M. May Custom Traditional Knife (Sheffield, England) The Price Is Insane !!!

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[@johnbowen5336]

There are three types of "foot" blades, the Ram, the Lamb and the Sheep. A Ram is wider toward the tip than at the heel, a Lamb is narrower toward the tip than at the heel and a Sheep spine runs parallel to the edge.

[@cutlerylover]

interesting and new to me so where does Wharncliffe fit into there? I think maybe these are traditional blade shape variants maybe lost over time since they wee not used as much at least more places outside of england

[@johnbowen5336]

@@cutlerylover Wharncliffe is a much longer point, usually a lot thinner. From what I understand it's named for the English lord who first popularized it, but that might be apocryphal.

[@misterbaker9728]

John Bowen you are right about where wharncliffe came from.

[@gmcdon]

I do the fire alarm maintenance for Harry Brearley House in Sheffield. I didn’t put much thought into who that was until this video popped up and mentioned him!

[@wanderlust332]

I love how Jeff always overexplains the simplest things. He could literally do a ten minute video on the proper way to use a fork.

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

And I'd watch the heck out of it

[@fattwam]

Oh yeah now i want a fork review! No joke tho maybe release it on April first anyway haha

[@4dslayer]

He kinda has made this video already lol.

[@frankcastle9833]

Hey Jeff, I'm an up-and-coming bladesmith and would like to make you a one of a kind knife. As of right now, I specialize in fixed blades, so (of course) I would like to make one for you. I'm a fan of your work and what you do. So if you could get back to me with some details of what you would like, I'd like to make it happen.

[@joshrayburn5534]

Everyone like this comment right now

[@123123boobies]

Hope jeff replies.

[@frankcastle9833]

@@123123boobies even if he doesn't, I got his address. He was sloppy on one of his videos, and I caught it.

[@frankcastle9833]

And yes, I will tell him which video it was.

[@johnburns748]

Im Scottish and have a small collection of older Sheffield knives mostly Richards which were produced in number but have a Walker and Hall which is probably one of not so many and of better quality the one thing you can be sure of with your May knife is it would have been Hand made with Older traditional tools so the fit and finish isn't ever going to be as good as a CNC produced knife,a coat of edci would probably be a good idea

[@snoopu2601]

That's great this guy started his own knife company love hearing about this loves what he is doing and getting paid for it. 👍

[@chumccurry1765]

Jeff, love your 'They are not as good as they used to be' video.

[@thepowerbill1]

Another great video and knife. Many thanks. Will definitely be checking out that maker for sure. Brilliant knife in my opinion.

[@CoreyWBaker]

Im thinking about getting myself one of these now XD thanks jeff

[@CoreyWBaker]

In fact. I am now, getting a custom one 😂

[@danmiller6800]

Gorgeous blade Jeff

[@ocomegashadowstacking5886]

Wow really amazing knife review!!!

[@happycamper4315]

I live in Sheffield. I keep meaning to get one of Michael's. It's "little mester" because here they say "mester" instead of "mister" and "master" in the North of England. I'd love to work with him! Nice to see something we can actually legally own in the UK on your channel!

[@snoopu2601]

It's really expensive for what it is as far as the steel goes, I liked the look of it at first then heard the price and don't hold an edge.

[@vinceimp9581]

Credit to Paul Sellers for the rag in a can oiler idea. What I do is use 2 cans where one nests inside the other. You need to roll a rag up and jam it into the smaller can with a tuft of rag poking out. Saturate with oil of choice and use the bigger can as a shroud when not in use. Great for fast, easy application of light oil coat for protection on whatever.

[@aw9389]

Id rather have the O1 as the blade and the c70 as the bottle opener lol

[@slick_slicers]

A sheepsfoot is of uniform depth along its length. A Lambsfoot (like ‘this) tapers from the handle to the point. A Ramsfoot gets deeper from the handle towards the point. I hope that makers sense. That Buck is outstanding fora Buck, but I’m rather underwhelmed by the May. I’m particularly disappointed as I have two on order from him!

[@brandonirick4406]

Lambsfoot blade is narrower at the tip than the base. Sheeps foot blade is the same width throughout the length of the blade. Rams foot blade is wider at the tip than the base.

[@grahamparr4710]

With the long bolster is this classed as a Barlow?

[@Moon_Quake]

Very very cool!

