Achievement unlocked: Having James May geek out about your work which you put hours and hours of work, dedication and thught into. Well earned, as well.
Are you German? Got many protestant German family members? Just like your "British" queen? Why do you write Machete, where machete is the normal word?! How crazy do you think you are?!
I always tell my girlfriend I would watch James, Richard, or Jeremy and be entertained no matter what they were doing....After watching James open mail, strop and chop carrots, I now know I was right. Nice knife and as always, I love your dulcet tones, James.
As an artist myself, I really appreciate how you take note of all the details of every aspect of the gift. I feel that many people would not take the time to appreciate the hinge, the detail in the plaque, the precision of the sheath or the small flower.
What a wonderful gesture willey. I too thoroughly enjoy the teachings of james and the older I get I tend to quote him for stimulating conversation. On a recent holiday to Greece I found myself going full James May In the bar one night. I was starting to tell my girlfriend about why the Greeks and Turks have a rivalry dating back thousands of years. I got as far as the Ottoman Empire before she raised her hand to point at a balcony area. I looked up to nothing and asked her ‘what’s up there dear?’ She replied ‘anything but this conversation!’. It was second time she’s made me laugh out loud during our relationship. Still it hasn’t stopped me going full James again.
Knife guy here, a few bits I notice for those who are interested: •The handle isn't actually wood, but Micarta, which is layers of fiber set in epoxy resin. Looks like that one is perhaps using layers of burlap? •The 'rose motif rivet' is called a mosaic pin. It's not a rivet because it isn't domed or flattened- it doesn't actually pinch the handle scales onto the tang like a rivet would do, the handles will be glued to the steel •The sheath looks like it's probably kydex, a rigid plastic that sets with heat •The blade profile is vaguely similar to a Japanese kiritsuke knife, but the finger choil near the handle is generally used for camp knives and choppers. I'm sure this would be better suited to clearing a path through undergrowth than in the kitchen, and the heft backs that up too Cracking knife though, I'll definitely be looking into the maker!
I'm so glad you wrote this because as a knife fan. It's such a shame it didn't get the review it deserved. Competition chopper or camp knife with burlap micarta scales it's stunning and deserves to be used daily 😍
Not sure I'd say it's similar to a kiritsuke but you sure know your stuff. I don't think trying to compare this to any Japanese knife will get you very far as it is so different
Really moving moment this was. And a truly beautiful job creating & making this knife. The box he made is STUNNING as well. All jokes & TV/whatever streaming is called aside. This illustrates perfectly just how much you (James) have come to mean to us viewers. In a strange way that I’ve never really heard explained... you sort of become part of our family. Part of our lives. And we adore that as much as we adore you, Mr May. Truly well done, Mr Willey! You’re business is my next stop.I might just be a new customer. That knife sold me!
Seems a few commentators don’t realise the difference between a chefs- or paring knife and a chopper. An obvious clue is the shape of the blade. This is a tool specialised for chopping and cleaving, not slicing and julienning, similar to an Asian cleaver. Of course it can be used for that too, but this is meant for separating joints and cleaving pumpkins and such.
Looks like a knife that was made out of an old file of some sort. Great steel. Guessing it's carbon steel, hence the extra care around water. James, despite the uniqueness of your new knife it looks to me most like a Japanese Nakiri style knife. They don't have that point though. So it really is a cross between a utility knife, some type of chef's knife and a Nakiri vegetable knife. The blade has a unique shape that will allow sharpening for decades to come. Great gift Luke. The rose rivet is a very nice detail.
@@jackstraw4129 I came up with this shape a few years ago as a way to do several jobs with one knife. Some folks carry them outdoors, some in the kitchen. It’s main purpose is to be robust above all. Thanks for the support
@@jackstraw4129 I'm glad you met him, he seems talented. It would still be funny though to send James a knife that was supposedly "hand made', while really it had simply been sharpened.
Mr. May that is a proper Thank You! Very fine workmanship on that Knife Sir! Great job! Mr. Willey! I love the knife an the sheath an the case! I would love it to death an Mr. May I am sure will treasure it.
