What color of knife do you prefer?

What colors do you like on a knife?

  • Indigo

    Votes: 17 9.6%

  • Violet

    Votes: 14 7.9%

  • White

    Votes: 17 9.6%

  • Black

    Votes: 90 50.8%

  • Grey

    Votes: 55 31.1%

  • Red

    Votes: 32 18.1%

  • Orange

    Votes: 48 27.1%

  • Yellow

    Votes: 15 8.5%

  • Green

    Votes: 56 31.6%

  • Blue

    Votes: 57 32.2%
  • Total voters
    177
brcromer

brcromer

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Knives come in all sorts of colors. Sometimes the handles are colored blue or yellow and sometimes the blades are bare or blackened. I prefer teal as my color or at least green. I want the handle to be teal and I want the blade to have a mirror polish. What do you prefer?
 
I tend to lean towards brown, grey, black, but as of last when I see a green, red, blue or white that pops I seem to be attracted to it.
As far as the blade I like a satin or polished finish, painted or coated doesn't do it for me.

I dig the amount of copper that has been used in the last few years.
 
Hmm, four of my ten knives are green. Well, one I didn't like the color of it and it had ironwood scales put on it. Three are black CF, one badly worn another blue aluminum, one plain Ti.

Considering having the TSF Beast show side ano'd green.
 
Not nearly enough knives featuring white and red. I also like that silver twill a lot like featured on the Spyderco Air
 
I love different colors on scales. The only time I'll buy a knife with black scales is if they're CF. Black G10 is played out in my eyes.
Joe
 
It depends on the knife...or rather, the handle material.
Micarta? - black, maroon, or olive drab
G10 - lots to play with between solids and multicolored - really depends on the knife & scale thickness, so there's more potential on fixed blades
colored aluminum - black, for me, but OD would at least get some consideration
anodized titanium - hmmm, that's a tough one, as I've avoided these because I've heard the finish wears easily. I'm not extremely well versed in the color options, but I like the blue and green....and, I have to admit that I'm drawn to a particular knife with purple.
 
My favorite color is green ( preferably OD ) but for some reason I just think blaze orange knife handles are awesome. I only have one blaze orange knife though and it's a small cheap but still useable lockback I keep in my tackle box.
I have nothing against black blades but I don't prefer them, especially since I think tactical folders are dumb.
 
I'm liking diff colors these days...blues, green, orange and grays for handle scales but black still seems to be the mainstay for most manufacturers. I like stonewashed, satin and black blades the most...mirror polished is my least favorite.
 
Tactical all black usually.
Hardware, blade, clip, button, scales, etc.
My Protech has black scales and stonewash blade and hardware. My main EDC.
 
I prefer a black handle, however I always/only use a black DLC coated bade or a DLC blackwash coated blade. Depending on the knife, I don't mind an OD Green/Ranger Green handle, grey handle, tan or a coyote brown.
 
To this poll I can only say:
TASTE THE RAINBOW!!

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Favorite is bronze/gold (steampunk style and color knives). But other than that, I think the best looking knifes are ones with deep black main color + some other vibrant color (teal, gold, etc).

Jerry Moen Max Evolution Black/Green Ano is a good example. I know nothing about this knife aside from the aesthetics from sifting through many pages.
 
Oh I’m easy . . . about any color . . . as long as it’s black






Or black with a little green



Same knife


Though there is the occasional moment when I want to throw all caution to the wind and like a titanium or two.





So as you can see I am broadly diverse in my color tastes.

PS: although . . . I don't get the attraction to orange except it can be found easy if lost in the bushes.

PPS: come to think of it if I lost an orange knife in the bushes I might be inclined to leave it there.
 
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hey . . . ahhhhh . . . I was just thinking . . . kind of a strain for me but for you all it's worth it . . .
ahhhhhh . . .
I HATE grey plastic scales (or similar)
but
just dig the hell out of titanium. So I didn't vote for grey and don't see Ti.
Should Ti be added ?
Sounds like I have a real internal conflict here but I won't even attempt to address it at this juncture.
hmmmmmm weird huh ? ? ? ?
 
I own 8 knives - none of which are black. I am constantly annoyed that red seems to always be the trainer version...
 
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