RLDubbya
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It seems, the older I find myself, the more that I think likes and dislikes oftentimes boil down to one key thing that I picked up early on when thinking about something. The rest of my reasons, justifications, whatever seem to grow from that one big, initial thing. For many people, the "Made in America" slogan carries special meaning, whether they're talking about a car, a knife, a tractor, or any other shiny thing. That's fine; that's perfectly legitimate.
In my case with Spyderco, it boils down to a simple phrase: form follows function.
I'm a big believer in this; whether it be building architecture, systems architecture, security architecture in an IT environment, programming & design for steel rolling mill automation, or knives.
Function comes first. Do you want to slice things? That dictates a certain blade geometry, thickness, material, handle-blade ratio, etc. All those things end up largely dictating the form of the knife. Form follows, or is born from, the function of the knife as a tool.
Perhaps I'm wrong about Sal's intent, but that's sort of the neat thing about these single principles: the designer, the chief man in charge, might have had something different in mind. I don't necessarily need to know his intention to understand that there is a single precept dictating my like of what he produces.
I've always believed, since I first saw the little Economy folder sitting in display cabinet at Sue Davis' store, that here was a company willing to do whatever it took to make sure that form followed function.
What is the single primary thing that makes Spyderco "your" knife?
In my case with Spyderco, it boils down to a simple phrase: form follows function.
I'm a big believer in this; whether it be building architecture, systems architecture, security architecture in an IT environment, programming & design for steel rolling mill automation, or knives.
Function comes first. Do you want to slice things? That dictates a certain blade geometry, thickness, material, handle-blade ratio, etc. All those things end up largely dictating the form of the knife. Form follows, or is born from, the function of the knife as a tool.
Perhaps I'm wrong about Sal's intent, but that's sort of the neat thing about these single principles: the designer, the chief man in charge, might have had something different in mind. I don't necessarily need to know his intention to understand that there is a single precept dictating my like of what he produces.
I've always believed, since I first saw the little Economy folder sitting in display cabinet at Sue Davis' store, that here was a company willing to do whatever it took to make sure that form followed function.
What is the single primary thing that makes Spyderco "your" knife?
