What's your favorite blade finish?

[BenchCo Spydermade]

Mirror is the only "finish"
All others are coatings or compromises

both

While I don't quite agree, I LOVE how you said this!

For me, I like:
mirror
satin
hand rubbed
a really nice stone wash(not most)
Rainbow anodizing n on my leek(I think this is my favorite EVER. But only on the leek)

I dont like
Blackwash
Crappy stonewash

And the worst: beadblast(is that a color?)

 

[EChoil]

Mirror
Satin
Brushed
Stonewash

I don't like beadblast finish or coatings. I'm into knives in part because of steel...why paint it?

 

[Lee48]

No preferences other than natural wear from use. A sparkling, unscratched, unworn, immaculate blade never looks as good to me as one that has lots of honest scars.