Rental01
06-17-2001, 12:00 AM
I have been carrying my Rescue since 1993. At the time I was 17 and I needed a knife to help me in my work as a loudspeaker design and build technician for GoldSound and for my work in the early Rave industry with The Electric Company. I had the original Rescue with the "little" clip. Bought mine for $43!
Within the first 2 mos. of owning the knife, I broke the clip. It was caught on a doorframe that I was walking through and snapped right off. On my next trip to Golden to have the knife sharpened they took the knife as always and did not return for over 15 minutes. (If you have never had your knife sharpened at the Corp office, this is a long time.) Someone that I had never seen before met me and he began to ask me questions about how the clip was broken. "Were you mishandling the knife in any way?" "Were you pulling on the clip when it broke?" "Exactly how did it happen?" I was also asked to show him visually how it broke off.
I was a little thrown, but I just figured that it was a neat experience. The man asked me if he could keep it and he would send it back to me. Now I was getting a little anxious, as this is the single knife that I use for EVERYTHING!
For the next 2 weeks I felt honestly naked. I cannot even begin to explain how it felt, but if you have ever experienced this you will understand.
I received a replacement Rescue by mail with a much wider clip (1.5x or so). Since that moment I have ALWAYS recommended Spyderco to ALL of my friends and relatives, co-workers and strangers in the street. When I am in knife shops around town (mostly gazing into the Spyderco section at what my wife would never let me purchase) I will tell other customers about my story and all that I have used my knife for over the years. Every time (if they are really there to buy something and not just stare) they will purchase a Spyderco.
Ok, there is the story up until now. Here is my issue. My wife is scared of knives. This is a deep-rooted fear and I understand it. She, therefore, ignores me when I talk about my Rescue and how I would love to get another one. Mine hasn't been sharpened in over 2 years and, while still pretty sharp, is in need of retirement. Today is Fathers Day and I just received a new knife. I know what kind of personal challenges she had to overcome to enter the store and actually approach the counter. But here is the issue. She bought me a Kershaw Ken Onion Black Out Serrated K1550ST folding knife. She explained that she TRIED to tell him that I am a Spyderco fanatic, but the name avoided her in conversation and I have this one instead.
Here is my question. Knowing all that she went through, do I replace it with another Spyderco, or keep it? I honestly am afraid that I will break (or easily dull) this blade and would like the security of Spyderco quality.
Any and ALL help is appreciated!
Thanks!
- Rent
Edited by - Rental01 on 6/17/2001 5:29:08 PM
Within the first 2 mos. of owning the knife, I broke the clip. It was caught on a doorframe that I was walking through and snapped right off. On my next trip to Golden to have the knife sharpened they took the knife as always and did not return for over 15 minutes. (If you have never had your knife sharpened at the Corp office, this is a long time.) Someone that I had never seen before met me and he began to ask me questions about how the clip was broken. "Were you mishandling the knife in any way?" "Were you pulling on the clip when it broke?" "Exactly how did it happen?" I was also asked to show him visually how it broke off.
I was a little thrown, but I just figured that it was a neat experience. The man asked me if he could keep it and he would send it back to me. Now I was getting a little anxious, as this is the single knife that I use for EVERYTHING!
For the next 2 weeks I felt honestly naked. I cannot even begin to explain how it felt, but if you have ever experienced this you will understand.
I received a replacement Rescue by mail with a much wider clip (1.5x or so). Since that moment I have ALWAYS recommended Spyderco to ALL of my friends and relatives, co-workers and strangers in the street. When I am in knife shops around town (mostly gazing into the Spyderco section at what my wife would never let me purchase) I will tell other customers about my story and all that I have used my knife for over the years. Every time (if they are really there to buy something and not just stare) they will purchase a Spyderco.
Ok, there is the story up until now. Here is my issue. My wife is scared of knives. This is a deep-rooted fear and I understand it. She, therefore, ignores me when I talk about my Rescue and how I would love to get another one. Mine hasn't been sharpened in over 2 years and, while still pretty sharp, is in need of retirement. Today is Fathers Day and I just received a new knife. I know what kind of personal challenges she had to overcome to enter the store and actually approach the counter. But here is the issue. She bought me a Kershaw Ken Onion Black Out Serrated K1550ST folding knife. She explained that she TRIED to tell him that I am a Spyderco fanatic, but the name avoided her in conversation and I have this one instead.
Here is my question. Knowing all that she went through, do I replace it with another Spyderco, or keep it? I honestly am afraid that I will break (or easily dull) this blade and would like the security of Spyderco quality.
Any and ALL help is appreciated!
Thanks!
- Rent
Edited by - Rental01 on 6/17/2001 5:29:08 PM