I'm not a fan, but on a 1/4" thick, 16oz folder, they have their place. LOL Sorry if that sounds snobby, but every time I see a black coated blade, the phrase "covert de-animation activities" runs through my head ... seriously.
gaj999 wrote:I'm not a fan, but on a 1/4" thick, 16oz folder, they have their place. LOL Sorry if that sounds snobby, but every time I see a black coated blade, the phrase "covert de-animation activities" runs through my head ... seriously.
Gordon
This is kind of why I always avoided them but the pm2 I had with DLC was really nice. It didn't even remotely have a "mall ninja" feel. Not to me anyway and I'm easily turned off by that nonsense.
MacLaren wrote:I wish now I had gotten the black Manix XL.
:rolleyes: Lol, don't do that! Your manix is awesome just the way it is! Enjoy it! There will be plenty more to come in all kinds of colors and variations.
I don't dislike DLC or like DLC in particular. I have a few years of usage on folders with coated blades and I kind of like the way they wear. On a user, I don't care one way or the other, but a weekend dress knife, I might lean towards the uncoated blade.
I like black coated blades simply because they are non reflective. I hate shiny blades. I know most of Spyderco's blades are far from shiny. I have also found, believe it or not, that the black blade is less flashy so it doesn't seem to intimidate / scare people as much (which I like).
"I'm calling YOU ugly, I could push your face in some dough and make gorilla cookies." -Fred Sanford
Ah....thanx guys. A Spyderco interwebtion :) Ya know, I cant think of a reason really not to have one of each......for a little bit, I'd just go ahead and order a black one. Just keep both and not worry about it :)
Here's one I've never shared a pic of: a Military DLC combo edge swapped into grey Cruwear scales (black clip screws and all!). The Cruwear blade now lives in a set of Cuscadi Micarta scales that originally housed a regular S30V blade. Ended up being a three way blade/liner swap (the original DLC Millie is a regular Millie now), with all three working even smoother than the original versions! The combo edge DLC Military was disco'd last year (along with the Manix 2 version above).
It's better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost. ––– Stephen King
I feel as though black blades do not attract as much attention in public... maybe because they are not as flashy. Also I do not have to worry about fingerprints with it!
For food, I tend to stick with non-DLC coated, though.
