dumb Q#2: what’s in a name?

[storyville]

So what does “Spyderco” mean? What does the name refer to, how/why was it chosen, etc?

Hmm...?
Glen

 

[Costas]

I asked the same question some time ago and this is the reply I got from Sal:

Costas - The name Spyderco was a combination of the term "Spyder" used in higher performance sports cars and boats, and an early tool we made that looked like a stainless steel spider (a mechanical soldering fixture for the electrical industry, which we no longer produce).
sal

 

[Danelle]

Here's a good link for this question: http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/000281.html


Danelle

[This message has been edited by Danelle (edited 17 November 1999).]

 

[storyville]

Thanks for the info, Costas and Danelle. I like the name -- certainly unique amidst the array of "-tech" and "tactical-" names...

Glen