Sal, anything you´d like to share on the Golden made BACKLOCK Polestar? (Another "handle forward" knife?)

[sal]

Thanx All,

I appreciate the comments.

sal

[Bolster]

- But, that said: I also think is almost impossible to tell if a comp.lock model sells better actually because of the locktype..
It could also be that for example a PM2 has better sales than a Native Chief due to factors completely unrelated to the lock type, - potentially even despite the lock type (regardless which one).

A nerdy footnote to follow up on this comment, but yes, with statistics you can isolate one variable (such as lock type) from other variables (such as knife model, steel used, handle material, price, etc). This is known as 'partialing the variance.' A regression algorithm can tell you the effect of one variable as all other variables are held constant, provided you have a sufficiently large sample size. Pretty neat.

I've no idea if Spyderco is using advanced statistics to analyze their sales figures, but they certainly could, and it would inform them of which individual components are driving sales at a particular time.

[kennethsime]

Wasn’t the Lil’ Native offered as a back lock, comp lock, and slipjoint?

I would think that Lil’ Native sales might give a good indication of the market’s preferences.

[sal]

Hi Bolster,

Other than accounting figures, sales figures and our "seat of the pants" calls, we do not employ statistics with regards to model design.

Though I will bring up a very astute observation and comment made by Jeff, earlier, that slower Golden back-lock sales could have something to do with the "opening arc" of straight spine models with back-locks. I have always felt this was a good question.

One of the reasons that I wanted to make the Polestar in Golden with a mid back-lock, and a "hump" was
to change the "opening arc". I think that if we make the Polestar 2 family in Golden, with Compression Locks, I will design another model with a hump, handle forward, and a mid back-lock, to make in Golden. Something between 3.0" and 4.0" blade length.

sal

[zhyla]

Wasn’t the Lil’ Native offered as a back lock, comp lock, and slipjoint?

I would think that Lil’ Native sales might give a good indication of the market’s preferences.

Exception enthusiasts do the damndest things, like buy one of each!

[Wartstein]

....I think that if we make the Polestar 2 family in Golden, with Compression Locks, I will design another model with a hump, handle forward, and a mid back-lock, to make in Golden. Something between 3.0" and 4.0" blade length.

sal

That sounds great!