, most likely bolsters. Basically, it is piece of jewelry. The best idea, IMHO I found on BF, belong to powernoodle, post #29:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... 827&page=2powernoodle wrote:It is early Spring, and you are at a social gathering on the veranda of a Victorian mansion situated on 200 acres just outside of Charleston, SC. A cool spring breeze is bringing the smell of ribs from the grill.
The estate's owner, a young widow who recently inherited a shipping fortune of almost $800M, is clearly captivated by your charm and good humor. She approaches, accompanied by her twin sister. After a shy giggle, the widow asks if you might slice a lime for her Gin and Tonic.
You:
a) remove your BK7 from an inside-the-waistband sheath, causing the widow to retract in fear and drop her Gin and Tonic; her security personnel wrestle you to the ground and remove you from the estate; or,
b) you casually remove a small, finely crafted folder hand-made of exquisite and costly materials. You expertly slice the lime with its razor edge, and place a slice in the widow's drink. Your hand casually touches hers, precipitating her to blush. After an embarrassed pause, she asks if you might accompany her and and her sister on a private walking tour of the riding stables. You accept, and begin your stroll as the sun begins to set behind the adjacent hills.
If your answer is b), you were carrying a gent's knife.
But every day we can learn something new. Yesterday I was surfing Spyderco web site (what a big surprise), went to catalog and found category of Gentleman’s knives, which included:
CF Caly3,
SS Cricket (plain and etched),
All Dragonflies, including FRN variant,
Endura Trainer (this may be an error, but may be not),
Kopas,
All Ladybugs,
Micro-Dyad,
Sage,
Spin,
Stretch2.
I was quite surprised to see some of these knives belong to this group and not finding Kiwi. I can be wrong, but most of them do not correspond to my image of gentleman’s knife. May be something like “office knife”, but not gentleman’s…..
How would you define this category and which current production Spyderco you would include?
IMHO I would include Kopa, Kiwi, and Micro-Dyad.
Roman