Handle is made of micarta, It's usually some kind of canvas/paper/fabric in epoxy resin, It wont rot since it's not wood! Very nice knife! i love the blade design!
Dear James and Lucy, I hope you see this. I'll keep it brief. Thank you for your years of support and entertainment. They are a bright note of entertainment in these solemn notes which we refer to as lockdown. You two and the team are a scintillating light in these dark times much like the 40's in the 1900'dreads. Keep on and carry on you delightful fools bc the public, if I may say so. appreciates and recognizes your effort immensely. Thank you ever so much.
By the effect it made on that carrot, it seems dull. By the effect on the poster it seems sharp. I think it's the blade geometry that's too thick for slicing vegetables
It's a sheep's foot Chopper. More of a survival knife than a kitchen knife!! That's why it has the finger hook in the steel so you don't lose grip. The handle is micarta (a resin/textile laminate)
The handle is burlap or coarse micarta, natural, not dyed. Lol at all the non knife people saying it's not sharp, clearly they are clueless. The blade shape, stock thickness, edge geometry and the big finger choil, make me think it is more of a bushcrafty/camping knife, meant for chopping rather than a dedicated kitchen knife. The knife is sharp, but it splits the vegetables/wedges them open because it has a thicker stock, and a much different edge geometry than a traditional kitchen knife
@@firecrow7973 Read what I wrote. Edge geometry, and stock thickness play a huge role in a how a knife performs. It's like comparing a 4x4 pickup truck (off road) to a purpose built track car. It's not a slicey thin kitchen knife, it was "tuned" for harder use.
A sheath is simply a protective covering, particularly for elongated shapes. As such it's a blanket term, and not even limited to edged items. A scabbard, by contrast, is typically a term reserved for protective coverings of edged implements and weapons, with particular emphasis on rigid or semi-rigid coverings.
judging by the dangler sheath and the thickness im going to say its an outdoors knife. the finger choil that keeps the blade from sitting flat on the cutting surface, makes it is not a kitchen knife.
It definitely needs sharpening. The way it slowly had to be forced through the vegetables screams "blunt". Some knife makers sell their knives fully or semi blunt because people have a habit of going "Is this sharp?" and laying themselves open with a really sharp one.
Here is Captain Slow. The hero and undisputedly the wise one from the whole Top Gear bunch. Long live the Captain Slow !!! To the maker. Excellent knife !!!
Lol thats not for root veggies James...thats a "bone"ified American BBQ blade. Not gonna give you a lot of clean cuts, but it will go through bone without losing the edge.
@@JohnyG29 a feeble american meme whereby they suggest that all brits share the same accent as a tiny demographic of east london which represents a vanishingly small percentage of the greater population. Oh and we have a lot of licensing laws or something
@@JohnyG29 Guessing you don't get outdoors much. England had terrible knife laws which make it much harder for people who are into bushcraft and hunting and such.
0:09 There's no way that brown packing tape has travelled all the way from the US. It's not stuck down at all, nor does it match the transparent tape the rest of the box is sealed with. My guess is that it was re-boxed for the show.
Only James may would refer to that case as a Sarcophagus! Very nice knife, that kydex sheathe is plenty durable for in the kitchen! Alot of nice features there!
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Use it everyday mate, never save a knife for best. Life is too short.
smoke em if you got em
Live on the edge! ;)
Dont be dull! >:)
Live like larry
As a Finn I have to 100% agree. Knives are tools, especially the properly made ones. And tools like to be tooled with.
1:54 “This is only going to be opened once... after that it’s been opened” **open** “it’s opened”
James may everyone
James May in a nutshell. This is why we love him. Never change, James. Never change.
"I do like a knife"
cut to James holding a machete to Jeremy
Hammond : did a tv presenter just threaten you with a machete
Jeremy : yes he did
Hammond: James is killing Jeremy. Things are going well!
Welcome to bottom gear
'cut' to James
James may on road
I like how genuinely touched he is by the gesture. He even did a Kimi “Bwoah!”
That thing needs to be used. Please don’t “save” it for special occasions. A quality tool needs to be used and appreciated.
