So, what's the deal with yellow?

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Chewy1

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Now, I'm not trying to be a flame. I love knives and pretty much the looks of all kinds (albeit, I don't like tactical), and I just can't figure out the fascination with yellow knives. There are only two I like and they are the Spydie Salt and the yellow Benchmade Grip.

But yellow slippies don't do it for me. A slippie should have bone, wood, or at the least, mop as I see it.

Please explain why yellow has a pull on you.
 
I think yellow was used so the knife would be easier to located if it was dropped during use. That's only what I've heard from being around here though.
 
Celluloid was brought forward as an ivory replacement so white and yellow were the colors of choice. Tradition kept it there
 
tomcrx said:
Celluloid was brought forward as an ivory replacement so white and yellow were the colors of choice. Tradition kept it there
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I think that pretty well hits it on the nose... They are easy to see and spot when you lay them down also.....
 
Whenever I see a yellow Case, I automatically think CV. A good thing.
(Yes, I know not all yellow Cases are CV)
 
Chewy1 said:
But yellow slippies don't do it for me. A slippie should have bone, wood, or at the least, mop as I see it.
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What about yellow bone?

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I always use a synthetic at work, especially one that I can see if I lay it down. When actually using a yellow sod buster to cut sod it helps to easily locate the knife. Orange G-10 works too. I'm afraid the bone would crack on my back pocket knives. Yellow delrin also takes more of an impact if dropped. So, I love 'em because of the work I do.
 
I'm not a fan of yellow handles either. I've had three yellow slipjoints over the last few years. I sold two and gave the third away as an ebony wood scale modification. I just can't seem to warm up to yellow. The only yellow knife I currently own is a Spyderco Pacific Salt that I keep in my boat. It's FUGLY, but it gets the job done without rusting.

I'm glad people enjoy their yellow knives. They're just not my cup of tea. Fortunately we have lots of choices.
 
I have a yellow Pacific Salt too. One of my favorite knives. I'm currently looking for a yellow stainless peanut to pair with it.
 
I like them. When I see a yellow handle, I think of early 1970's hardware store knife display cases that I would drool over when I was a little kid.
 
Snipe 1 said:
I like them. When I see a yellow handle, I think of early 1970's hardware store knife display cases that I would drool over when I was a little kid.
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Thats what I think of. Old time knives from way back. Plus my dad had a yellow handled knife that he used for fishing. I think it was a Case fishing knife. He kept it in his tackle box. After he passed away, I got his tackle box. It got stolen out of my truck a couple of years ago. I need to get another one. Knife that is. One of these days.

Bill
 
I have never had a yellow knife, more than my first quality folder witch was a EKA. Im soon to have the opportunity to have a case yellow sodbuster jr cv because of a good man I resiliently met in this forum. Strange what kindness we sometimes met where its not realy expected. This is a knife that intrigued me for a couple of years. Both because of the cv blade but also just as much because of the yellow handle.

Bosse
 
I like yellow knives too. Also, the black synthetic. Don't know why, maybe some kind of nostalgia. I've got Case peanut and trapper in yellow, and a Case 'Premium Jack' in black synthetic. I actually thought about trying to collect all the patterns in yellow. Then I saw a chestnut Case swayback and got distracted. Too many knives, not enough money.
 
For me it is a little nostalgia and and the value of a reasonably priced knife in CV. They are just good working knives at a fair price that will hold up over the years.
 
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