Lynch Northwest spent a decade perfecting titanium clips and prybars before making the move every machinist fan saw coming: knives of its own, released under the Lynch Blades name and built under one roof in Spokane Valley, Washington. Whether the handle says Lynch Northwest or Lynch Blades, these are the same shop's fixed blades, designed, machined, and hand finished by the crew that built its reputation one pocket clip at a time, and guaranteed for life like everything else Lynch makes.
The Sparrow Seven came first, a 3.25 inch full tang fixed blade sized for real work while staying honest EDC. The Swift Six followed as the compact companion, running a roughly 2.5 inch full tang blade with the control for detail work and the stoutness for harder tasks, small without being dainty. Both wear precision machined titanium hardware manufactured by Tactile Turn, finish matched to the blade, which says everything about the company Lynch keeps in American manufacturing.
Lynch runs a spread of serious American tool steels across the line. CPM MagnaCut brings the stainless toughness that has made it the modern benchmark, Cru-Wear trades a little corrosion resistance for outstanding toughness and edge stability, and CPM 10V sits at the far end of wear resistance for those who prize edge retention above all. Some runs wear a Fauxhamon finish that gives the blade a hamon inspired temper line. Our comparison of every major knife steel puts all three in context.
True to Lynch form, the scales come off: kits in black micarta, brown micarta, and Metal Flake titanium swap onto existing hardware with chamfered edges for a controlled grip, a philosophy our knife handle materials guide explores across materials. Carry options include handmade leather sheaths from Redeemed Creations in Vancouver, Washington, keeping the whole package Pacific Northwest. Browse the complete Lynch Northwest collection for the clips and prybars that started it all.