What feature always makes any knife better?

What special feature always makes any knife better?

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A bright orange handle makes the knife easier to find after you drop it, except in regions that have bright orange leaves in the fall, in which case bright blue is better.

PS: Yesterday evening, I was aghast to discover that my orange Dragonfly was not in the pocket where it was supposed to be. I put on a headlamp, and about 5 minutes later I spotted it from 10 yards away out in a sheep pen.

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Micarta in subdued or "natural" colors.

Stonewashed blade.

Thumb disc.

Good pocket clip. Hits that Goldilocks zone where it stays put where you put it, but comes out when you need it. Not as easy as some people think to get right. It helps if the clip doesn't look like it's from the parts bin. To see what I'm talking about, look at the ones on the original Kizer (Jasmine) Gemini: straight, flat, shiny, clapping it's hands in time to the rhythm of the words, "I came from China!" The one on the Vosteed Nightshade is another offender in my opinion, and some of QSP's clip choices are guilty, too.
 
So far it's looking like a knife that's ALWAYS better and cooler than other knives is:

-Thin convex blade with blood grooves and lots of jimping, made in a super steel, with a ridiculously strong blade lock and no choil.

We're getting somewhere here!
 
You can make an unfoldable folder to get the "ridiculous strong blade lock"… but somehow still foldable so it is not a fixed blade.
 
Availability always helps. Or maybe it's unavailability that makes knives more sought after. Knives are confusing.
 
Mecha said:
So far it's looking like a knife that's ALWAYS better and cooler than other knives is:

-Thin convex blade with blood grooves and lots of jimping, made in a super steel, with a ridiculously strong blade lock and no choil.

We're getting somewhere here!
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Are you gonna make the consensus blade, Sam? That would really be something to see.
 
I have a pretty large variation of knives, but wider blades with lots of belly get me excited the most. Persian shaped blades are probably my favorite.
Dirk Pinkerton collaborations are particularly awesome in my opinion.
 
Three isn't enough options. I was etching a blade today that has blood groove, convex grind, hamon, swedge, and tapered tang. No jimping even though I voted for that. I guess that's how it could be improved.
 
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