NO BULLSHIT JUST BLADES

Let’s cut through the bullshit.

Most “premium” knives are like bad action movies—all flash, no backbone. You’ve seen it: blades that slice tomatoes on YouTube but chip opening a FedEx box. Handles that feel great in a showroom but turn slippery with sweat. Locks that fail when your hands are numb from cold.

I’m Jake Wright. I’ve broken more knives than most people own.

In 2015, halfway up a snowed-in ridge in the Colorado Rockies, my $400 “bombproof” folder’s lock snapped while cutting a frozen tent rope. That moment cost me a finger (stitched back, still works) and a delusion: the knife industry cares more about looks than your life.

So I built my own. No investors. No marketing gimmicks. Just a grinder, a vise, and a rule: if it can’t survive my dumbest ideas, it doesn’t leave the shop.

HOW WE BUILD DIFFERENT

1. STEEL THAT LAUGHS AT ABUSE

  • Tried 37 steels. Only M390 passed the Wright Stupidity Test™:
  • 500+ cuts through ¼” hemp rope (most brands test 200).
  • Zero chips after prying open a frozen truck bed.
  • Still shaves arm hair after a month in a saltwater-soaked sheath.

2. HANDLES THAT DON’T SUCK

  • Titanium? Lightweight, but hollow ones crack under pressure.
  • Ours are CNC-milled from solid 6Al4V aerospace blocks, drilled just enough to drop weight without rattling. Try breaking one. I dare you.

3. LOCKS THAT WORK. PERIOD.

  • Frame locks thicker than a dime. Tested by:
  • Smokejumpers battling Montana wildfires.
  • Alaska crab fishermen (if it survives a -40°F deck, it’s good).
  • My 4-year-old nephew (he tried to dismantle one with a hammer. Failed.).

THIS ISN’T A KNIFE. IT’S A SAFETY NET

  • Handbuilt in Durango, CO by folks who actually use knives.
  • No glue. No plastic. Just cold, hard metal and torx screws you can fix yourself.
  • Lifetime “No Bullshit” Warranty: If it breaks, we replace it. No forms. No “user error” excuses.

WHO IT’S FOR

  • Wildland Firefighters who need a blade that won’t quit during a 16-hour shift.
  • Ranchers tired of replacing $50 gas station junk every season.
  • EDC Nerds who geek out over steel grain structures, not Instagram aesthetics.

WHO IT’S NOT FOR

  • Collectors who want “limited edition” knives to display in glass cases.
  • Influencers who care more about anodized colors than cutting performance.

TRY IT. THEN CALL ME A LIAR

We’ll even loan you a demo knife for 30 days. If it doesn’t outwork your current EDC, send it back. No charge. No hard feelings.

“I’ve carried the same Wright Forge since 2020. Survived a moose gutting, two truck fires, and my ex-wife’s divorce lawyer. Still my go-to.”
– Rhett M., Wyoming Backcountry Guide