Rock Lobster: Ugly or beautiful?
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder... and to me the Spyderco Rock Lobster is BEAUTIFUL!
Oh, yes, good point! Most knives out there don't look like a :spyder: . And, things of truly high performance, such as an Iowa class battleship and a M1A1 Abrams tank, aren't necessarily the prettiest things to look at, but, man, do they perform! Both take a licking and dish out the punishment right back! Spyderco knives fit that analogy just fine.Donut wrote:Aren't all Spyderco's a little ugly? I think it is one of the requirements. :)
Ugly goes good with performance.
And now that were on the subject. Does anyone have any insight of why the Rock Lobster is so expensive?brj wrote:the Rocklobster is awesome, the price tag is ugly as he|| :o
It's made in Seki with VG10 and G10, whereas for example a standard Millie is made in Golden with S30V and G10, but the Millie still is way cheaper.
Why is that?
Ok I found an actual sal quote from the "Rock Lobster is out!!" -thread
(http://www.spiderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37878):
http://www.spiderco.com/forums/showpost ... stcount=33sal wrote:The knife was expensive to us. I believe the nested liners are the main difference. The maker in Seki (different maker from Barong) is the only one in Seki that can even make nested liners.
We had hoped to make it in Golden, but capacity issues would have taken even longer.
The G-10 is made in the USA and machined in the USA before being shipped to Seki.
It's a really beautiful piece. Jens did a nice job.
sal
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Usually I agree but in this case the handholding isn't exactly right. The wide choil-like openning in the handle is awkwardly between 2 and 3 fingers wide, and the back corner of this opening could have been rounded more. A few of my friends shared my opinion when I asked them to hold it.monsterdog wrote:Its beautiful, its aesthetic is completely dominated by pure function and ergonomics. What is more beautiful than that?
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Well, I'm Danish, and of course Jens obviously designed this for Danish handsDagon wrote:Usually I agree but in this case the handholding isn't exactly right. The wide choil-like openning in the handle is awkwardly between 2 and 3 fingers wide, and the back corner of this opening could have been rounded more. A few of my friends shared my opinion when I asked them to hold it.
It fits perfectly I have to say.Well Jens is a big guy with big hands, so that's how he designs his knives.monsterdog wrote:Well, I'm Danish, and of course Jens obviously designed this for Danish hands
It works best with big hands, but I would guess that small hands would do well also with 3 fingers in the choil.
Big bada pass, on that dog. :eek:
Regards, Al
The "soul" of hi-tech materials like G-10, H1, ZDP, Titanium, carbon fiber, etc is found in the performance. That appreciation of the "spirit" comes out in time, after use. It's saying, you can depend on me! I'm there for you no matter what! - Sal Glesser
The "soul" of hi-tech materials like G-10, H1, ZDP, Titanium, carbon fiber, etc is found in the performance. That appreciation of the "spirit" comes out in time, after use. It's saying, you can depend on me! I'm there for you no matter what! - Sal Glesser
I've never seen the knife in person, but judging from the pictures I think that a lot of its beauty comes from the simple shapes and the symmetry.
When closed the knife exhibits bilateral symmetry (if I'm remembering my geometry correctly). The front and back of the closed knife appear to match up perfectly. The simple hexagonal shape is also appealing, with the two ends curving up gently.
The open knife directly follows the lines in the closed knife. Now the whole knife has a slight S-curve to it. The middle of the 'S' is right at the pivot. To me, the wide and (mostly) un-tapered blade fits perfectly with the chunky handle.
I like it. :)
When closed the knife exhibits bilateral symmetry (if I'm remembering my geometry correctly). The front and back of the closed knife appear to match up perfectly. The simple hexagonal shape is also appealing, with the two ends curving up gently.
The open knife directly follows the lines in the closed knife. Now the whole knife has a slight S-curve to it. The middle of the 'S' is right at the pivot. To me, the wide and (mostly) un-tapered blade fits perfectly with the chunky handle.
I like it. :)
I voted beautiful, because this thing just screams function! :cool:
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What a detailed analysis on the aesthetics.BW_BW wrote:I've never seen the knife in person, but judging from the pictures I think that a lot of its beauty comes from the simple shapes and the symmetry.
When closed the knife exhibits bilateral symmetry (if I'm remembering my geometry correctly). The front and back of the closed knife appear to match up perfectly. The simple hexagonal shape is also appealing, with the two ends curving up gently.
The open knife directly follows the lines in the closed knife. Now the whole knife has a slight S-curve to it. The middle of the 'S' is right at the pivot. To me, the wide and (mostly) un-tapered blade fits perfectly with the chunky handle.
I like it. :)
The Rock Lobster surely is something else.