Canadian knifemaker Brian Tighe is a true Renaissance Man, with an array of professional skills including tool and die making, metallurgy, engraving and photography. In his St. Catharines, Ontario, workshop, he produces a wide array of custom folders, all with those signature touches that immediately make them stand out as Brian Tighe knives. Columbia River have carefully translated Brian's popular My Tighe custom frame-lock folder into an affordable production line. At first glance, the knife seems like a design exercise until you grasp it and understand that the concave cut scales are craftily shaped to enhance grip with contours in just the right places.

The blade design is unique too, with its asymmetrical spine facets, high-hollow grind and deep belly with recurve. The steel used is 1.4116 stainless in a high satin finish. The frame-lock folder has an open build with heavy-duty 420J2 stainless steel frames and a 6061 T6 aluminum back spacer. The injection-molded black Zytel® scales have a carbon fibre texture. Torx® fasteners are used throughout. The OutBurst assisted opening mechanism instantly springs the blade fully open after you have opened the blade 30 degrees. It has bronze and Teflon® bearings at the adjustable blade pivot for smooth, fast action. Dual ramped thumb studs allow the My Tighe to be quickly opened with either hand. It features a removable black Teflon-plated pocket/gear clip.