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I have a wide variety of interests from Busse family knives to R.A.Ts to Koster's,Blind Horse Knives,SAKs and of course Spydercos. Late Saturday after blowing my budget I started slowing down and and really appreciating this monster called Blade 2008. I took my time and just meandered around. While looking at the huge display of spydies,2 huge cases of every knife in current production including Byrds and sprint runs. I noticed the side case facing the wall contained only prototypes. A young lady was showing me a few when none other than Mr. Sal Glesser walked over and told her to let him handle the protos because as he said "these are my specialty". In all there were probably 40 to 50 prototypes.
He proceeded to give me an insiders view at what it takes to get a knife into production. The knives were marked according too whether they were in planning stages for definite production or just in a mockup testing a variety of things from ergos to steels and locks. We also talked about the mule program and he told me that he had 5 steels in prep for production of the mules but that different issues with each steel would dictate their order. Sorry I cant remember all of them.
What stuck me about Mr. Glesser was the fact that he didnt know me at all but was willing to share his knowledge and insights about a business and hobby that he created and continues to foster. I was already a fan of Spyderco knives and now even moreso.
He proceeded to give me an insiders view at what it takes to get a knife into production. The knives were marked according too whether they were in planning stages for definite production or just in a mockup testing a variety of things from ergos to steels and locks. We also talked about the mule program and he told me that he had 5 steels in prep for production of the mules but that different issues with each steel would dictate their order. Sorry I cant remember all of them.
What stuck me about Mr. Glesser was the fact that he didnt know me at all but was willing to share his knowledge and insights about a business and hobby that he created and continues to foster. I was already a fan of Spyderco knives and now even moreso.
