Ordering new TGULB: coating color?

jstn

jstn

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So, I have a Comp finish TGULB that I love, but I want a coated one too. I’m am getting black Micarta handles for sure, but I’m unsure of what color coating looks best. I used to always get gray, but that’s not an option now. I’m considering tan, but welcome recommendations. Pics always help too!
 
I’ll second the hammered silver and I really like the green. The blue coating has been growing on me too :-)
 
My three favorites are Bronze, midnight blue, and forest green. They all have a really nice “metallic” quality to them and gives a multi-colored sheen in sunlight (diffraction).
Hammered Silver is the slickest, but also the thickest and the only one that is glossy. I have a love/hate relationship with hammered silver.
 
Thanks guys! Any difference on how the different finishes wear with use?
 
jstn said:
Thanks guys! Any difference on how the different finishes wear with use?
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Desert bronze and Green are not very durable coatings if used, both have a black base coat that comes through quickly, looks good though.
Sage and Brown do not have black underneath.
I feel like hammered silver is the most durable.
I have never tried the Blue.
 
I like green, black, and muddy coatings. Not sure which would look the best with black scales. With black micarta, I’d probably go green or muddy. For black g10, I’d probably go black.
Heck, I dunno.
 
Of the current coating options, the bronze, forest green, and midnight blue are all metallic-looking, and all three have a black "undercoat". The top colored layer isn't horribly thick.

The black, desert sage, and muddy brown coatings are similar to each other in texture and thickness, and are uniformly colored all the way through. They're also the oldest options left, from some of the earliest days of colored options, after the smooth, black, "ceramic" coatings.

Hammered silver is unique in the current lineup (similar to moss green of old); it's got a slick feel and a glossy look, and is the thickest coating of the current coatings. Looks like almost plastic was "boiled" and then all the little bubbles hardened instantly.

HTH.
 
SpyderPhreak said:
Of the current coating options, the bronze, forest green, and midnight blue are all metallic-looking, and all three have a black "undercoat". The top colored layer isn't horribly thick.

The black, desert sage, and muddy brown coatings are similar to each other in texture and thickness, and are uniformly colored all the way through. They're also the oldest options left, from some of the earliest days of colored options, after the smooth, black, "ceramic" coatings.

Hammered silver is unique in the current lineup (similar to moss green of old); it's got a slick feel and a glossy look, and is the thickest coating of the current coatings. Looks like almost plastic was "boiled" and then all the little bubbles hardened instantly.

HTH.
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Yes, this!
 
HAMMERED SILVER, BY A MILE!!

This coating possesses both a certain unique kind of slickness to it, along with the dimpled pattern which in theory would reduce surface area (drag or friction)... both of which should help with cutting IMO. Not to mention, as it wears the steel beneath should be a very similar color... kind of a darker gray color most likely. It also is a neutral color which should blend well with any handle colors you might choose, especially black.

Bonus points, if you ever have the knife's primary grind sent to someone like Razor's Edge Knives or Norcalblacktail... the knife will have a similar look to a traditional Japanese hand forged knife with hammered finish and polished primary grind. I still haven't reground one of mine yet, but I may if time allows. Below are some of my examples of this coating... all are for sale at good prices in the Busse Exchange (shameless plug... :) ).





 
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