For me it is Spyderco and their product descriptions. Benchmade, and how they package their product. CRK, and how their website is still pretty old-school and classy. For strider.....ummmm....give me a few minutes to ponder that one.
Anyhow, I am curious to hear what other things people appreciate about the companies themselves and things they do. Remember aside from my strider joke that I just had to put in there, lets try and keep this a positive thread. No bashing.
BTW: here are some random product descriptions I copied and pasted. These aren't the full detailed descriptions, just sections I snipped out.
It seems like smaller knives get respect equivalent to their size, very little. Most people dont look at a subcompact lightweight car and think high-performance vehicle. That estimation can change when its revealed that little clown-car disproportionately packs 350 horsepower and a high-speed racing package. Stature doesnt always accurately represent ability and performance, as exampled in the Spyderco Dragonfly. Its cutting ability is unequal to its diminutive package and innocuous name. The small-knifebigfeel, works through providently executed ergonomics and premium components
The knife may be mans oldest tool but today it is governed by different carry restrictions in nearly every country in the world. It seems: if man makes it, he must legislate it. This is particularly true regarding pocketknives in the United Kingdom where legal guidelines govern the size and function of all pocketknives carried in public. One of these parameters is that folding knives not have blades that lock open
In 1990 Spyderco shook things up by introducing two knives, the Delica and Endura. First of their kind on the market, both folders opened up the knife market to lightweight performance, one-hand open pocketknives that just about everyone could afford.
A high performance matter separator who's cutting ability shouldn't be underestimated or written off as just another keychain knife. Blade is thick from heel to tip.
Who the heck is Bob Lum? You may not have heard of him yet, but you will. A custom knifemaker of Chinese heritage, Bob takes traditional Asian knife designs and infuses them with all things modern. Case in point is the C65FGP Spyderco Bob Lum Chinese Folder. The blade is tapered like a leaf, broad, flat and razor thin along the edge. This venerable leaf-shape has been around for centuries found on serviceable everyday cutting instruments in China.
A recipe for folding knife success: Start with hard-use rated lock. Add a blade made of exotic high carbon steel. Manufacture it in Golden, Colorado using precise tolerances then add a healthy dash of American innovation. These ingredients are the Manix2, a concoction of solo features when combined make one of the strongest knives from Spyderco to date.
A Sage is someone wise in judgment and experience. Its reasonable assuming they achieved that title through trial, error and extending their best effort at every opportunity. If that definition can be applied to something tangible it would be an item created from experience and striving for quality and performance at the highest level. If said item were a pocketknife we could call it a Sage.
Anyhow, I am curious to hear what other things people appreciate about the companies themselves and things they do. Remember aside from my strider joke that I just had to put in there, lets try and keep this a positive thread. No bashing.
BTW: here are some random product descriptions I copied and pasted. These aren't the full detailed descriptions, just sections I snipped out.
It seems like smaller knives get respect equivalent to their size, very little. Most people dont look at a subcompact lightweight car and think high-performance vehicle. That estimation can change when its revealed that little clown-car disproportionately packs 350 horsepower and a high-speed racing package. Stature doesnt always accurately represent ability and performance, as exampled in the Spyderco Dragonfly. Its cutting ability is unequal to its diminutive package and innocuous name. The small-knifebigfeel, works through providently executed ergonomics and premium components
The knife may be mans oldest tool but today it is governed by different carry restrictions in nearly every country in the world. It seems: if man makes it, he must legislate it. This is particularly true regarding pocketknives in the United Kingdom where legal guidelines govern the size and function of all pocketknives carried in public. One of these parameters is that folding knives not have blades that lock open
In 1990 Spyderco shook things up by introducing two knives, the Delica and Endura. First of their kind on the market, both folders opened up the knife market to lightweight performance, one-hand open pocketknives that just about everyone could afford.
A high performance matter separator who's cutting ability shouldn't be underestimated or written off as just another keychain knife. Blade is thick from heel to tip.
Who the heck is Bob Lum? You may not have heard of him yet, but you will. A custom knifemaker of Chinese heritage, Bob takes traditional Asian knife designs and infuses them with all things modern. Case in point is the C65FGP Spyderco Bob Lum Chinese Folder. The blade is tapered like a leaf, broad, flat and razor thin along the edge. This venerable leaf-shape has been around for centuries found on serviceable everyday cutting instruments in China.
A recipe for folding knife success: Start with hard-use rated lock. Add a blade made of exotic high carbon steel. Manufacture it in Golden, Colorado using precise tolerances then add a healthy dash of American innovation. These ingredients are the Manix2, a concoction of solo features when combined make one of the strongest knives from Spyderco to date.
A Sage is someone wise in judgment and experience. Its reasonable assuming they achieved that title through trial, error and extending their best effort at every opportunity. If that definition can be applied to something tangible it would be an item created from experience and striving for quality and performance at the highest level. If said item were a pocketknife we could call it a Sage.
For example what I like about Kershaw is they respond very quickly to emails, they ship knives out very fast, and their overall customer service is outstanding!