Are Lt Wright knives any good?

I am sure there good knives on both sides of the price of this knife. However I highly recommend this the GNS scandi. I've recently received mine and I love it!! It's such a great cutter. The blade holds it's edge very well and the ergos on the handle are terrific and very comfortable. Also 01 is a great steel that you can simply strop to get a very sharp edge. The GNS comes with a high quality friction sheath from JRE Industries I believe. You can't go wrong with this knife.
 
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GNS Scandi is a great knife. I thought I'd prefer the saber version, but I ended up selling that one and keeping my scandi ground GNS.
 
Always thought they were hard to beat price wise for what you get if they have a style you like.
 
Custom quality..good guys...and for the price, nearly an unbeatable value.

Only option I would recommend you factor in is to check out the custom fixed blade for sale section here on the forums.
 
LT Wright makes some of the best bushcraft knives I have ever handled. The designs are high functioning and the build quality is impeccable. You still get the same clean grinds and even handles you would expect from something like a custom Fiddleback, but at prices often half of those. The handle options are more basic, but these aren't intended to be lookers (there are desert ironwood options if you prefer something more natural).

There are some more expensive options, but they tend to be special factory orders or custom collaborations. Basic models (Genesis, GNS, etc) can be found for criminally low prices and come with decent quality leather sheaths. The grinds are often of two types: scandi and flat with blended convex secondary bevels. Both work very well and haven't given me any issues with edge holding or sharpenability. I only have experience with LT's A2 and O1 steel - the latter was primarily used when LT was building Blind Horse knives, he's transitioned to A2 since then. He also uses D2 steel which I wouldn't imagine is problematic, but can't say from experience.

So basically yes, they are worth it, they are worth more than they cost in fact, and they will outperform much fancier options at the same tasks. If you want no frills, high performance knives, LT has them.
 
My FFL guy is really into LT Wright knives a few weeks ago I went to pick up a new AR and he showed me a custom bushcrafter in 01 steel that had a most amazing edge on it and the sheath was an out of this world leather I forgot the name of the blade and wished I would have snapped a picture. Really makes me want an LT Wright!
 
Just handled some of his knives at a show this weekend. I didn't get to meet him but there were family members there representing his table. Nice people and a huge variety and quantity of fixed blades. They weren't all "perfect" but in the price range I thought they were incredible. Tons of different handle options and really comfortable designs. Also, I thought it was cool that you could choose between a leather or kydex sheath at no extra cost. If I need a bush blade I wouldn't hesitate.
 
FYI, I just saw this link after I posted in this thread. When I said not "perfect" I was referring to the fit and finish of some of the knives I handled. If were to purchase one to use in the woods or field, I didn't see anything that would bother me. However, if I were to buy one for the purposes of collecting and looking at occasionally, then I wouldn't recommend them. They looked like good, ole affordable (for a handmade custom), outdoor knives. Just my two cents.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1348218-would-this-bother-you-fit-finish-related
 
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