I couldn't agree more.
Every time James picks up and uses an inferior knife, it will be an insult to Mr. Willey and his gift.
Every video is a special occasion, no need to save it.
James can use this instead of his Machete to beat up Jeremy.
But you get so many children, when you use your favourite tools every day....
Amf sharpened
That reaction at 4:22 has got to be the most authentic look of suprize I've ever seen (apart from any doctor who ever asked me to cough).
doctor who?
What's up with your cough? You can't just say something like that and not explain it my curiosity is killing me
Achievement unlocked:
Having James May geek out about your work which you put hours and hours of work, dedication and thught into.
Well earned, as well.
I can watch James May do virtually anything. Eminently likable, entertaining and intelligent. Bravo Mr May.
Remember during the Bolivia special when Jezza woke up James and he emerged like Rambo with a Machete?
This was my main inspiration for making the knife🤣
@@silleywilley It’s a staggeringly beautiful piece of work (and ready to be deployed on unwelcome Jezza’s at a moment’s notice).
on that day jezza died
Remember when James almost killed Jeremy with the same Machete on the death road
Are you German? Got many protestant German family members? Just like your "British" queen? Why do you write Machete, where machete is the normal word?! How crazy do you think you are?!
I always tell my girlfriend I would watch James, Richard, or Jeremy and be entertained no matter what they were doing....After watching James open mail, strop and chop carrots, I now know I was right. Nice knife and as always, I love your dulcet tones, James.
Soo many people are sending James gifts in the form of packages. He should make a channel called unboxing tribe
Time for “Mail Tribe” then?
I think he said they would stop receiving packages.
beautiful blade! Love the shape.
wrong line... sorry..
I love how James found a producer even more pedantic than himself.
there is sky above the sky
Even an editor
Next video: Someone made James a mains battle tank
A tank destroyer like me wouldn't be bad either.
@@MausOfTheHouse how is a Maus a Tank destroyer, its more of a self Propelled artillery
@@ericwilhelmi3383 It was designed to sit in one spot and fire at oncoming tanks, and that's a tank destroyer in my book.
Main
Saying that reminds me of the time James tried to light a missile with a lighter
How that glass didn't get broken in transit is quite something in itself.
I don't think it's glass
@@markroberts171 I think it's plexiglass.
As an artist myself, I really appreciate how you take note of all the details of every aspect of the gift. I feel that many people would not take the time to appreciate the hinge, the detail in the plaque, the precision of the sheath or the small flower.
What a wonderful gesture willey. I too thoroughly enjoy the teachings of james and the older I get I tend to quote him for stimulating conversation. On a recent holiday to Greece I found myself going full James May In the bar one night. I was starting to tell my girlfriend about why the Greeks and Turks have a rivalry dating back thousands of years. I got as far as the Ottoman Empire before she raised her hand to point at a balcony area. I looked up to nothing and asked her ‘what’s up there dear?’ She replied ‘anything but this conversation!’. It was second time she’s made me laugh out loud during our relationship. Still it hasn’t stopped me going full James again.
You couldn't hope for a better reaction than James gave when the knife was withdrawn.
Ooorrrrhhhhhhhuhuhuhorrrrrrrr
Excitement over a strut for the lid, a true man’s man
That shirt broke Stalin’s house
Mh
^ does anybody know what that means?
@@seriouslyphrasing734 it means ok,sure or yeah I had to Google that myself to be honest
Refers to an episode where the trio visited Stalin’s childhood home and James broke something in Stalin’s house
I actually know what your talking about 😂😂
Perfect weapon of choice for Clarkson's Tyres won't be used for anything else
Knife guy here, a few bits I notice for those who are interested:
•The handle isn't actually wood, but Micarta, which is layers of fiber set in epoxy resin. Looks like that one is perhaps using layers of burlap?
•The 'rose motif rivet' is called a mosaic pin. It's not a rivet because it isn't domed or flattened- it doesn't actually pinch the handle scales onto the tang like a rivet would do, the handles will be glued to the steel
•The sheath looks like it's probably kydex, a rigid plastic that sets with heat
•The blade profile is vaguely similar to a Japanese kiritsuke knife, but the finger choil near the handle is generally used for camp knives and choppers. I'm sure this would be better suited to clearing a path through undergrowth than in the kitchen, and the heft backs that up too
Cracking knife though, I'll definitely be looking into the maker!
