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For folders -
Damascus/Damasteel/pattern welded/ - to me they just look ugly.
Chisel grinds
Tanto points
Frame or liner locks
Fancy etching
Holes in the blade
Big choils
Flimsy pocket clips
Big clunky handles
Blades > 0.75" wide
Recurved blades
For fixed blades -
Damascus/Damasteel/pattern welded/ - they still look ugly - there's just more ugly to look at than on folders.
Chisel grinds
Fancy etching
Big choils
Holes in the blades
No guard (or no handle feature that acts/performs like a guard)
Big bulky handles
Some recurved blades - utilitarian aspect combined w/ visual appearance dictates acceptability criteria
Weird "high-end" steels
Oddball blade shapes, especially those having strange protrusions
Tanto blades, generally - I have only 2 "user" tanto pointed blades - 2 Kabar shorties whose only purpose is for punching holes in tires on wreck scenes for vehicle stabilization. Punching holes in tire sidewalls is my only use for tanto points.
Damascus/Damasteel/pattern welded/ - to me they just look ugly.
Chisel grinds
Tanto points
Frame or liner locks
Fancy etching
Holes in the blade
Big choils
Flimsy pocket clips
Big clunky handles
Blades > 0.75" wide
Recurved blades
For fixed blades -
Damascus/Damasteel/pattern welded/ - they still look ugly - there's just more ugly to look at than on folders.
Chisel grinds
Fancy etching
Big choils
Holes in the blades
No guard (or no handle feature that acts/performs like a guard)
Big bulky handles
Some recurved blades - utilitarian aspect combined w/ visual appearance dictates acceptability criteria
Weird "high-end" steels
Oddball blade shapes, especially those having strange protrusions
Tanto blades, generally - I have only 2 "user" tanto pointed blades - 2 Kabar shorties whose only purpose is for punching holes in tires on wreck scenes for vehicle stabilization. Punching holes in tire sidewalls is my only use for tanto points.