Just gotta say it...

Ken Cox

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I have lived with my Chinook II for a year, now.
It has replaced my original Native as my EDC.
Who would have thought that possible?

Anyway, as time passes the brilliance of this design and the quality of its execution continues to unfold and impress me.
This knife didn't happen over night, and James Keating didn't really design it.
I don't know if all the credit should go to Sal Glesser, or if he has a design team behind him, and I don't want to take anything away from James Keating, either.
It remains, though, that this design has come about as the cumulative work of many years of experience in this industry and in this culture.
In my mind, the folding EDC knife has reached its pinnacle of form in this knife.
I suppose one could say Sal Glesser does this for the money, and he has already received his reward.
However, too much of this knife indicates a love of work, and not of money, and I just gotta say...thank you, Sal.
 
Shucks.

We lost a really GOOD ONEtm in Uncle Bill (and another in Rusty), but there's still some really good folks left, and Sal's definitely in that category.

Hi, Ken! :D

John
 
Thank you Ken.

In all honesty, there was far more labor of love in that model than imagined. That cannot be repaid in dollars. Design and design refinement time, total re-engineering the model, back and forth communication with James. samples of each minor refienment went back and forth betwen James and Spyderco. The existence of the model itself is the best reward.

Though it's generally understated, IMO, the James Keating / Spyderco Chinook is the best American folding Bowie available.

Thank you James, R&D and the Mfg team.

sal

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