Is Dull, Drab, Ugly and Agressive the New Measure of Beauty?

First , the polite thing to do before reposting a pict of my kids would be to ask.

And as for the picture , those knives were Christmas GIFTS from Mick & Josh at Strider knives a few years back , and they LOVE those knives....

my kids love camo , as do many adults. Doesn't mean they have been in the military , just like owning a AR15 doesn't makes one a military man , or driving a hummer , and owning a Vette doesn't make you Mario Andretti.

My kids have tacticals , traditionals and modern knives (other peoples descriptions not ours ) we just call em knives.

again , thanks for asking to use the picture..:thumbdn:
 
Im getting a little tired of the tacticool mall ninja stuff. I stopped carrying the thick blades and such because they simply don't cut as well as my thin blades like my Mnandi or FFG Leafshaped blades. Yeah they look cool and are tough but most of the time I never need a knife to pry with or cut stuff I shouldn't cut with a knife. It's boiled down to wasting the space in my pockets for a heavier tougher knife that doesn't cut well anyway so it's a easy decision.

As for the stupid marketing like "Our only competition is death." stuff I find it retarded and used to sell a image rather than a good product.
 
The Chef said:
Hopefully, I pray about this, Miley Cyrus will put out a collaborative knife with Mick Strider or Jerry Busse with a flattened fuscia anodized aluminum spoon blade design and sparkly, confetti grips, only then will the pendulum truly swing.
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Please let it be serrated and have assisted opening!
 
The more tactical sounding the knife company or model is, the less I'm likely to buy it. Dark Ops, Extrema Ratio, Cold Steel, are a few examples of over the top nomenclature. But that's just me, not knockin' anyone else's taste.

Maybe the trend is due to the military being coming to the forefront of the public's consciousness with Iraq and Afghanistan. Much like the now dead Hummer craze, the tac knife craze will probably run it's course in a few years.
 
simple answer.

I like dark muted earth tones (except for rescue gear) such as flat black, OD, tan, coyote brown, tiger stripes etc.

it has nothing to do with "tacticool" (what a stupid buzz word :jerkit: ), and it has everything to do with FREEDOM OF CHOICE. If one does not like certain styled knives, they have the option to not buy them. Seems silly to me to rag on certain styles of knives when we have FREEDOM OF CHOICE to buy whatever we want.
 
I also have the freedom of choice to make fun of stupid looking knives. I hope those kids grow out of the tiger striped phase quickly.
 
Rick , if you don't like people being able to have the choice to buy what they want , that is fine , but I will ask you here , like I asked you in the email , to remove the image of my kids from your anti-freedom of choice post !
 
rick i have no quarrel with your position. i've often remarked that i've never seen a beautifal tact. however the easy carry & one hand opening definitely is here to stay. many of us blue collar guys carry tacts since the pocket clip & one hand retreviel is so convienient . i buy about 6 gec slippies to each tact.do'nt despair the beautiful pocket knife is alive & well. check out case, queen, boker, & gec folders. there are many more old & conventional folder collectors today than ever before. for real time consuming chores using a pocketknife i always go with a taddy since these patterns are evolved after 150 yrs. of millions of users. for quick short uses the one hand knife is king.remember have you ever seen a whittlin man use a tact?
 
I love all styles of knives.

Whether it's an old slipjoint or a new titanium/g10 combo.
Fixed or folding.
Toothpick or machete.
Kitchen or pocket.

I do agree to a point that there is some silliness in today's knife market and I won't name companies..... I agree with the poster that said 'to each thier own'.

As far as the tactical type knives being mega popular , we are at war.


Edit - ya know folks , some of you need to chill out big time. Your opinion is not any more important than that of anyone else's. If you dont like what you see then don't buy it , it's not your place to knock those who prefer that style.

All this judgemental , immature talk is ridiculous ! We are a knife community , not a kingdom where only the opine of the folks who think they are "elite" matters.....


Tostig
 
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bigmark408 said:
Oh yah, bead blast and coatings hide lots of flaws such as pitting and grit marks..thats the part i luv....now days with a little marketing gimmick you can get top dollar for fast work.
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Surely though, you can't think that applies to all knife companies and models. Don't you think it's a bit unwise to make a blanket statement like that?

Do you think a Spyderco Military with a black blade is finished more poorly than one with a satin blade? How about a Benchmade sprint run in M4 that's coated to protect the blade from corrosion due to the makeup of the steel? What about a Kershaw ENER-G II? The satin bladed model is beautiful.....do you think I need to worry about how well my all black models were finished just because I can't see underneath the coating?
 
^ no

just use and enjoy your knives. This whole "speck of rust will KILL YOUR KNIVES FOREVER!" thing is WAAAAAAAY overhyped.
 
Tostig said:
I love all styles of knives.

Whether it's an old slipjoint or a new titanium/g10 combo.
Fixed or folding.
Toothpick or machete.
Kitchen or pocket.

Tostig
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I agree. I have proclaimed 2010 the Year of the Slip Joint. I have 6 makers from here I have picked out, and when I see one from each maker that is the right one for me, I'm buying it. :thumbup:

As long as I can get to the thread first. Them things go fast! :)
 
Bushman5 said:
^ no

just use and enjoy your knives. This whole "speck of rust will KILL YOUR KNIVES FOREVER!" thing is WAAAAAAAY overhyped.
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I don't think you got my point. I'm not worried about any specks of rust. What does concern me is a blanket statement that "coatings hide lots of flaws, such as pitting and grit marks."

I'm not concerned in the least about my black Millie, my black Kershaws, or any other coated blade I own, because I only buy quality products. I don't like the fact that some people might read the post I quoted and think that this is an issue with all coated knives. And for the record, a good QUALITY blade coating isn't any more cost effective than finishing uncoated stainless. The materials and process needed to apply some of today's high quality coatings is not cheap.

As far as M4 goes, it's not just a speck or two of rust you have to worry about. I could be wrong, but I believe Benchmade coats all of there M4 sprint runs because it is quite susceptible to rust, being that it's not a stainless steel. I'll check on that one though.
 
I don't buy frill. I love knives with ivory, filework, exotic burls and so on... but I'd be scared to use them. And whenever I come close to buying a knife like that I talk myself out of it, because I could put the same money into a knife I would actually use.

Not everything I buy is black, though. Most aren't. I don't like coated blades, "satin" or better for me. The last three knives I've bought have all been g10 handles; blaze orange, tigerstripe, and green/black. So there's your color I guess... but usually even the color of the knife is to serve a specific purpose (either to make it easier to see or harder).

For me, function is beauty.
 
This is a good thread!

I have never thought about my knives in the manner that the OP has mentioned.

All of my knives have dark color handles and black or matte silver blades. My thoughts on the matter are that since all of my knives are meant for use, that brighter flashy colors are impractical. To me these dark drab colors symbolize ruggedness rather than tactical weapons of war.
 
After seeing all the cool stuff at SHOT , I will instead proclaim it the YEAR OF THE KNIFE.

So much new stuff coming out in all flavors , colors , shapes , steels , and yes even boring old drab green ( Benchmade MPR - awesome ) , if you can't find a knife in 2010 that you like , you might need better eyesight. :)
 
Me personally I don't care for a flashy blade, I like the look and feel of a textured blade, doesn't show scratches as easily or grease and stuff like that. I like black and metallic colors, drab colors do it for me.

I wouldn't buy a bright yellow or pink knife. I might go orange, but again I like the color. Just my taste. Not because it's tactical. Hell I like machinery and raw metal, it's not about mil spec.
 
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