Hey chaps. Glad you are having fun. :D but there are some ground rules that need to be observed. :p
From Spyderco:
"When you’re searching a name that you’re interested in, on Google, make sure you add the word “knife” after the name. I learned the hard way that sometimes knives won’t show up under a specific name unless you add “knife” in the search.
We try not to use any names that are used by anyone else, whether or not it’s in the same realm of knives, or not. However, it can depend on how well known the off-product name is. If you’ve never heard of it, and the product has nothing to do with knives, then there is a probability we’d still use the name."
Here are some of the ones that were either suggested to me, or that I thought of, which would have been good to great, but can't be used:
- Voyager – used by Cold Steel
Exped – dry bag manufacturer
Safari – Boker, Kizlyar and DPx Hest II
Endeavour – only one letter different from Buck knives' Endeavor
Odyssey – Used by Buck
Peregrine – (meaning wander or roving) used by Hawkebrand knives
Venture – Used by Gerber
Reliant - Used by Emerson
Capricorn - used by Fox
Orion - used by Viper Knives of Italy http://www.viper.it/en/outdoor&caccia/orion.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Gemini - Used by both Busse and Boker
Adept - used Steel Will knife
Wanderer - used Boker
Contrail - used by CRKT
Techtrail - is a watch company
Overlander - used by TOPS
Discovery - used by Beaver Dive Knife and a discontinued Timberline folder, I think this is nice, but may not be good enough.
Boreas - (Greek god of the north wind) told that if it needs explaining, its no good.
It is also worth pointing out that the reason that we were calling it the "NASA Bushcraft" was that it implied the use of all modern materials, modern steel and man made handle, compared to the original Bushcraft which was carbon steel and wood. I envisioned the knife as suitable for trips/travel/adventure where a stainless blade and impervious handle would be good, light weight yet full size and capable of heavy work. That is what would have made names like "Voyager", "Odyssey" "Discovery" and "Endeavour" so good. They related to both adventures and journeys, and the space age. Sadly, everyone else thought that they were good names too, and beat us to them!
As you can see above, I was drifting away from the NASA references since the pool is limited, the Bushcraft now sports manmade G10 handle, so this new knife doesn't stand so far away, and pursuing the space line of naming took things ever further from the spirit in which the knife was designed. Without care, I feared becoming enmeshed in Star Trek / Star Wars geek-isms
Still looking!!! Got a few being vetted by Spyderco now but while I like a couple, none is as good as Endeavour.
New Name for the Endeavor?
