The REAL founder of Spyderco

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http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/gb/infer.asp?ac=15&trabajo=listar&pa=spyderco&sg=spyderco

"To speak of Spyderco and its founder and proprietor Salt Gleser is to speak of mythical names in the world of the knives and the pocket knives."

Apparently Sal is not the real founder/chief cook/bottle washer of Spyderco, according to this Spanish website ;) . So Sal, could you please tell us who you really are and why this charade exists? Also I was wondering if there were other mythical owners, perhaps a Minotaur or a Hydra?

Salt, where are you?

In case there is any doubt, my tongue is firmly imbedded in my cheek.
 
IIRC Salt Gleser is the evil twin "brother" of Sal Glesser. Both from Baltic decent Salt Gleser now lives in an psychiatric asylum near Transilvania.
Salt and Sal supposably ;) have some family ties but wich one is not clear. All i know is that Salt design his own knives that have an eery resemblance to excisting Spyderco knives and has them made in China.
He then sells then on Ebay and fleemarkets.
An origional Salt Gleser can be identified by the fact that it has a black stud on the blade for one hand opening. All Salt Gleser knives are equipped with a special safety feature where the blade disengages the lock and folds back in his handle when pressure is exerted on the blade, to prevent blade fracture.
The blades are also labeled as "madeinchina", the tradename of Salt Gleser. Sometimes an eagle is found on the plastic scales of his knives
This safety feature is absent in Spyderco knives.
Instead of the black stud on Salt Gleser's "madeinchina" knives Spyderco has cut corners in production cost by just drilling a hole in the blade.
They also chose a rather fat spider instead of the proud eagle displayed on origional Salt Gleser knives

Hope his was usefull in explaining the difference in the "madeinchina" brand and Spyderco brand
 
"...designs are spectacular and futurist and its classic blade with antiflood aspect of bird is easily to see."


No doubt. ;) :thumbup:
 
They even have a section of "Spyderco stones to sharpen". Hmmm, that reminds me that my stones are dull. Maybe I should put them on "to sharpen" list... :rolleyes:
 
To the guys who had always wondered about the reason for the name of Spyderco's "Salt" series of knives, you now have your answer. Mr. Gleser named them after himself. It really has nothing to do with them being corrosion-proof.;)

Regards,
3G

P.S. Mongo-man, that was great!:thumbup::D
 
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