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With very good reason, a lot of stuff get's written about Sal Glesser and the knives that SpyderCo produces, especially by we of the SpyderNation. But I want to take just a second to mention the other half of the SpyderCo Duo, Sal's wife Gail.
The SpyderCo corporate office, Colorado factory, and Outlet Store are located along a stretch of highway that connects Golden to Boulder Colorado that folks around here call the Hogback. Indeeed one can stand in the SpyderCo parking lot and depending on where you glance, see the base of the Rockies, admire the granite ridge called the Flat Irons or look at the Mesa illustrated on every can of Coors Banquet beer. To say it is picturesque is an understatement.
My son lives along the Hogback and many times stops by SpyderCo the way other folks might stop by the grocery store on the way home from work. Yesterday was such a time. His wife had to go to the Adams county courthouse a while back for jury duty and she forgot to take her little purse knife out before going into the courthouse. Security took the knife, she forgot to stop by and pick it back up, next day no one could find it, Bye Bye LadyBug. "Get Me Another One" has been on his 'HoneyDoo' list for awhile.
He pulled into SpyderCo at 4:48 yesterday afternoon just shy of closing time. As he went into the showroom the sales girl immediately asked "Can I help You?" while jingling the front door keys. He could tell they wanted to close and go home just like anyone else does on Friday Evening. He made a Bee line for the glass counter and started to look at the top shelf knives when a busy animated woman, none other than Gail Glesser herself, toting two SpyderCo emblazoned red cloth shopping bags darted into the showroom. Now my Son is nearly 6 feet tall, 265 pounds of Colorado Boy and this gal comes up to his chest. On her way past the outlet store doors, She saw him in his bright orange work vest, looking over the knives, walks right up to him looks him in the eye and says:
"What are you thinking?"
He tells her about the wife's knife at the courthouse and the gal sets her bags down right there on the floor and begins to pull knives out of the cases. She calls for the keys as the cases are all locked for the evening. It's 4:57 at this point. She pulls a bright red LadyBug out of her own pocket and flips it open in a flash to show him.
"Is she familiar with this knife?" she asks," It opens so easy, like flipping water drops off the back of your hand."
To cut to it, Buddy bought 2 knives yesterday from Gail, an orange DragonFly for his wife and a pink Lightweight Squeak for his Mother. The Pink Squeak is something Mrs Glesser is quite passionate about because proceeds from the sale go to Gaurdians of the Ribbon, a charity SpyderCo supports for womens cancer survivors.
Thanks so much Gail for your contagious passion about SpyderCo and thanks so much for taking the time to assist my son, right at closing time
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The SpyderCo corporate office, Colorado factory, and Outlet Store are located along a stretch of highway that connects Golden to Boulder Colorado that folks around here call the Hogback. Indeeed one can stand in the SpyderCo parking lot and depending on where you glance, see the base of the Rockies, admire the granite ridge called the Flat Irons or look at the Mesa illustrated on every can of Coors Banquet beer. To say it is picturesque is an understatement.
My son lives along the Hogback and many times stops by SpyderCo the way other folks might stop by the grocery store on the way home from work. Yesterday was such a time. His wife had to go to the Adams county courthouse a while back for jury duty and she forgot to take her little purse knife out before going into the courthouse. Security took the knife, she forgot to stop by and pick it back up, next day no one could find it, Bye Bye LadyBug. "Get Me Another One" has been on his 'HoneyDoo' list for awhile.
He pulled into SpyderCo at 4:48 yesterday afternoon just shy of closing time. As he went into the showroom the sales girl immediately asked "Can I help You?" while jingling the front door keys. He could tell they wanted to close and go home just like anyone else does on Friday Evening. He made a Bee line for the glass counter and started to look at the top shelf knives when a busy animated woman, none other than Gail Glesser herself, toting two SpyderCo emblazoned red cloth shopping bags darted into the showroom. Now my Son is nearly 6 feet tall, 265 pounds of Colorado Boy and this gal comes up to his chest. On her way past the outlet store doors, She saw him in his bright orange work vest, looking over the knives, walks right up to him looks him in the eye and says:
"What are you thinking?"
He tells her about the wife's knife at the courthouse and the gal sets her bags down right there on the floor and begins to pull knives out of the cases. She calls for the keys as the cases are all locked for the evening. It's 4:57 at this point. She pulls a bright red LadyBug out of her own pocket and flips it open in a flash to show him.
"Is she familiar with this knife?" she asks," It opens so easy, like flipping water drops off the back of your hand."
To cut to it, Buddy bought 2 knives yesterday from Gail, an orange DragonFly for his wife and a pink Lightweight Squeak for his Mother. The Pink Squeak is something Mrs Glesser is quite passionate about because proceeds from the sale go to Gaurdians of the Ribbon, a charity SpyderCo supports for womens cancer survivors.
Thanks so much Gail for your contagious passion about SpyderCo and thanks so much for taking the time to assist my son, right at closing time
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