What is so great about titanium frame locks?

Some "butt ugly, dull, boring" knives.........

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Those are just hideous. I will gladly dispose of those for you.

Nothing sets off a knife much more than stonewashed titanium. I am not a fan of titanium... unless it has been stonewashed. Beauty, and the finish is quite hard to mar. Polished or bead blasted titanium is terrible, though. So painfully easy to ruin the looks of.

Edit: What is that top one with the tanto blade? It looks like a Hinderer, but doesn't have the normal markings (and, you know, that piece of scale under the clip which I have never seen on a knife). My best guess is it is a custom Hinderer?
 
I have a Ti band from 2003. Didn't buy it because I was being cheap, or any other childish reason a presumptive person may make. I don't like the look of gold and don't care for the weight of either good or silver. Same reason I have a Ti watch, also 10 years old and much more durable than I had thought it would be. You can dismiss preference but you can't dismiss science, I'd take a Ti frame lock over a heavy steel frame lock all day every day.
 
dkb45 said:
Those are just hideous. I will gladly dispose of those for you.

Nothing sets off a knife much more than stonewashed titanium. I am not a fan of titanium... unless it has been stonewashed. Beauty, and the finish is quite hard to mar. Polished or bead blasted titanium is terrible, though. So painfully easy to ruin the looks of.

Edit: What is that top one with the tanto blade? It looks like a Hinderer, but doesn't have the normal markings (and, you know, that piece of scale under the clip which I have never seen on a knife). My best guess is it is a custom Hinderer?
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Already done, they now swim in unwanted cat food and nappies! (diaper for my American cussies)

Agreed w.r.t. bead/sand blast, looks great when new but grabs wabi-sabi pretty easy. (good news - the ranch will re-finish for a very reasonable cost)

The top knife is a Hinderer Flame - an old & discontinued model pre-dating the XM, I think it is approx 2005-2006.
 
dkb45 said:
Nothing sets off a knife much more than stonewashed titanium. I am not a fan of titanium... unless it has been stonewashed. Beauty, and the finish is quite hard to mar. Polished or bead blasted titanium is terrible, though. So painfully easy to ruin the looks of.
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I have to disagree.:D

Bead blasted small Micarta Insingo.


 
Well I got my poor man's Sebenza (Sage 2) in the mail over the weekend and I see what everyone is saying. The titanium feels, looks and carries wonderfully. I love the smoothness when I pull it from my pocket. I am extremely happy with the Sage 2 and hopefully it will quell my knife addiction for a few weeks.
 
The weight, corrosion resistance and durability of titanium is what works for me. Beat it like a red-headed step child and it just comes back for more!!
 
I have a lot of different types of folders, but my favorites are the ugly all-Ti ones:

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And here's a polished turd:

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Jaytaylor said:
Some "butt ugly, dull, boring" knives.........

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This one doesn't look bad. It's only the plain titanium only ones that I find totally dull looking. The one that's covered up by the CF scales looks fine too. The stonewashed one isn't really something I'd go for, but it too looks better than just plain titanium.
 
gooeytek said:
I have a lot of different types of folders, but my favorites are the ugly all-Ti ones:

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And here's a polished turd:

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Those are all crap! Not a single one has a correct clip on it. None of them are on the left side. You have some pretty janky knives there.

Are two little holes drilled and tapped REALLY that bloody hard? I would wager a solid "Nope!".
 
dkb45 said:
Those are all crap! Not a single one has a correct clip on it. None of them are on the left side. You have some pretty janky knives there.

Are two little holes drilled and tapped REALLY that bloody hard? I would wager a solid "Nope!".
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A couple of those have no clips at all. Left hand, right hand, tip up, tip down... doesn't really matter to me, the knife's not about the clip.

I am a titanium junkie though.
 
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