Tim Britton. Anybody Familiar With His Work?

A great many custom knives are made today which I am sure involve a great deal of hand work to finish by the makers responsible for them but in truth they are made no differently than a Sebenza which is a production folder. Its the times we live in guys. If you guys are going to point the finger at Tim for using contracted out parts (made overseas or not) or for machining and an occasional mix up with parts or blades by the contract service they use you'll need more fingers to cover all the rest that are right there with him. I think the issue was resolved in all cases by Tim with a refund so what else can anyone expect? He took them back and gave your money back right? Magnetic titanium doesn't exist.

I bought a knife from someone I'll leave out and the blade was supposed to be 1095. When it would not gun blue like my other 1095 I asked about it. Turns out its a mix up. His service did the blade out of ATS34. I kept the knife and its a good knife. He offered to take it back and do it over. What more could be asked for? It was an honest mistake by the service used.

Tim maybe reacted a bit differently to that return that started the thread than I would have but as my father often pointed out to me about stories there are really three sides to every story and not just two. There is the one side you hear first, then there is the other side which is most always contradictary to the first one, and somewhere in between those two sides of the story lies the truth. As a police officer my father used to say that even good people tell different stories at any scene even if they all see it at the same time and that getting to the truth of what occurred is often one of the most challenging things for any cop to do. I would suggest you guys think about that.

Tim I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. If you still have my emails regarding the easy opening locking slip joint knife I wanted get me the quote. I'll order it if I can afford it. No magnetic titanium please. :D Sorry I couldn't resist.

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I pretty much can see all your guys points.

For me,if I do not like,or think I got ripped,on a $65 price range knife,or if she don't cut,or sucks,I either give it to someone(knifeless type,lol),or,throw it in the lake,don't go back to the Co. & move on with life.

As far as a custom slipjoint or lockback goes,I can never really hold it to some standards that are in other knives (higher dollar) that I have.Also,I never expect a $300 custom to cut as well,say like a Jerry Halfrich knife,or Reese or Tony Bose,& there are others,Luc Burnley,Tom Krein (straight knives)

But I know that in the lower price range there are good knives.Yes,if the steel was not actually what it's supposed to be,eventually with use,you'll find out

I have had a LOT of custom knives,that after I used them & they did not cut too good or hold a good edge reasonably,I just gave up on them.But also have had good ones & bad ones from the same maker,too

I never had a problem with Tim's knives though & sorry,I can't type what I need to say too well,I jump around a lot.It just seemed that NAN was asking about Tim's Baby Bullet & then,well,here we go....
No hard feelings to any one here,Just my $.02/HO
-Vince
 
hardheart said:
Well, clueless, nit picking asshole that I am, the only aspect of his work I am familiar with is his communication to potential customers. I emailed a question to clarify what steel was used in one of his production knives (sold by the company he owns) I saw it advertised in a knife rag, where it stated BG-42. I checked the website, where it said AUS-8. I googled, I found a page that said BG-42. The price was $40 for both versions. Actually, on another page of the site, it was $45 for the AUS-8.

I sent an email, with the links, asking which steel was used in the knife. I was told BG-42, by Mr. Britton. That's it. I wasn't told why or how an AUS-8 and a BG-42 blade could both be sold at the same price. Or how his supplier could mix up a difficult to obtain in quantity high speed stainless steel made exclusively by Timken Latrobe with one of the most common stainless steels used in Asia produced cutlery, developed by Aichi. Nope, the reply was simply that the knives were BG-42.

As the observant have posted, that's an old thread. My post was made about a year ago. Go to LK&T's site and show me where they fixed the error. Show me that the knife is now listed with the proper steel. I obviously was not lied to in the email. A $40 BG-42 bladed, steel bolstered, linen micarta scale bearing knife it is.

Or maybe it still says AUS8. This is my experience with his work, and it will go no further than that.
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I think your post says it all.
 
WOW.....and to think all of this was in response to someone asking what anyone in cyberspace knows about Tim Britton and his knives.... best assurance that I can give is I've been at this crazy business sine 1972 and in each and every instance have cheerfully refunded $$$$ in the event that the customer wasn't totally satisfied. I can count the refunds I have made on one hand (5 fingers !). Wasn't all that long ago that I refunded a man his $225 cause he wanted to "change the direction of his collection" ! I'm working on what a collector calls a teardrop swayback jack and a tactical trapper today. When I figure out how to post photos on this site I'll share. Three good friends/makers have called and told me to stay away from the forums....full of kooks ! I won't buy that if you guys will check my work out for yourself.....at shows or heck, BUY a knife from me ! Another option is to check with Bob Neal or Les Robertson.....I don't know anyone, anywhere with more knowledge about knives and knifemakers and rock solid integrity than these two "entrepreneurs". Both offer instant delivery and same prices as shown on my website. Peace ! Tim
 
I, for one, hope you become a fixture here, Tim. I like your knives, what you say and how you say it, and how you navigate through the kooks.

STeven, I'm not throwing you to the kooks. I find directness coupled with respectfulness admirable; you displayed both and a full measure of temperance to boot. In fact, your words erased any alleged stigma hanging around Tim's neck, at least for me. If it weren't for those tattoos, I might be blurring you with ambassador Coop.

ken
 
Ken Williams said:
I, for one, hope you become a fixture here, Tim. I like your knives, what you say and how you say it, and how you navigate through the kooks.

STeven, I'm not throwing you to the kooks. I find directness coupled with respectfulness admirable; you displayed both and a full measure of temperance to boot. In fact, your words erased any alleged stigma hanging around Tim's neck, at least for me. If it weren't for those tattoos, I might be blurring you with ambassador Coop.

ken
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The dialogue about honesty, and integrity should be INTEGRALLY vital to those in the community. Honesty, and by default, integrity, are hallmarks of knife people. It is also something that does not get discussed enough, either in our own community or the world at large.

Those that beat their chests about integrity should be viewed with mild suspicion, and those that downplay its' importance should be shunned, completely and in totality.

We are NOT talking about makers who utilize the most modern methods to produce a superior product, and give full disclosure, as a matter of normal discourse.....I reference those who take the work of others, and call it their own, those that farm out every part, and assemble, without so much as putting on the final edge....these vermin are anathema to the entire custom knife community.

When you do business with a maker, you are buying a part of identity with the maker....for me this is true, for some of you, it may really be only about the knife....OK, perfectly acceptable....and also acceptable to forgive whatever flaws your find forgiveable....but don't hate on those that are uncompromising on values that may be more stringent than your own.

Mr. Britton, I feel that you have, for the most part, represented yourself well during this discussion...and I am that much closer to purchasing one of your knives in the near future....which should be the goal of any maker, to get more customers.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
pleasure is mine....nice to get to know you guys and to participate in meaningful dialogue. Maybe I'm catching the bug.....I appreciate the opportunity to "chat" with you guys and to hear your concerns. Most makers who I know are honest and straight and capable of doing good work. "Our" forums can't help but push us towards a higher accountability. Hopefully we can behave and have discourse and help each other enjoy knives and knifemaking and collecting.
I'd enjoy hearing about other maker's favorite knifemakers.....anybody dare touch that ?? Guess I've gotta make some time in my day to stop by....this could be fun !!
 
Been avoiding this thread. I wanted to see what direction it took before deciding if I wanted to get involved.

Tim, I must say that my opinion of you has changed completely from the one I had of you after that other thread. Even took a look at your website and am thinking that a full sized Bullet would make a very nice EDC.

Anyway, in my opinion you have handled yourself exceptionally well in the discussion that has gone on here. You're input on a more regular basis would certainly be welcome by me.
 
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