Spyderco aesthetics

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It's sometimes said that Spyderco knives, although highly functional, are nonetheless "ugly."

Actually, I like the looks of them (well, most of them). They take a bit of getting used to at first, but IMO the slight hump/thumb hole have an aesthetic all their own. I find the "pelican" shape of the Endura, Military, Delica, Police, Rookie, etc., can grow on you, also other shapes as well.

Guess it goes to show beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Jim
 
Yeah. When I first became aware of Spyderco, I used to think that their knives were horribly ugly. Now though, they look purdy to me.
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I've thought about why that might be, but I just can't explain it. However, it seems like many people have shared that sentiment.

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"My good reason to carry a knife is that God gave me rather weak teeth and rudimentary claws in an evolutionary trade-off." - J.K.M.
 
I think the beauty of a Spyderco piece is that "Form follows function.......". Once you are used to the Spyderco hole in the blade being such a good opening system, your eye begins to see Spydercos as being asthetically pleasing because they work so well.
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I always liked the functional, no nonsense look of Spyderco knives.

However, they do have the problem of looking rather similar, especially to the non-knife nut´s eye. This makes it hard justifying the purchase of a new knife sometimes ("Another one? Haven´t you already got like a dozen of those?").

Even with different handles and vastly different blades, that hole is so prominent that people seem to automatically focus on it when seeing the knife.

On the other hand Spydies cannot be confused with any other brand.

Kris
 
Ummm, I think most spydies are as good as they look!! *heh-heh!*
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Sam

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I think that they look alike only to non knife people. I have my collection all hanging together and is rather easy even for the non knife people to see all the different designs and shapes to the knives. Also lets them ask questions and get more interested in them as a collection or a hobby rather than "that guy with all the knives". Just my 2 cents worth.

Jey
 
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