Altweibersommer / Old Wives‘ summer

In the picture above is also one my latest obsessions – a Spyderco pocket knife. Somehow I’ve been sucked into the world of pocket knives and found them to be incredibly useful to have at hand. Opening parcels and letters, cutting card bord, peeling an apple, cutting a roll and putting on butter while outdoors, small stuff in the garden and around the house. I’m particularly fond of Spyderco. Spyderco’s trademark is the so-called ’spyderhole‘ in the blade serving as a means to open the knife one-handed. I really like their style and the superb quality. In the picture there’s the still fairly new ‚Squeak‘. It’s a small non-locking blade mostly geared towards markets where pocket knives are under very heavy restrictions regarding size and locking capabilities. It’s manufactured not in Asia or the United States but in Maniago, Italy’s number one place for steel blade making. Unfortunately most of Spyderco’s knives fall under §42a of the German weapon’s law. Which means they are locking blades and feature one-hand opening. Those are not allowed to carry in public on your person. But Spyderco is one of the few companies aware of the fact that more and more countries put quite severe restrictions on knives and tries to find ways innovative solutions while staying true to their trademark look and feel.

 This is probably my favorite Spyderco model – a Delica 4 FFG. I’ve got one in purple and one pink just for kicks. The size is just right even for bigger tasks while still being light-weight and compact. There’s more pictures to proof my hopeless decline into just another obsession on Flickr ;o)