Spyderco Native Cost

[fzla226]

One thing to note is that Buck and KAI are much larger companies. That also has much more significance than others imagine.

I think it has to do with how they do production runs. Benchmade are sort of set up to meet whatever orders they get and can make an x number of units in a day. So they don't have those problems. It seems weird though that Spyderco have had these problems going on a year now and haven't been able to catch up yet. It strikes me as some kind of big problem they're having.

 

[MC Chan]

I'm sure its just me, but $75 bucks does not sound like a lot for something I expect could last a lifetime with care.
Maybe it's the Walmartization of America and their destruction of value from all brands they carry as well as the destruction of our perception of value.
When the subject of price expectations for knives comes up I always think of people's perception of the value of Jeans. Many people would refuse to wear jeans that have what they perceive as low value and would think that any "good" pair of jeans should cost around $200 bucks and have spangles on them. The value is dependent on your perceptions, means, needs, and wants. It's pretty much independent of other's value of the object in question.

 

[GronK]

If he doesn't carry, maybe one of the entry level Kershaws would be a good starting point. You can get decent 8Cr13MoV steel, assisted opener, nice clip, good ergos, etc. for $20 - $25 shipped. Something like an Oso Sweet, Tremor, Compound, Cryo, etc. I love those knives. If you wanted to go up the spendy chain, I like the Delica - but at $55+ with shipping, you are getting into some real money. Especially for guy who isn't really into knives and doesn't carry. Maybe drop your $25 knife on him and see how it goes. A non knife guy can't really tell (or care about) the difference between a Cryo and a Delica anyway. A Tremor would rock his world. [Edit: I made a pun without trying. That's just how good I am.]

Wow, it took a whole 12 posts into this "Which Spyderco" thread to get a Kershaw recommendation. You guys are getting slow since they closed down their forum.