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.
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.