While most of my personal blades are satin now I still have coated blades that I keep under the seats of my vehicles. Some of them don't see the light of day very often. With the weather changes in Ohio I know that I don't have to worry about coated blades being stored in the cars for long periods of time.

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For me when the coating starts coming off really bad, I'll strip it and then put some bluing on it. I think bluing looks cool :) like the basics back in the day "smooth coat"
 
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