What Blade has the best design?

[Julzig]

Just curious what Blade do you think has the best design/looks and why?
I try to design my own Blade and want inspiration

My favorites are:
Butterfly Franziska Innerfocre ZLC for its Simple yet elegant design, giving off a confident feel.
Xiom AZXi and AJH both sleek and modern looking. (AZXi bonus for purple and the extra detail on the wing portion)
Nittaku So-Ten Simple, elegant. Calm and collected.

I feel like the little details such as engravings, inserted lens or plate on the buttom adds a ton aswell.

 

[Sims]

Just curious what Blade do you think has the best design/looks and why?
I try to design my own Blade and want inspiration

My favorites are:
Butterfly Franziska Innerfocre ZLC for its Simple yet elegant design, giving off a confident feel.
Xiom AZXi and AJH both sleek and modern looking. (AZXi bonus for purple and the extra detail on the wing portion)
Nittaku So-Ten Simple, elegant. Calm and collected.

I feel like the little details such as engravings, inserted lens or plate on the buttom adds a ton aswell.

The Butterfly Jun Mizutani is a good looking blade

Mizutani Jun ZLC

The master’s touch

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[mcfly]

 

[Lazer]

To me the best handle is one type of dark wood. I like handles of American Redwood. They are light and you can stain to the darkness you want 😉

Cheers
L-zr

 

[mikeytt]

i'm a sucker for woody looking handles so my vote goes to the mizuno fortius ft

 

[Lazer]

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i'm a sucker for woody looking handles so my vote goes to the mizuno fortius ft

Yes, I can live with that…

Cheers
L-zr

 

[mikeytt]

i know it's a bit of a meme on the forum but i also really like the design of the golden viscaria, the colors without the viscaria tag look awesome

 

[Lazer]

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i know it's a bit of a meme on the forum but i also really like the design of the golden viscaria, the colors without the viscaria tag look awesome

That is already too much bling for me 😉

Cheers
L-zr

 

[piligrim]

Any blade made by SDC

 

[Julzig]

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i'm a sucker for woody looking handles so my vote goes to the mizuno fortius ft

true all natural wood look also has a nice charm to it

 

[Julzig]

Any blade made by SDC

100%

 

[lodro]

Simple is best. A good quality wood is important.

 

[joshmak10]

Viscaria, DHS Hurricane Wang Chuqin blades, DHS Hurricane King acB, and DHS Long 5 blades

 

[Loop Lob Smash]

I like handles that have a contrast, light-dark. And where the veneers run the length of the handle. My Favourite custom handles are:

For production models, this is a bit out there, but hard to deny with the matching rubber

 

[netdriver]

stiga rosewood V

nittaku so-ten

for all the blades that i have owned i liked the looks of all of them

 

[Gozo Aruna]

Purely on aesthetics:

 

[turbozed]

I've spent a lot of time in the big TT shops in Tokyo looking at and handling blades and one that was particularly memorable was the Nittaku Hino blade. The wood looked amazing and it smelled good too.

 

[rbtitco]

It's not for everyone, but cho daesong tmx pro looked cool

 

[haggisv]

I love the look of 1-ply Kiso Hinoki blades,,, something about their natural beauty really stands out to me.

 

[Julzig]

I like handles that have a contrast, light-dark. And where the veneers run the length of the handle. My Favourite custom handles are:
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For production models, this is a bit out there, but hard to deny with the matching rubber
View attachment 32649i´ve seen the green one aswell and i like it alot too