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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2024
- This knife had interested me since i saw it announced in 2023. I finally found Medford Knives & Tools Antik one in the trim that I like and at a slight discount. At $620 retail even a 10% off buys you a nice lunch or a pint of your favorite single malt. While smaller than other Medfords, it is a large, EDC-friendly heavy hitter. There are no complaints from the design prospective. Love the S45VN blade at 64 HRC. Its very well sharpened and the lock engagement is perfect! What else do I want from it? More professionalism.
Here’s what happened last year:
I criticized Medford Knives for poor and dull factory edge. How did @MedfordKnifeTool react?
• I criticized Medford K... - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Myself, I absolutely luv Ceramic Bearing Folders. I always remove the stock bearings and replace them with my personal, all-time favorites, Skiff Ceramic Bearings, with Phosphorus Bronze, Milled Cages. Bearing Folders, when done right are awesome.
So much great insight! Thank you 😊
You're so welcome! Keep spreading the word!
@@CuttingBoardRx will do 🤠
I put skiff bearings in mine and tuned it. It is extremely smooth now!
Nice! And US-made for sure. I don’t trust the ones in the Antik currently. Instead of stickers, Greg should include the country of origin list in the box. McNees is so honest!
@@CuttingBoardRx He made a video a few years ago and admitted he bought the bearings overseas due to the "pandemic". He said he had no choice and ordered a lot of them. I do not know if they are still from there or not but he was honest and said it was that or lay people off and stop production of some models.
@@coreyketrow1376 Thanks for this information! I personally don’t think it’s a deal breaker, however, the US-made Copper-Nickel washers are working out really well so far. My cost was $2.20 per set of 2.
Ready for Greg to make a rebuttal video lol
Don’t hold your breath 😂
Mmmm...love that Sebenza
Perfection isn’t loved, it’s admired.
I also like Medfords designs, but for the money he charges, It feels like there are many options that have better fit and finish. The Sebenza most certainly being one example.
I think on a bigger badass knife, a little bit of rough edged news is perfectly acceptable and even welcome. But not on an edc/gentlemanly knife like the Antik.
Very knowledgeable. Greg needs to subscribe to your channel and takes notes
I don’t think he has the time! Uses every free minute to polish his chrome-plated ego 😉. Kidding aside, he’s expanding the core business while building the new multi tool production line, almost bought one because the blade and tools were beautifully made and the best damn action ! What stopped me? The scales feel thin and plastiky.
@@CuttingBoardRxwill wait for your review on their otf 😝
Medford's M-48 and Praetorian Slim Flipper are both on bearings.
Thanks! I honestly didn’t know!
Will you do a tuning video with a praetorian please (I’m sure you’ll be getting one😂)? I’m tuning mine as we “speak”. Just figured your methods could be helpful
Sir did you mention about Medford that they heat treat their S45VN pretty well?
Medford S45VN blades are middle of the road. They are heat treating in the house, non-atmospheric oven, small batch, blades individually wrapped in inconel (inert metal) foil with charcoal powder (removes oxygen from surface). That’s what is shown in their video. Looks like they air quench without cryogenic treatment, so the hardness should be 61-62 HRC and toughness about 5 ft•lbs, which is on par with non-powder D2. For that kind of money, McNees makes better blades bc they have literally one of the best heat treat shops in the world do their heat treatment. You should check them out. Sorry about the long answer, but this is what I call fun!
The M48 is also a bearing knife. The snail trails on the scales are common in my experience with MKT. My 187 came the same. They don't particularly bother me, tbh, but they do call the handling of parts in production into question. My asking MKT about that elicited a late-night call from Greg (22h00 my time) and we talked for twenty minutes or so, perfectly amicably. We were even amicable when the subject turned to politics which confirmed - for me - an intuition I had about Greg, namely that the public persona is a bit of a front for a smart and well-read guy. Re: the snail trails. Greg said it's a function of the stonewash they apply, which could be the case. Or it could be casual handling on the production line. As I said, I don't really care. (I know I should, by the laws of internet minutiae and online discourse, and I might care more on a different knife, but the good qualities of the 187 overwhelm the niggles. I also got it at a much better price than recommended retail, so I didn't feel particularly burned.)
Thanks for your comment! Great story! Question: did Greg refer to himself in third person during your conversation?
@@CuttingBoardRx :). I'm writing something related up. I'm send it to you, if you tell me where to send it.
@@DaelMorris email address is on the channel description page. Click on my logo
Awesome video. Have you got a tear down of the Nosferatu?
Not yet!
I want to buy an edc knife with a budget of something around 150. Which one do you recommend me? I was thinking in the hogue deka, what it’s your opinion
Kizer Huntsman for 180 😃
Kansept Loki is pretty cool also.
You know what? I’ll post a short video about that just for you!
for all round EDC, get a Big Banter in 20CV and G10. not flashy but very practical, despite the finger choil eating into the cutting edge length. for around that price (or lower) you get WE build quality, good steel, and a well thought-through, usable design that will work in almost every normal application. Or get 7 Mora Companions, one for every room in the house :) .
