Ugliest Traditionals

I didn't want to start a whole new thread for this...there are a lot of good ugly knives in this one.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course, but I think I may have the ugliest knife.

This is what I thought I was getting:
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...and this is what I got :)
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Even the bail and my love for Peanuts can't dissuade the immediate repulsion :D I own a pink knife.
 
waverave said:
I didn't want to start a whole new thread for this...there are a lot of good ugly knives in this one.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course, but I think I may have the ugliest knife.

This is what I thought I was getting:
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...and this is what I got :)
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Even the bail and my love for Peanuts can't dissuade the immediate repulsion :D I own a pink knife.
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That's "after the spawn" salmon :p
 
waverave said:
I didn't want to start a whole new thread for this...there are a lot of good ugly knives in this one.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course, but I think I may have the ugliest knife.

This is what I thought I was getting:
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...and this is what I got :)
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View attachment 996761
Even the bail and my love for Peanuts can't dissuade the immediate repulsion :D I own a pink knife.
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What color was that supposed to be , Darren? Pretty anemic dye job! :eek::thumbsdown::(
That's what worries me most about ordering knives online, and maybe especially from Case.
(I'm glad you resurrected this thread, though; I enjoyed this one back in the day! :thumbsup::D)

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
What color was that supposed to be , Darren? Pretty anemic dye job! :eek::thumbsdown::(
That's what worries me most about ordering knives online, and maybe especially from Case.
(I'm glad you resurrected this thread, though; I enjoyed this one back in the day! :thumbsup::D)

- GT
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It is supposed to be "Burnt Salmon" :) I might see if I can get creative with some dye.
 
waverave said:
It is supposed to be "Burnt Salmon" :) I might see if I can get creative with some dye.
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I think Will Power Will Power may have had a similar disappointing experience with burnt salmon from Case. And I'm pretty sure someone has posted about their successful dye job to "redeem" the knife (maybe Will, maybe someone else). Good opportunity to try the BF "Search" feature! :thumbsup::D

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I think Will Power Will Power may have had a similar disappointing experience with burnt salmon from Case. And I'm pretty sure someone has posted about their successful dye job to "redeem" the knife (maybe Will, maybe someone else). Good opportunity to try the BF "Search" feature! :thumbsup::D

- GT
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Thanks Gary I will snoop around for that thread...I would definitely be interested in seeing a success story :)
 
Wow that one turned out great :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Thank you :)
 
Seahorse whittlers and whalers are hideous to me. French kates are just stupid.
 
Yes I got an otherwise nice Half Whittler in that colour...it arrived looking like rotting salmon:eek::eek: Ghastly! I was expecting a cooked salmon colour, smoked perhaps, orange or ochre? Unfortunately, no RIT dye available here so a couple of prolonged tea baths improved it:D
 
I had a similar experience with Case's "Dark Red" jigged bone. A better description of the knife I received (and returned) would have been "Splotchy Pink-ish" jigged bone. :confused: :D
 
waverave said:
I didn't want to start a whole new thread for this...there are a lot of good ugly knives in this one.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course, but I think I may have the ugliest knife.

This is what I thought I was getting:
View attachment 996764
...and this is what I got :)
View attachment 996760
View attachment 996761
Even the bail and my love for Peanuts can't dissuade the immediate repulsion :D I own a pink knife.
Click to expand...

And after a deep, dark blue dye:
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It is almost black it is so blue right now. I am hoping a little wear and the color lightens up the sides to more of a dark purple or midnight blue like the bottom.
Whatever the case, it struck me that I can buy a few more of the burnt salmon (definitely available), dye them something else and I'll have several more bailed Peanuts :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
waverave said:
Found this one too Gary looks like some other good dye jobs. Off to go pick out some RIT :)
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That looks like a very informative "how-to" thread, Darren! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:

waverave said:
And after a deep, dark blue dye:
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It is almost black it is so blue right now. I am hoping a little wear and the color lightens up the sides to more of a dark purple or midnight blue like the bottom.
Whatever the case, it struck me that I can buy a few more of the burnt salmon (definitely available), dye them something else and I'll have several more bailed Peanuts :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Man, you don't waste any time! ;):thumbsup: That almost-black looks good to me - worthy of Black Friday! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
Crafty plan to acquire more bailed Peanuts. :D:thumbsup::thumbsup:

- GT
 
waverave said:
And after a deep, dark blue dye:
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View attachment 997415

It is almost black it is so blue right now. I am hoping a little wear and the color lightens up the sides to more of a dark purple or midnight blue like the bottom.
Whatever the case, it struck me that I can buy a few more of the burnt salmon (definitely available), dye them something else and I'll have several more bailed Peanuts :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Nice work. I'm not brave enough to try it yet.
 
waverave said:
And after a deep, dark blue dye:
View attachment 997416
View attachment 997417
View attachment 997415

It is almost black it is so blue right now. I am hoping a little wear and the color lightens up the sides to more of a dark purple or midnight blue like the bottom.
Whatever the case, it struck me that I can buy a few more of the burnt salmon (definitely available), dye them something else and I'll have several more bailed Peanuts :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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I had to come back and look at these pictures three times. I can’t believe that used to be that hideous, pinkish, thing. A job well done! It looks great! -Lance
 
It's a slipjoint so it MUST be a traditional:
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(that was sarcastic and this knife probably doesn't belong in traditionals thread but it is definitely ugly)
 
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