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Just wondering. What did you cut "around the house" that dulled the blade?

[@cutlerylover]

cardboard, most of my home testing is with cardboard, paracord, plastic water jugs and paper...but cardboard dulls blades very fast...this one was a sub par steel choice, fine for light duty work though....

[@clintonlewis1663]

Nice knife 😎👍

[@uoyalberry1592]

Hey Jeff, I live in NJ and there is a lot of deer here that unfortunately tend to get hit. Most of the time people just drive away without dealing with the deer and leave them to suffer. I hit one recently and didn't have a good way to kill it. I was wondering if you have any advice for hunting knives I could keep in the truck to kill a deer. From the research I have done a 5-inch knife should be good for finishing an injured dear and I would like any recommendations you have. No real budget but don't want to spend more than I have to. Thanks

[@misterbaker9728]

uoyalberry cold steel has a lot of affordable fixed blades that will do the job. Have fun slitting it’s throat and not getting hassled by the police especially in NJ

[@coryalansmith]

I have two GEC Beer Scouts and a #15 Crown Lifter - it's a great pattern. I'm curious about the naming here, is the "Beer Scout" name something that's just used across the industry or did GEC lift the name from Michael May or vice versa? Either way, very good daily carry, has just what you need.

[@cutlerylover]

im pretty sure beer scout is a traditional style way before both companies and people :) Ive been into scout knives lately and have a remington boy scout knife from 1933ish and it has the exact style bottle opener flat head tool...

[@coryalansmith]

@@cutlerylover Nice! I have had over the years some old Boy Scout knives made by Imperial that have the cap lifter, can opener, blade, and awl -- the cap lifter shape is definitely the same style with the pronounced flat head tool. I just hadn't come across the notation "beer" in a name for a knife before I encountered the GEC Beer Scout (not that it didn't exist, I just don't know about it). I think it's notable that since the GEC has been discontinued, it's likely that it would be more expensive than this custom knife since you'd have to get it on the secondary market. If you want to do a compare/contrast I'd be down to loan you out my brand new one.

[@edwardyork4321]

👍Great Vid

[@Xedgehog1]

Black? That's the character of "British Racing Green". Green so dark it looks black.

[@oliver6able]

Nice design and great fit & finish but very sad on the steel choice for the price! But great vid!

[@123123boobies]

If i remember correctly he has a damascus one and one in O1. And like Jeff said you could probably ask for a different steel if you were willing to pay extra.

[@lpriatel]

I love it

[@politianospolitis862]

C70 is 1070 same steel different name

[@TheAngryDracolope]

You beat me to it but, thank you for pointing this out.

[@tayyabshahbaz9147]

👍👍

[@macro820]

Why not use O1 for the blade? Seems backwards lol

[@SilverWatcher.]

Random coolness

[@krutonsbproductions]

That’s a lot of college to make knives lol

[@funylee547]

First

[@automaticenforcer9051]

Sheffield knifes aren’t what they used to be.

[@cutlerylover]

all of the ones I have used have all been older so I dont have anything to compare to these days other than this custom which is its own thing

[@kevinmorrice]

@@cutlerylover you should try an A. Wright or one of the other long established makers

[@jimguy1234]

A. Wrights finishes are not as good these days, the pins in the bolster bulge out, the finish between the handle material and bolster are not the same and catch, the blade doesn't fall center to the liners as well.

[@seanhatfield4689]

It's disappointing that at this price point for a custom knife that they skimped on the steel quality. I can understand that in Europe it can be difficult to obtain higher quality steels, but for $160+ I would want to see at least S30V or a higher end blade for this caliber of knife. Seems like an oversight on their end. Fit and finish is pretty nice, but GEC does a lot better work for a lower price.

[@budoka92]

enigma knives have m390 on their knives and costs less

[@cutlerylover]

itsd worth noting that obviously he has 01 which was used for the tool and Id prefer 01 for a blade steel so it can be requested...

[@cutlerylover]

@@westsenkovec yup stainless steel blades werent used on folding knives until 1939...something recently read...

[@BaconBeast11]

If I'm buying a custom traditional slipjoint I'm gonna want carbon steel.

[@ReadySaltedCrisps]

He's got a terrible reputation amongst the UK collectors community. The aesthetics are great, but he's sold some really poorly made knives. One even came with a pube wedged in between the spring and liner.