Hi Vinvman,
I appreciate the thread and comments. I also appreciate our interest and support. I too am OCD in many areas.
We offer what we think is one of the best performing knife cutting tools available, but I didn't see any comments on how well they cut?
As an aside, we are a production house and we try to offer good quality for fair prices. For those that are seeking perfection for the price , may I suggest you contact a Custom knife maker, of which there are many very good ones world wide. See what they would charge for a perfect folding knife in the steels we offer. I think you might be surprised?
sal
Hi Sal,
I appreciate you checking in, it's an honour.
I think that nowadays we're all kinda spoiled by the immense variety of supersteels and performance edge profiles for every single kind of cutting we may need, and I'm definitely no exception to the rule.
Please understand that it's pretty normal for people to go online and vent about what at least they think is a problem, big or small, and you'll always find more of that rather than praise. Truth be told there is lot of praise as well for Spyderco products and for good reason, but naturally the rules of the consumer world still apply... I've just read the whole 75 pages of the "Military 2 discussion" over at the official forums, and as expected I found many comments of people complaining about either centering, action, grind problems, and many other "blemishes" that I would have never noticed even with a microscope and a box of adderal.
Of course that did not phase me, you can see the same exact thing happening say at Apple or Porsche forums, because the Internet is mostly populated by the most extreme enthusiasts. We're outliers, and sometimes there's no other way to say it: we get annoyed by the pettiest things, and I know because I'm guilty myself. However I'd also add that it's also a little bit because of some of the very most annoying ones of us that some unicorns like the amazing BBB 15V become a reality, and the fact that there is a big brand name that not only listens to our mad rants but actually MAKES such things is a little bit of a miracle to me, and definitely something I'll always be grateful for, don't get me wrong.
However I can walk and chew gum at the same time, meaning I can also understand the frustration of a customer that has to somewhat fiddle with a knife to make it "right" (whatever that may mean in his or her devious mind). I understand that something like say an M2 in 15V will have to be sharpened at some point, and I feel legit pain for each of these beauties that will never see another edge besides the factory one and will live for the rest of its days in a safe. I can also see how for some of us the idea of giving a new edge to a freshly bought knife can be anything from daunting to at least slightly annoying, let alone taking it apart to work on the action or centering.
Ultimately tho I see what you mean when you talk about your focus on performance: after all a Spyderco with a slightly funky bevel, a subpar centering or some rough action - hell even one with all of the three - will still perform when it's time to cut stuff, and will do so as well or better than many more expensive customs even: this shouldn't be underlooked. Please also understand that some of us individuals that are so OCD about cutting stuff well - so much so that we don't mind spending 320€ for a cutting tool - may have some of that same OCD trickling down into other aspects of their lives...hell, it's actually more likely the other way around now that I think about it
