Did anyone else start out hating how Spyderco's look?

I still haven't gotten past the look of them to buy one....yet, but perhaps one day I will.
 
I thought they looked a bit strange. I didn't dislike their appearance, but they certainly had a unique shape. It definitely piqued my curiosity, so I picked up an Endura... followed by a Delica... followed by a dozen or so others...
 
Not at all, but then again I bought my first delica ~20 years ago so I was a teenager. Have loved them every since then.
 
I actually love the way they look. And being a lefty, love the ergos of the hole. But i hate the frn handles. Looking for a g10, cf, or Ti version to call my own. Probably a PM2 first.
 
Never hated them...but wasn't sure of them. Now I own 7. They make so many great designs!
 
Karambit777 said:
I always thought they looked like the dirt cheap knives you see at truck stops in the cardboard box display sitting on the counter.

After all the hype I figured id pull the trigger on an Endura 4 FFG, and I have to say I like the "hole". I think spyderco makes good knives. My Endura will probably be the only spyderco I ever buy. I still feel they are overrated. I Just prefer a belly on a knife blade, but for utility purposes, they're hard to beat.

Good solid knives tho, can't deny that!
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I have found bellies to be a detriment for the edc tasks I do. Really, for most of what I use a knife for actually.
 
First Spyderco I owned was in the early 80's, an all SS Mariner. It was a brick weight wise but working in the trucking industry
you run into some tough materials that need cutting and it never failed to get the job done.
Somehow it "mysteriously disappeared" ? Any way by then the product line expanded to include synthetic handles and I replaced the
Mariner with an Orange handled Rescue that I still have today. Don't carry it anymore but it rides in the door pocket of the pickup
just in case it's needed. Only two Spydercos I have owned, carry an old fashioned pocket knife for every day stuff.
They have come a long way since they first appeared in the early 80's. Great success story for the founder of the company.
 
Wasn't that Sal who said something like, "they are designed for your hand, not your eye...", or something along those lines? :)
Goes along with the Japanese outlook of Kinoubi, where something designed for a use has its own beauty for being what it is.

Thought I remember reading something about being designed in the dark or something too, or maybe that was a stab at an insult that failed. :p How many other brands do you think could be picked up blind and immediately recognized simply by the sense of feel (without being an avid enthusiast who can identify hundreds of knives anyway)?

Honestly, if you start posting pictures of blades in your hand, Spyderco may be some of the most beautiful when held IMO. They look like a natural extension of the body with their ergonomics, not just a shard or spike of metal being grasped...
 
Always hated the way they looked. I remember the first time I ever saw a Spyderco. I thought the blade looked like one of the Spy Vs. Spy characters from Mad Magazine. Still do as a matter of fact.
I do respect the ergos and functionality. I even own a PM2 and a DF2, and I like (not love) them both.
That being said, I still think they are butt-ugly blades, and it's doubtful I'd be buying another one anytime soon. The Rubicon comes close, but the price, and the non-reversible clip kills it for me.
 
Started developing an interest in knives last year and bought a Spyderco Sage 4 because heard great things about Spyderco and thought the Sage 4 was the best looking Spyderco and the appearance appealed to me. Really like this knife but.. Since I started regging BF, don't think I've ever seen a positive or negative post on the Sage.. no mention.. Everyone talks about the Paramilitary 2, Delica, Gail Bradley etc..

Anyone else own a Sage and where would you rank it in your collection?
 
I always thought spyderco made the goofiest looking knives ever. With that big whole in the blade with no thumb studs and the weird blade shapes. Until i tried my first which was a tenacious. And then i became addicted. And will never buy a knife with just thumb studs ever again.
 
bsczar1 said:
I still haven't gotten past the look of them to buy one....yet, but perhaps one day I will.
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Yep, pretty much the same (though, less optimistic about buying someday). Cant stand the hole, and cant stand the "leaf" shape. Not a fan of the typical thumb "hump".. just.. not a fan at all.
Given how many other knife options there are, i have no problem leaving them to the fans. ;)
 
Always thought they were just trying to be different until I held a military the first time. Then i said screw it, its really comfortable and so I bought one. When I bought one and used it a light bulb came on and now I look at other knives as the ones simply trying to be different and they fall behind because in trying to be different they fail at doing what they should be doing, comfortably cutting stuff.
 
bodog said:
Always thought they were just trying to be different until I held a military the first time. Then i said screw it, its really comfortable and so I bought one. When I bought one and used it a light bulb came on and now I look at other knives as the ones simply trying to be different and they fall behind because in trying to be different they fail at doing what they should be doing, comfortably cutting stuff.
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The Military makes for a perfect handmeld.
 
I thought they looked funny, but the Tenacious allowed me to see the potential of the higher-end offerings. In terms of keeping everything street legal, the Endura is really hard to beat for the money (I think). I use mine almost every day for food/food prep, and it's always the Endura, SAK Farmer + whatever else I have the space to carry in my pocket.



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I did at first. And while I don't think they look weird any more, I don't particularly like the surface area the thumb hole adds when in pocket. I've owned and resold: para2, manix2, tenacious, delica4. The only model I've retained is a Dragonfly2 which is awesome. I'll likely try out a Native5 and Sage 1 at some point. But I think I still prefer thumb studs in general.
 
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