sal wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:33 pm
Wartstein wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:57 am
sal wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:27 am
Hi Warstein,
If I may again share some of my thoughts? Also please keep in mind that I have been incrementally refining the Delica since 1990 and the Stretch since 1984. In both cases, the blade length was created to meet a legal requirement, (3.0" Delica and 3.5" Stretch) but the handle shrunk to match the handle was too small for many of my customers' hands. I hardly ever do anything in any of my models without specific thought and reason. In most cases, I'm happy to share those reasons. If something in a design is really ugly, I
may consider that, That's why some say I "design in the dark". but models like the P'Kal are just not eye appealing and I wouldn't change a thing. A while back a customer coined a new word and said that my designs are just plain "fugly".
In the case of the Endela, the 3.5" blade length is a tad short of filling the handle (about 7mm). The handle 7mm shorter would not work to the best "function" and the blade any longer would be illegal in many jurisdictions. I hope that doesn't kill the model for you?
sal
Hi Sal,
Nothing better than you sharing some thoughts!
And I hope I may share some of mine:
- Firstly, concerning "designing in the dark": I absolutely love your designs. I once did a thread in which I stated, that I just realized, that my top 5 favorite folders (of all brands) were designed by Sal Glesser. And, with exception of the Shaman, that was true long before I even have heard of you, who you are and that you actually design knives (I carry, use and love Spydercos for quite some time now but only very much later I became interested in background and history of the brand). So, just plainly using knives you designed convinced me, without any further information.
- As for "blade filling the handle (as much as possible)": That has two aspects for me:
One is practical and true for smaller knives: I personally have a lower limit when it comes to actual cutting edge of at least 3 " (so EDGE not BLADElength)
I don´t want my main Edc knives edges to be shorter. So for example in the Delica I´d like the blade filling the handle to the full extent, it would be even more functional for me then (that´s not to say I would not like the Delica - I do!!)
The other is purely esthetic and very silly: I just think it looks better when a blade fills the handle as much as possible when the knife is closed. That has no practical implication at all, as long as the edge is at least 3 " anyway...
So: There is NO WAY that the a tad "shorter-as-it-could-be" blade of the Endela will "kill" that model for me!!
As I´ve already stated in a previous post: That´s a really VERY minor issue, since the edge is still long enough for my likings.
I totally understand that it is necessary to meet legal requirements so that the knife will sell better and more people will have the chance to actually carry and enjoy it.
Actually there is a very good chance the Endela will be the perfect knife for me and I can´t wait till it will be released... :)