@@CuttingBoardRx Thanks, your a great youtuber
Production, Mid Tech, Custom. The only three categories of knife production for me. Three examples in order for me would be Spyderco (production) Custom Knife Factory (midtech) and someone like Jeremy Horton (custom maker). CNC pattern made knives but limited in production would strike me as Midtech. Nothing wrong with it - but it is what it is.
I spoke with Jon McNees about this. He’s operating with 6 employees plus him and his wife. Yet he refuses calling himself a custom maker, midtech, semi custom etc. He says his are production knives. What a Gentleman!
The slim midi is on bearings buddy
Thanks, pal! I wouldn’t have guessed by the way my runs 😂
Only the newer slims are on bearings. My older one has washers
That finish is done on purpose to help hide wear. Can't remember what they call it but it's purpose driven
They call it “tumbled finish” at Medford. I think they should call it fumbled instead 😆
Reeve knifes are ‘beautiful and clean’ Medford knives are ‘Tough and Sexy’ this a different take… I dig the small inconsistencies and human elements as long as it does its job because I use my knives like I use my cars, HARD!I don’t keep them in cases, I take them into the world. Not that there is anything wrong with collecting, to each his own. ❤✌🏼
You know if Medford would price down a little bit just a little i think they would sell so much more because their knives are unique enough so awesome. It’s just they are so expansive and probably worth it but out of reach for many people. I think it’s good to be critical but we should not demonize hard working companies on TH-cam by picking all their little flaws. I love and own many Spyderco knives and people praise Spyderco, but many times my I had flaws on the knives to be honest. Let’s have positive critique and move on with hour lives.
Wonder if those washers will work in the nosferatu?😅
We’ll find out. Soon!
I never understood how a knife can be worth more than a pistol.
Depends on a pistol. There are labels upon levels upon levels. Good analogy though: Glock/Griptilian SIG Scorpion/XM-18
I prefer no loctite from the factory. On a properly made knife it's not needed. See any Sebenza 21 as proof of this. If a thread locker is needed, I much prefer a tiny strip of plumbers tape.
The ending made me laugh. That Medford guy stooped to calling you misogynistic names bc your video hurt his feelings. He should thank you & closely watch all of your videos so that he can learn a thing or two. Then perhaps the quality of their knives will approach their price tag, although I'm not sure that's possible.
You mean when he gave me a noble title of a Count and referred to my significant other as “she or he”?
@@CuttingBoardRx 😂 oh didn't realize it was a compliment! Yes that was very Count-y of you. Lol
I could be wrong but after doing some research I don't think I own a single 100% USA made knife. If one even exists at all. Even though they claim made in America, It looks like they all use foreign hardware. Do you know of any brands that use 100% USA down to every screw washer and fastener?
Good question! I want to know the answer as well.
I believe some of the Medfords do. I mean I actually believe it. For example, even the plastic case almost all of the come with are US-made. And he promised that the OTF that’s coming out this year will be 100% US made.
@@CuttingBoardRxEven the detent balls? I feel like something so small gets outsourced and is harder to make than it looks.
At least some of the Medfords are 100% US. I know I’ve heard of others but I don’t recall who they were.
Emerson knives are 100% USA made.
$620…click
I paid $480 because he makes dealers buy the entire lineup and almost nobody wants these. Folks are after Praetorians, M48, USMC FF and Infraction. Maybe Nosferatu. Everything else is for avid Medheads. So dealers are excited to give a discount if you are looking at something other than these 4 or 5 models.
i think its always easy to criticise a small detail on a knife and much harder to actually go out there build a knife, than build a folding knife, than build a folding knife on this level, build a company around it and employ a bunch of people and deal with all the bs that comes with that.
Ok. Good luck with your channel.
How did you come up with 64 hrc for that s45vn??
Medford says 59-61 hrc
Medford knives have never ran any steel that hard. Ever.
nice adjustments. "hand made" is too often used as an excuse or marketing term. if you don't pay your electric bill you won't be able to make knives.
Greg doesn't care about quality. The way he handled that situation with the edges was extremely immature. IT’s YOUR COMPANY GREG!!! Don’t throw your team under the bus. YOU FIX IT IF YOU CARE. I owned many, many Medfords but I just couldn’t take anymore of the excuses, harassment when things weren’t right, or scams to get me to buy a spa service and pay for shipping with their QC issues. Sold them all, for a huge loss I might add. Medford’s have a horrible resale for a reason. Now Greg is coming after the guy that started Medford’s first FB group. The guy can’t get along with anybody, even his wife left him 🤣
@@jonmay55 and, more recently his girlfriend left him as well. Although his ex wife is still working there- Amy. He is a narcissist, as many great artists were. He needs attention and there are only two ways to deal with narcissism: become a mega fan constant admirer or exclude him out of your life.
He has a new Web Site no Phone # just Map Coordance .I Ordered an OTF Dec -8i2022 and I am still waiting 4-2 2024 So Maby they are being made in Antartica ?
He shared a phone number in a video advertising his Gigantor (or something) knife last night.