Spyderco Story The New Shape of Sharp

Spyderco''s OriginsAl MarThe Spyderco NameThe Clipit: High Performance in a BladeSetting Industry StandardsThe Road WarriorsThe Mouse with a MegaphonePart I KnivesThe Spyderco WorkhorseSpyderco''s System of ProductionThe Future SpydercoWatershed KnivesEveryman''s Knife: C01 - WorkerFirst SpyderEdge Blade: C02 - MarinerFirst Fiberglass-Reinforced Nylon Handle: C10 - EnduraRadically New Blade Shape for Self-Defense: C12- CivillianFirst Custom Collaboration: C15 - Terzuola KnifeNew Concepts in "Fastening It to You" -C26/C30First 50/50 Choil: C28 - DragonflySkeletonized Lightweight Concept: C35 - "Q" KnifeFirst Fixed-Blade Knife: FB01 - Moran FeatherweightFirst Two-Bladed Clipit: C39 - Dyad Jr.Lightweight Knives C10 - EnduraC11 - DelicaLadyBugC35 - "Q" KnifeC67 - "R" KnifeC41 - NativeWorking KnivesC02 - Marner/C14 - Rescue/C45 - Rescue Jr.C03 - Hunter/C04 - Excutive/C13 - Pro-Venator/C32 - Spur/C33/C13 - Pro-GripC05 - StandardC07 - Police Model/ C51 - RookieC08 - Harpy/C21 - MerlinC09 - CoPilotC61 - Pegasus / C62 - NavigatorC12 - Civilian/C29 - CricketC17 - CatchermanC23 - Renegade/C24 - Black HawkC26 - Snap-It/C30 - Remote ReleaseC36 - Military ModelC39 - Dyad Jr.C54 - Calypso/C52 - Calypso Jr.Custom CollaborationsC15 - Bob Terzuola/C19 - Bob Terzuola Jr.C55 - Bob Terzuola Starmate ClipitC16 - Wayne Goddard and Wayne Goddard Lightweight/C18 - Wayne Goddard Jr. /C20 - Baby Wayne GoddardC22 - Michael Walker /C37 - Michael Walker LightweightC25 - Frank Centofante Clipit /C50 Frank Centofante IIC27 - Jess Horn Clipit /C34 - Jess Horn II/C38 Jess Horn LightweightFB01 - Bill Moran FeatherweightC42 - Howard Viele ClipitC48 - Tim Wegner /C49 - Tim Wegner Jr.C40 - Jot Singh KhalsaC46 - Bob LumC59 - Shabaria ClipitC57 - D''Alton Holder "Toad" ClipitAftermarket VariationsModels That Were Never IntroducedC06 - YachtsmanC31 - EuropaKosher Butcher Knife - CollifKitchen KnivesK01 - Break KnifeK02 - French Chef''s KnifeK03 - Carving KnifeK04 - Utility Knife /K05K05 - Small Utility KnifeK06 - Filet KnifeK08 -Santoku KnifeK09-Mini Paring KnifeA Matter of MarketingExperimental KnivesKX01 - Kitchen Experimental I/KX02- Kitchen Experimental II 159KnockoffsPatentsTrademarksSpyderco''s PolicyA Useful AnalogySuppliers'' KnivesPrinciples of Knife SelectionMatter SeparationThings To Come: A Look into the FutureC56 - Tim Zowada ClipitC58 - J. D. Smith ClipitBob Lum CollaborationsCredit Card KnifeUluExotic BladesNew LocksDyadPart II Sharpeners and Other ProductsSharp vs. Dull EdgesWhat is Sharpening?The Tri-Angle SharpmakerGetting the Right AngleSome HistorySharpening Serrated EdgesEffectiveness (Cutting Power)Scratch PatternsSharpening-Stone WearStandardizing the ProcessStandardizing the AngleEliminating MessExpanding the Sharpmaker''s UsesMaking It PortableDurabilityCleaning and MaintenanceSafetyA Dice-y ProductModel 204 Tri-Angle: Making a Good Product Even BetterThe Sharpen-Anything ToolFor the ProfessionalVersatilityGalley "V" The Honing "Steel" That SharpensCat''s-Eye Shape for Professional UseVersatile BaseWill It Sharpen Clipits?Fold-A-Vee SharpmakerDuck Foot: One Piece Does AllSpecialized SharpenersOther ProductsCut KitHotaru Knife and Key ChainT01 - SpydeRenchPart III Technological FrontiersDesign ProcessEdge . . .Issues Concerning the BevelClassification of EdgesThe Edge-Bevel ShoulderShoulderless BladesBlade ShapeRefinementsNew ShapesBlade GrindHollowFlatMoran EdgeBlade MaterialsSteelHeat Treatment: The Essential ProcessProperties of Alloying Elements in SteelSteels Used in Spyderco KnivesThe Rising Cost of PerformanceAlternative Blade MaterialsHeat TreatmentCoatingsTo Darken ColorTo Protect against CorrosionTo Enhance HardnessFabrication TechniquesForgingGrindingCastingBlankingOther Shaping TechnologyThe HoleHistoryLocation with Respect to PivotThe Edge of the HoleSize of HoldLocksFront LocksLiner LocksSharpening TechnologyClipsOriginal Flat Metal ClipClip on C16 - Goddard Lightweight, C41-Native, and Later ModelsOffset SpringClip on C35 - "Q" KnifeFiberglass-Reinforced NylonSnap ShacklesLanyardsHandles . .TractionTextureExpansionFeel in HandColorMaterialsHandednessPart IV The Spyderco PhilosphyManagement Philosophy and Its Effect on BusinessA Different Kind of CompanyIntegritySpyderco''s Aim Defines Its PrioritiesEnsuring the Organization''s FutureDiversification: Multiple Threads In, Multiple Threads OutCooperation: More Important than WinningKeeping the Entire Business Chain StrongMeeting Payroll FirstRejecting the Organizational HierarchyEmphasizing CommunicationTreating People Like Family, Not ChattelWorking at SpydercoBeing HiredAttributes of Crew MembersAttitudes Toward the CompanySecurityLeaving the CompanyThe Company OutlookThe Cutting User Is the Real CustomerEveryone in the Chain (System) Must WinQuality "Market Competitiveness" SurvivalCreates ProblemsDecisions Must Aim at the "Best of the Best"Equal Knowledge Leads to Mutual Agreement and CooperationGroup Management Is More Effective than Authoritarian PowerThe Type of Business Is SecondaryHow Others Think of SpydercoAppendix A Glossary of Knife TermsAppendix B List of Trademarked TermsAppendix C Spyderco Patents and TrademarksAppendix D Sources of InformationKnivesThe Knife in Self-DefenseArticlesBooksVideos and TrainingManagement PhilosophyDesignDamascus SteelMetallurgySharpeningInflation and Rising PricesAppendix E Knife SafetyGeneral PrinciplesBefore You Ever Use the KnifeWhile Using the KnifeDelavigne, Kenneth T. is the author of 'Spyderco Story The New Shape of Sharp', published 2000 under ISBN 9781581600605 and ISBN 1581600607.