I'm so glad you wrote this because as a knife fan. It's such a shame it didn't get the review it deserved. Competition chopper or camp knife with burlap micarta scales it's stunning and deserves to be used daily 😍
Not sure I'd say it's similar to a kiritsuke but you sure know your stuff. I don't think trying to compare this to any Japanese knife will get you very far as it is so different
Agree completely with all. Especially the best use for it. Wonderful knife, just not for kitchen use.
The handle is not micarta but textolite.
I would dare say the shape and style of the blade more closely resembles that of a seax, but I do agree with everything else you've stated.
Really moving moment this was. And a truly beautiful job creating & making this knife. The box he made is STUNNING as well.
All jokes & TV/whatever streaming is called aside. This illustrates perfectly just how much you (James) have come to mean to us viewers. In a strange way that I’ve never really heard explained... you sort of become part of our family. Part of our lives. And we adore that as much as we adore you, Mr May.
Truly well done, Mr Willey! You’re business is my next stop.I might just be a new customer. That knife sold me!
You could see that James was completely and thoroughly impressed an appreciative of this finely crafted present !!
"Things taste better when cut with a crafted knife" - Jack The Ripper, probably
James The Ripper
@@Gandorhar you got there before me
Willey Choppers.. The multiple entendre.. I love it!
This is the most James May thing I’ve seen in a while
Seems a few commentators don’t realise the difference between a chefs- or paring knife and a chopper. An obvious clue is the shape of the blade. This is a tool specialised for chopping and cleaving, not slicing and julienning, similar to an Asian cleaver. Of course it can be used for that too, but this is meant for separating joints and cleaving pumpkins and such.
Looks like a knife that was made out of an old file of some sort. Great steel. Guessing it's carbon steel, hence the extra care around water. James, despite the uniqueness of your new knife it looks to me most like a Japanese Nakiri style knife. They don't have that point though. So it really is a cross between a utility knife, some type of chef's knife and a Nakiri vegetable knife. The blade has a unique shape that will allow sharpening for decades to come.
Great gift Luke. The rose rivet is a very nice detail.
That would be funny if someone just filed a point on an existing Japanese knife.
@@r2dxhate Turns out the maker has commented. He actually says it's for meat. We've met before recently on a thread.
@@jackstraw4129 I came up with this shape a few years ago as a way to do several jobs with one knife. Some folks carry them outdoors, some in the kitchen. It’s main purpose is to be robust above all. Thanks for the support
@@silleywilley Very nice. You could do anything with that knife I do believe. Very nice gift for Captain Slow. ScabbARD!!!
@@jackstraw4129 I'm glad you met him, he seems talented. It would still be funny though to send James a knife that was supposedly "hand made', while really it had simply been sharpened.
Couldn't agree more with Mr. Wiley, lots of fun memories with Mr. May.
That is a serious cool gift Luke, well done. I am sure that James will cherish it.
Mr. May that is a proper Thank You! Very fine workmanship on that Knife Sir! Great job! Mr. Willey! I love the knife an the sheath an the case! I would love it to death an Mr. May I am sure will treasure it.
Handle is made of micarta, It's usually some kind of canvas/paper/fabric in epoxy resin, It wont rot since it's not wood!
Very nice knife! i love the blade design!
What a great gift........a piece of art.......hope you treat it well James.
Wow! What a special thing. Please use it all the time. I use my Shun Samurai style chef knife all of the time. It seems to be a very thick knife.
James that is truly a work of functional art crafted by a master. Enjoy your wonderful knife.
This is great ! The knife, the host, all of it.
Also, can you imagine how long it took for the child James May to open presents 50 years ago today.
If James can make an unboxing video or reassembly video sound so soothing, not boring and beautiful, then he's a national treasure.
We need a full length movie starring James and his knife (which is yet to be named) going on adventures.
