Ok, why yellow?

I was never a big fan of yellow handled knives. I always associated them with plastic scales/utility. The color I always thought was to be easily seen if dropped or put down.
After seeing it in bone, I really like it now.

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Okay...5:30 in the morning and I am think about "ok, why yellow?". I looked at the knives on the shelves and the first ones my eyes are drawn to are the yellows. From the bright yellows of the Fight'n Rooster on the left and the Colonial on the right to the creamy ivory yellow of the Ka-Bar and Camillus. The only answer I can think of is....

Why not yellow?

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mollyhatchet said:
My hubby would 2nd a yellow handle on a single clip blade barlow, carbon steel of course.
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This is my Bear & Son Barlow. Although it has a second blade, I'd bet your hubby would be very happy with it. It is carbon steel -- of course.
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Steve_Holt said:
ahhh... the "little Coke" vs. "big Coke" debate. Might have known it would rear it's head in the folksy forum!

Little Cokes tasted better, and big Cokes were bigger. Always a tough choice.

I never owned a yellow handled knife until a couple of years ago, and don't recall seeing one emerge from the pockets of anyone I knew. My dad's knives were Colonial and Camillus stockmen with faux stag and IMOP handles. I think the steel was all that mattered to him. Was yellow originally a Case thing which has grown to other brands?
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Uh... well... uh... did someone mention "coke"? :D

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Like has been stated a couple times in this thread, I can't think of a sodbuster or trapper without yellow scales. That comes from growing up with them only toting yellow scales. On the other hand, I find it hard to think of a Stockman with anything but jigged bone for the same reason.
 
In the past, yellow handles = carbon blades.

Growing up in the 60s' and 70s', we bought yellow handled Case knives because we knew they had good carbon blades. When I sold knives for 10 years in the 80s' (north Florida), yellow Case CV knives were by far the most popular. I used to order yellow Case trappers 100 at a time, and sold out often.
 
texasflyfisher said:
While maybe not manly, I always thought hot pink was highly visible (along with neon chartreuse) but someone mentioned to me that pink is sometimes hard to see on sand. Don't know if that is true or not. Maybe someone who would admit to a pink handled knife can try that?
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Hmm. I'll admit to the pink knife, no problem there, but don't know where i'd get the sand....

As to the yellow ones, I don't have one and never have because its always such a dull yellow... a nice brigh shiny yellow like you used to see on Corvettes, or mid 60s chevy trucks... that i could go for!

But, having said that,
That one looks real good Shing! Might have to think about getting one of your yellow ones, you make a real solid slippie from what i hear!

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Ice Tigre, if you like a 'louder' yellow then Queen Cutlery's Sodbusters are a stronger tint than the usual custard colour. Shing's knife is rather 'Scagelish' looking to my eye, that opening hole I mean.

Not seen any Yello Jakets in this thread yet, but "why yellow" is not the reason Camillus went bankrupt!
 
yella is good for a fella... (I'm just sayin'...)
 
For me anything vintage has to have some yellow in it. Dunno why but I remember the Fire King mugs back in the day being yellow in our house. Funny thing is of the knives I have the wifey's favorite is the yellow case!
 
It's a funny thing, but of all the peanuts I've carried, the bone stag, amber bone, chestnut bone, red pocket worn bone, the one that I carried the most, that 'called me' to slip it in my pocket, was my yellow CV peanut. The creamy yella handles with a nice grey patined blade is just such a nice combo. Something very old timey and timeless about it.

These days I find myself carrying my old CV yella sodddie in rotation, and its the same apeal. yella handle/grey blade. Just looks right.
 
I love yellow handle and orange handle knives. I picked these 3 up at Blade. I was after a large 75 pattern Stockman with yellow handles for ages and now I have one!:)

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Used to think the same thing. In fact, I posted that same question. Then I bought a yellow Case Sodbuster Jr.

Now, I like yellow. I don't a lot of it. I still prefer stag!!! But I'm not adverse to a pretty yellow knife.
 
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