Here is a quartet of cutlery from Spyderco that got completely by me when it came out about a year and a half ago. Designed by Georgia smith Jerry Hossom (You can see his own work at hossom.com.), they are unusual in several respects. First, the shape. Mr. Hossum believes in function following form; i.e., you come up with a good design and let people figure out how to use it, rather than the other way around. All four knives have the same basic silhouette; they differ only in length and proportion. They range from the Dayhiker which has a 4.5-inch blade and is 10.5 inches overall, to the Forester which has a 9-inch blade and is 15.5 inches overall. Their grind is unusual as well. The Hossums are given what is known as a rolled edge which, if you look at it in cross section, is convex, rather than the usual flat or concave profile.