Precision Sharpening Competitors

Spyderco, Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-performance folding knives, fixed blades, and sharpeners. Founded in 1976, we initially focused on innovative systems that sharpened all cutting tools, including knives with serrated blades. In 1981, we expanded our scope and literally redefined the form of the modern folding knife by incorporating one-handed opening via our iconic Trademark Round Hole™, convenient top-of-the-pocket carry with a pocket clip, and the aggressive cutting power of a serrated edge. As Spyderco grew, so did our list of industry-changing accomplishments. In the late 1980s, our iconic Police™ model set the standard in law enforcement cutting tools. In the 1990s, our Endura® and Delica® helped pioneer lightweight injection-molded knife handles. We were also the first to partner with noted custom knifemakers in our groundbreaking collaborative designs and established our U.S. factory in Golden, Colorado. Along the way, we earned scores of utility and design patents and many prestigious awards from the knife industry. Our product line now includes more than 200 folding, fixed-blade, and kitchen knives and a complete selection of sharpeners. Spyderco’s manufacturing network includes a factory at our U.S. headquarters in Golden, Colorado, as well as resources in Japan, Taiwan, Italy, and China, all of which maintain the same exacting attention to detail and commitment to excellence that made our first knives distinctively different. Our worldwide distribution includes dealers and distributors in more than 60 countries. We serve the needs of the military, law enforcement, and first responders through our Government Services Administration (GSA) contract. We also support active uniformed personnel and military veterans through our OpFocus® professional purchase program. Every Spyderco product is backed by a limited warranty and our relentless commitment to providing reliable high performance in all our products.

Smith’s was founded in 1886 and is in the Sporting & Housewares industries with its key founding product being sharpeners & Arkansas stone abrasives. Office is in Nashville, TN and the company is the market leader in sharpening and has the broadest line of knife and scissors sharpeners available for Sporting, Camping, Fishing & Home plus expanded manual & electric overall housewares products & our new Sporting Survival Tool line which includes knives, fire starters, LED lights for outdoors, sharpeners & tools. Our products can be found nationwide and internationally in major sporting goods retailers, national home improvement warehouses, mass retailers, dept stores & specialty gourmet retailers. We have also added a new line of Made in USA products manufactured in our Hot Springs, Arkansas Operations & DC facility. Smith’s is a privately owned company with a board of directors focused on strategic long term growth, marketshare expansion & brand building and our culture is to win & grow as a team via our employees in all functions & our strategic retail partners.

Sparx Hockey, inventors of the Sparx Skate Sharpener, is the leading developer and manufacturer of skate sharpening equipment and related accessories for ice hockey, figure skating and sled hockey. The Sparx Sharpener is an affordable, high quality automated skate sharpener that is now used by thousands of customers around the world, including individuals, families, professional and amateur teams, rink operators and retailers. Major retail customers include DICK’s Sporting Goods, Canadian Tire, Scheels, and Pro Hockey Life to name a few. In addition, more than 25 National Hockey League teams are using the Sparx Sharpener and the company recently expanded its distribution to Europe and Russia. The company is focused on building a leadership position in skate sharpening by providing customers with the most advanced, accurate and easy-to-use skate sharpening equipment on the planet.