Spyderco is a well-known American folding knife manufacturer. Established in 1978, before the appearance of its first knife, the company was engaged in sharpening accessories for three years. Spiderko’s directly folding knives began their history only in 1981, when the first of them, C01 Worker, saw the light of day. Almost immediately, the company became famous, and its products are very popular. Over the past thirty years, this popularity has only grown, and now you can not find a person who knows a little about knives so that he does not know Spiderko knives.
Quality and Marketing
The reasons for the fame of the company and its products are primarily competent marketing, high quality products and constant innovation. All these qualities are interconnected and complement each other. So, it would seem, a banal hole in the blade (which Spiderko’s knives now recognize) is nothing but a trademark! And the application of this decision by another manufacturer will entail the payment of a substantial remuneration to the company for the use of a patent and trademark. Initially, production was organized in Japan, where the first knives were actually made. Japanese craftsmen are the best guarantee of the quality of the blade. But in 1990, problems with the inconvenient yen-dollar exchange rate forced the company to transfer the assembly of knives and the manufacture of pens to them in the United States.
Innovation
Speaking about Spiderko’s knives, one should always use the concepts “new”, “for the first time”, “having no analogues”. Indeed, many of the now familiar design techniques or technical solutions first saw the light precisely during the production of knives of this company. So, for example, serreytor sharpening was never used on folding knives before Spiderko. It took several years for Sal Gllesser, the founder of the company, to achieve universal recognition of his sharpening with a company profile, a patent for which was received only in 1990.
The application of powder metallurgy technologies while maintaining the highest product quality is also Spyderco's know-how. This allowed the company to produce models of relatively inexpensive folding knives with consumer qualities of the highest level. But not only the American manufacturer paid and is paying attention to the blades, because the handle and folding mechanism for a folding knife are no less important than the blade. And here new ergonomic materials for handles, a well-thought-out mechanism make Spiderko knives the standard of quality of a modern folding knife. Even the clip for fastening on clothes or a belt now found on any pocket knife is also Spyderco's invention.
Conclusion
By and large, a folding knife, in its modern sense, thanks to this
American company, has turned from a pen-hunter to a real tool, a tourist, a soldier or a person who wants to always be ready for everything. An important feature of Spyderco products is their prevalence and affordable price. Now anyone can independently verify the high consumer qualities of these folding knives and acquire a reliable assistant in them. In our country, they are offered by any serious knife store. Moscow, for example, provides the opportunity to purchase them in most weapons or specialized stores.