Originally Posted by
Chuck Whitlock
Yeah, but..... Shivworks blades are essentially niche products with a very specific use case, and produced by folks who understand that use, and that the blade and sheath are both important and part of the system. I'm pretty confident that there are a whole lot of Spyderco consumers who have never heard of Shivworks, and wouldn't understand the products if they did.
I appreciate all the responses. You guys are absolutely right that the knife world in general could do better, and offer a lot more utility with just a little extra effort....such as industry standard hole-spacing, get rid of superfluous material, etc. I just don't expect them to satisfy my particular niche or use case when offering a product to the general public.