Spyderco and the knife industry in the news (featuring Sal and The Deacon)
Spyderco and the knife industry in the news (featuring Sal and The Deacon)
I haven't posted in a while, so I figure posting two great articles featured in this morning's online version of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is enough to get the ball rolling again. :D The first article includes an interview with The Deacon, and the second one is an interview with Sal.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crim ... 634db.html
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... 8aa96.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crim ... 634db.html
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... 8aa96.html
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15,000 sq ft expansion of manufacturing space in Golden -
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
Great quote from Paul:
"Those who claim their collections are investments are “either deluding themselves,” he says, “or just trying to placate their wife.”
Couldn't agree more.
"Those who claim their collections are investments are “either deluding themselves,” he says, “or just trying to placate their wife.”
Couldn't agree more.
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
I enjoyed reading those articles. Thanks for posting. It's nice reading articles that offer a fresh perspective and not demonizing knives. Thanks Sal, Paul, and everyone else.
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Thank you for posting links. I enjoyed the articles.
Hopefully we will see more golden sprints. I certainly need more FFG Natives. May be some custom collaborations will be made in Golden as well.
very nice.Sequimite wrote:15,000 sq ft expansion of manufacturing space in Golden -
Hopefully we will see more golden sprints. I certainly need more FFG Natives. May be some custom collaborations will be made in Golden as well.
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My top choices Natives5, Calys, C83 Persian
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I found it kind of funny that the next line had to be "Beretta is single."Sequimite wrote:Great quote from Paul:
"Those who claim their collections are investments are “either deluding themselves,” he says, “or just trying to placate their wife.”
Couldn't agree more.
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Not to sound like a party pooper, but that first article (interviewing The Deacon and Sal and A.G. Russel) was probably the poorest piece of journalism I've read in a long time, and I'm used to reading small-town newspapers. I'm not sure if St. Louis Today is a weekly or another site that just aggregates news for the advertising, or if it was perhaps a junior reporter, but there really was no point to the article, just a bunch of notes shuffled into a loose order.
The second article with just Sal was pretty good. I would agree with all of you that it's refreshing to see knives talked about in a rational light.
The second article with just Sal was pretty good. I would agree with all of you that it's refreshing to see knives talked about in a rational light.
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Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
Talking about poor journalism, I don't think you've read the SF Chronicle lately :rolleyes:kennethsime wrote:Not to sound like a party pooper, but that first article (interviewing The Deacon and Sal and A.G. Russel) was probably the poorest piece of journalism I've read in a long time, and I'm used to reading small-town newspapers
If I was done by a major media source I would agree. Content over delivery I guess :) .kennethsime wrote:Not to sound like a party pooper, but that first article (interviewing The Deacon and Sal and A.G. Russel) was probably the poorest piece of journalism I've read in a long time, and I'm used to reading small-town newspapers. I'm not sure if St. Louis Today is a weekly or another site that just aggregates news for the advertising, or if it was perhaps a junior reporter, but there really was no point to the article, just a bunch of notes shuffled into a loose order.
The second article with just Sal was pretty good. I would agree with all of you that it's refreshing to see knives talked about in a rational light.
"Buck reacted to customer criticism a few years ago by bringing back some manufacturing it had outsourced to China. Now, “Ninety to 95 percent of our new products every year are USA-made,” CJ Buck says."
This is very impressive, at least for me.
This is very impressive, at least for me.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf"
My top choices Natives5, Calys, C83 Persian
My top choices Natives5, Calys, C83 Persian