Blades

**JB in SC** · 02-05-2010, 12:27 PM

Not your typical fixed blade...this one is by my friend Tim Wright of Sedona. He makes some fantastic kitchen knives and a take down folder (not for the faint of heart at $3000+) that is as fine a piece of craftsmanship as I've ever seen. AEB-L .070" thick, full convex ground, black linen micarta.

**adam** · 02-05-2010, 02:06 PM

I am spending the night in Sedona this weekend.

Does he have a shop?

**JB in SC** · 02-05-2010, 03:05 PM

He doesn't have a shop open to the public. Never owned a car, travels by bike.

He does no commercial advertising...word of mouth only.

His delivery time is probably a year (or more) out.

**gusstrand** · 02-05-2010, 03:17 PM

Looks like a sweet bird and trout.

A friend from the net and now local collects B&T type knives...

Come to think of it, I should invite him over here... :bigthumb:

**JB in SC** · 02-05-2010, 05:04 PM

Gus,

Tim calls it a small wharncliffe, I'd call it a paring knife. AEB-L is a steel normally used for razor blades....very fine carbides. I think the edge is too thin for cutting bones, but it does slice well. Notice the maker's mark is milled, not stamped. Also, it doesn't have a choil. He doesn't like them since they tend to hang up on stuff when cutting.

He is extremely smart and a witty as hell.

Jerry

**gusstrand** · 02-05-2010, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by JB in SC

He is extremely smart and a witty as hell.

Sounds like he and Adam would get along famously. :)

It looks VERY nice. Like a uber-high end filleter... It reminds me of some of the upper crust single blade slipjoints but fixed...

**JB in SC** · 02-05-2010, 05:46 PM

The fixed blades are not out of sight price wise, most are under $400. Although the bolsters are attached, you can't see any joints. The tang stops just a bit past the last corby bolt. You can run your hand over any part of the knife (except the blade edge) and not find a hot spot....even the notches on the spine. My buddy Mike Lovett's knives are as nice, but no one else finishes up a knife as cleanly as Tim.

**gusstrand** · 02-09-2010, 03:58 PM

JB, you're a southpaw, right?

Carried one of my few non-lefty-converted Emerson's today... this one rides in my right pocket. Cut up the lunch apple with it. :)