I love how James couldn’t even finish saying “and there we go” before gawking at the knife
Dear James and Lucy, I hope you see this. I'll keep it brief. Thank you for your years of support and entertainment. They are a bright note of entertainment in these solemn notes which we refer to as lockdown. You two and the team are a scintillating light in these dark times much like the 40's in the 1900'dreads. Keep on and carry on you delightful fools bc the public, if I may say so. appreciates and recognizes your effort immensely. Thank you ever so much.
Love when my home state gets a shout out from James May! VERMONT!
By the effect it made on that carrot, it seems dull. By the effect on the poster it seems sharp. I think it's the blade geometry that's too thick for slicing vegetables
Its a chopper meant for meat prep, it isn't meant to be as sharp as a chef knife and is not designed for slicing vegetables and stuff like that
@@umungus518 should work for cheese as well.
Maybe really soft ones, where all you need is the sharp edge and then the sides of the cut get pushed apart easily
An unboxing from James May. Perfect.
It's a sheep's foot Chopper. More of a survival knife than a kitchen knife!! That's why it has the finger hook in the steel so you don't lose grip. The handle is micarta (a resin/textile laminate)
Yeah. I'd like to see James May take it camping. Make a campfire, and chop a chicken.
Its beautifully made and such a classy box. James is a lucky man
Imagine being so proficient at your craft that THE quintessential Englishman says, "That is a proper piece of work, that's really exquisite looking."
What a beautiful knife!!! Lucky May.
The handle is burlap or coarse micarta, natural, not dyed. Lol at all the non knife people saying it's not sharp, clearly they are clueless. The blade shape, stock thickness, edge geometry and the big finger choil, make me think it is more of a bushcrafty/camping knife, meant for chopping rather than a dedicated kitchen knife. The knife is sharp, but it splits the vegetables/wedges them open because it has a thicker stock, and a much different edge geometry than a traditional kitchen knife
nevermind the fact that it squishes the veg before cutting into it.
@@firecrow7973 Read what I wrote. Edge geometry, and stock thickness play a huge role in a how a knife performs. It's like comparing a 4x4 pickup truck (off road) to a purpose built track car.
It's not a slicey thin kitchen knife, it was "tuned" for harder use.
LOL! You lucky man! We are just to many that misses you and your friends on TOP GEAR!!!
A sheath is simply a protective covering, particularly for elongated shapes. As such it's a blanket term, and not even limited to edged items. A scabbard, by contrast, is typically a term reserved for protective coverings of edged implements and weapons, with particular emphasis on rigid or semi-rigid coverings.
GD dictionary corner over here
thats nice
@@GrahamBartle lol
The rivet in the handle by putting pieces of round stock in a tube then filling it with dyed epoxy. That knife is beutiful!
The handle has micarta or textolite on it. Basically recycling fabric, by impregnating it with epoxy or other polymers.
That is beyond doubt the most beautiful craftsman ship from America
Tremendous quality there mate spot on
i am so jealous of that knife. Exuisite piece of work.
James may: Exclaims when unsheathing knife
James may: Exclaims again when putting on his glasses
Poor eyesight makes everything more surprising
This was a joy to watch. Im not quite sure why, but a joy none the less.
I was frightened watching James chopping that carrot! Bridge and claw!
The way this man just sets himself to admire a piece of art. Never seen him before, but I like the cut o' his jib. I'm a blade man myself.
Nakiri Bocho, Japanese vegetable knife. Looks like it needs a bit more sharpening though.
Isn't it a bit thick for a vegetable knife? It was splitting rather than cutting.
@@simonsackett the wheight helps a lot in cutting thats why its thick
judging by the dangler sheath and the thickness im going to say its an outdoors knife. the finger choil that keeps the blade from sitting flat on the cutting surface, makes it is not a kitchen knife.
It's more of a survival knife than a kitchen knife. Far from a nakiri.
It definitely needs sharpening. The way it slowly had to be forced through the vegetables screams "blunt". Some knife makers sell their knives fully or semi blunt because people have a habit of going "Is this sharp?" and laying themselves open with a really sharp one.
