Attention Pick a Color! Any Color!!

[Jiki]

I’m very much looking forward to receiving two knives I didn’t play any role in choosing.

I strongly disagree with the idea that if your votes don't win that you didn't play a role. It would be the ones that don't vote and then complain later that don't play a role.

 

[pmek5]

Whoa, what happened here. Looked away for awhile & brown is catching up.
Can't go wrong with brown. So many great options.

 

[marcus52AR]

Looks like it's going to be a tight one! I'm actually not sweating because either one wins in my book.

That top example of brown sawcut looks great. If it goes brown I hope that wins.

 

[traumkommode]

Whoa, what happened here. Looked away for awhile & brown is catching up.
Can't go wrong with brown. So many great options.

GEC's copperhead dye is some of their absolute best. Sawcut or jigged, doesn't matter. It's wonderfully pleasing and fairly perfectly gradated.

 

[cbr1000]

Red will offer a lot of options on the next poll. Blood Red Sawcut on a Barlow is a thing of beauty . There's quite a bit of Black on Blood Red, really makes the red pop.

pic source: collectorknives.net

 

[Mass1632]

Black cherry inside/outside lighting.

that is very reminiscent of an old case barlow. If red wins, black cherry might get my next vote.

im thinking that bright, deep red might be too much on this big busy knife. While i like many examples of the blood red i think a more subtle color is needed.

 

[Ramrodmb]

Red will offer a lot of options on the next poll. Blood Red Sawcut on a Barlow is a thing of beauty . There's quite a bit of Black on Blood Red, really makes the red pop.

pic source: collectorknives.net

If you don’t mind the chance of pink around the booster. That one is pushing it and I’ve found GEC and dealers tend to take pics of the darker ones for there sites.

 

[Pàdruig]

...snip...

My words have caused some strife that I did not intend.

 

[Bluemantra]

I voted green, but I’ll be happy with whatever the group decides. There really aren’t any bad options and no matter what it is going to be a one of a kind.

 

[Murphjd25]

I originally voted green, but with it not standing a chance, I have changed my vote to brown. Anything but red. Come on brown we need a comeback!

 

[cbr1000]

Maybe Red and Brown can come together and ask GEC to make up a new color that has both Red and Brown for us? We could call it, "Can We All Get Along Reddish Brownish"

 

[Pàdruig]

Maybe Red and Brown can come together and ask GEC to make up a new color that has both Red and Brown for us? We could call it, "Can We All Get Along Reddish Brownish"

I think someone mentioned before that this would be Hemlock Green - which I am all for, it's a wonderful color.

 

[Markeologist]

Maybe Red and Brown can come together and ask GEC to make up a new color that has both Red and Brown for us? We could call it, "Can We All Get Along Reddish Brownish"

It’s called Rust Red!

 

[Rayski]

 

[cbr1000]

I think someone mentioned before that this would be Hemlock Green - which I am all for, it's a wonderful color.

I think so too, maybe waynorth will consider adding Hemlock Green to the final poll regardless of who the winner is.. white, green, brown, red. I don't think there's been a sawcut Hemlock Green before. I feel like it would turn out nice with contrasting colors showing up after polishing.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

On the off chance I can still get in on this buy and still enjoy some of the fun that the voting entails in Gina save my vote till the last moment.

Now in the interest of making an educated choice, (remember, a traditional knife should never be a choice of whimsy. Back in the day, buying a quality Traditional pocket knife (I guess they just called’em knives back then. Lol ) ) was a serious thing.

A good pocket knife could cost a week or more of your hard earned salary, this required some serious forethought and consideration prior to such a large cash purchase.

See, you can tell I’m back, many paragraphs and I’m just getting to the point .

Ok Here goes, back in the day what were the yellow handled knives handled with, synthetics or dyed bone? What kind of nice did they use back then versus what kind of bone do they use now? Cow bone, camel or giraffe were the popular bone of the day if I’m not mistaken, what modern bone do we use and just out of curiosity, what is it dyed with?

I have several Cases Yellow Bone handled knives but they’re all synthetic. The thought of a dyed yellow bone is exciting.

 

[sheep herder]

Just say no to hot pink.

 

[redsparrow]

"I think someone mentioned before that this would be Hemlock Green - which I am all for, it's a wonderful color." Padruig

Hemlock green

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not my pic but an example of when red and brown tie, everyone wins

 

[black mamba]

It seems to me that with so many votes cast for colors other than red and brown (which can't possibly win), when this poll is over we should have another poll between just red and brown. That would more closely reflect the wishes of the entire voting population. After that, we could continue with the more specific color poll. Of course, as we near the end of this poll, voters for other colors could change their votes to red or brown to make them more meaningful.

 

[redsparrow]

This is a real nail-biter! Hope my finger nails last thru the week-end.