Kressler and Dozier, coming Friday!

71cuda said:
Add a Tim Wright chute knife to my purchase list... :D
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Great knife!

Tim and/or Daniel must have been on a bender with the name "chute knife". That knife is not a chute knife, it is a boot knife. FYI.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
The Kressler is simply stunning. I don't collect stock removal knives, BUT if I did this one would have to be right at the top of my list.
Great acquisition! :cool:
 
Kohai999 said:
Great knife!

Tim and/or Daniel must have been on a bender with the name "chute knife". That knife is not a chute knife, it is a boot knife. FYI.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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You're right, it is more "boot" than "chute." I have ogled that knife too for a while now, I am excited!

Aside, I just noticed how similar the blade grinds are on the Wright and the Kressler. I suppose that could be my favorite grind style.
 
71cuda said:
You're right, it is more "boot" than "chute." I have ogled that knife too for a while now, I am excited!

Aside, I just noticed how similar the blade grinds are on the Wright and the Kressler. I suppose that could be my favorite grind style.
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I would have picked that one up myself, as I like Tim, and the price was/is "right", but I have developed an overwhelming aversion to nickel silver.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
71cuda said:
Would you please elaborate? That sounds very interesting.
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If he means the patina, I see what he's talking about. A lot of NS develops ugly uneven patina. I heard there are better grades which don't but I didn't find them yet. I definitely prefer stainless steel over NS for bolsters and such. Copper can be nice too on the right piece.
 
flava said:
If he means the patina, I see what he's talking about. A lot of NS develops ugly uneven patina. I heard there are better grades which don't but I didn't find them yet. I definitely prefer stainless steel over NS for bolsters and such. Copper can be nice too on the right piece.
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Yup, it is the patina. Have elaborated all over this Forum about that.:D

Like Flavius The Grumpy Gaul(;) ) have heard of better grades of NS that do not tend to patina, but have not OWNED any knives with this mythic material.

Currently have around 10 custom knives with NS for furniture, and they all get "greenish" over time. Nickel Silver is really just white brass, you know?

Also like Flavius, find copper to be nice on the right knife. It also develops patina, but an interesting and infinitely more "active" patina, with a bit of unpredictability thrown in as well.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
Yup, it is the patina. Have elaborated all over this Forum about that.:D
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Sorry, I am usually not on the forum too much. I agree the NS requires maintenance, but I haven't grown weary of that characteristic. It just gives me a reason to handle the knife occassionally to remove the patina. :)
 
My AG Russell package came one day early!!! However, it's not in my hands yet... I need to drive to the local UPS distribution center in about 3 hours (a little late at night) to get it. :( :yawn: :yawn: :D :D :D
 
Kressler Review:

Wow. This knife is easily worth what I paid.

Absolutely fantastic symmetry and attention to detail.

Gorgeous brushed and polished finishes.

In direct light this thing shines like a jewel.

Blade grind is different from either picture shown previously. The one in Coop's picture on knifelegends.com has a (sorry for my lack of proper terminology) top horizontal shoulder height of ~1/8" and the maker's stamp high on the blade belly. The one on the AG Russell site has a shoulder height of ~ 3/8" and the maker's stamp on the shoulder. Mine has a shoulder height of ~1/4" and the maker's stamp high on the blade belly, a little above half way up the blade. IMO, all of them look very nice. :thumbup: Honestly, I think I prefer mine the best. ;)

Even though the Dozier and the Kressler are almost exactly the same length, the Kressler feels a little heavier.

The handle shape (Kressler) is comfortable and very beautiful. The micarta layers feather down symmetrically on both sides.

I just noticed that the top side of the blade is also sharpened, from the tip to the first corner. That is a nice touch.

According to my AG Russell documentation, there will be only 100 of these made. They are not numbered.

This is a spectacular knife. It has approached perfection better than any other knife I have seen.

As much as I'd like to take pictures of this knife, I don't want to do it an injustice with poor quality pictures. Coop, would you like to handle another one?
 
This Tim Wright knife is awesome! I'm definitely glad I got this one.

Oh, and Bladegallery.com is a great place to buy knives. :thumbup:
 
Email sent. Wonderful choices, all!

Coop
 
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