What a wonderful object.
A a thoughtful gift.
Coming from the Cheese Army, I kindly request you make a Cheese Cake. Thank You.
Here is Captain Slow. The hero and undisputedly the wise one from the whole Top Gear bunch. Long live the Captain Slow !!!
To the maker. Excellent knife !!!
me looking at comments:
everyone: make a cheesecake
Happy birthday James May!
James May, can you make a cheesecake.
Please
YES YES AND YES
cheescak
May he make a cheesecake?
Very interesting how that glass arrived in tact in that packaging....
Lexan 😁👍
@@silleywilley :D Thought you might have wrapped the whole case but hey, the case protects the knife.
I think it's a carving knife, for meet and co-presenter's.
You and the boys are a national treasure. Loved all your content. Such a great thing you have doing. Thank you!
Lol thats not for root veggies James...thats a "bone"ified American BBQ blade. Not gonna give you a lot of clean cuts, but it will go through bone without losing the edge.
always had this fascination with knifes and this one is astonishing.
You should make a cheese cake. It would be epic
Well done Mr Willey! I can't say I've ever seen May gasp like that reveal 4:26. Gorgeous creation.
Honestly, I thought he cut his finger off when he made than noise.
Oi James, you've got a loisence for that?
@@JohnyG29 making fun of cockney accents. He's saying licence, which is another joke about uk laws
@@JohnyG29 a feeble american meme whereby they suggest that all brits share the same accent as a tiny demographic of east london which represents a vanishingly small percentage of the greater population. Oh and we have a lot of licensing laws or something
@@MrSamooska Stop whining, at least you guys aren't always either nazis or bavarians :P
@@JohnyG29 Guessing you don't get outdoors much. England had terrible knife laws which make it much harder for people who are into bushcraft and hunting and such.
Love to see the honest excitment of a true knife lover.
James make a cheesecake
If you like knives you must have a jacklore! Perfect bushcraft knife from a uk maker
What a piece of craftsmanship.
James may has to make a cheese cake plss
what a fabulous knife.....stunning!!!!
Mainers, represent!
That was so precious.
I believe that knife shape is roughly a reverse tanto.
Looks more like a viking seax.
Now that is true quality craftsmanship 👏🏻👏🏻.
Stunning piece of craftsmanship.
Merry xmas
Merry Christmas!!!
:))
This film made me surprisingly happy. 🙏
James May bouta shank someone up.
Captain slow is accident prone, so most likely himself lol
James is incredibly patient, waiting a month to open his custom fan-made knife. I wouldn’t be able to wait a moment.
0:09 There's no way that brown packing tape has travelled all the way from the US. It's not stuck down at all, nor does it match the transparent tape the rest of the box is sealed with. My guess is that it was re-boxed for the show.
@@colliedogjoy it probably was checked by drive tribe security
James said that's what they do in the foodtribe mail video
I like how he James didn't even finish his Sentence he just wanted to see the Knife.
Just by looking at the sheet I knew it wasn't a kitchen knife. Excellent piece of work.
Only James may would refer to that case as a Sarcophagus! Very nice knife, that kydex sheathe is plenty durable for in the kitchen! Alot of nice features there!
"That's going to be kept for very special occasions"... Killing Clarkson I'm assuming he's talking about.
There is no doubt it is a superb knife!
Dear Santa! Can we have a 24 hour charity live stream during holidays this year?
Liked, subscribed.
All that's left is to comment.
Great video, James. And compliments on your new, custom-made, hand-crafted knife. She's a beauty.
James please make a cheese cake that would be amazing
Do you think James May likes cheesecake I know he likes spam?
@@patricaomas8750 I really want to know how to make a cheesecake from him. He always makes the best food
@@patricaomas8750 plus, I’m pretty sure he likes cheese
@@imlyingtoyou. Yes but cheese in cake sounds a little Jonny Foreigner to me
@@patricaomas8750 no trust me. This is a job for James May. For he is the only one who is powerful enough.
The first parcel unboxing in which James smiled and looked happy and interested😂
loved the ending
THAT
knife is SHARP
Awesome gift looks brilliant