What's the story behind Regular Sebenza w. "Mayo holes" ??

kidcongo said:
I dunno, no offence to Mayobenza owners, but to me it looks like a guy put his Sebenza in a drill press and went wild. I don't see how this mod work represents something special, noteworthy, or even disireable. What am I missing?
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I agree with you completely.
 
Bringing this thread back from the dead.

Can anyone tell me if this plane was done by CRK, Mayo or someone else?

This one is on its way to me right now.

FWIW: I think the added premium is worth it, I dig the holes!



 
If I could find more of the large regulars I absolutely would.
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I don't know the history but know Tom Mayo has been very successful with his TNT folder and other knives he makes, and find it interesting that he would offer to mod another makers product.

Interesting he did it... and then stopped.
 
Iron City said:
I don't know the history but know Tom Mayo has been very successful with his TNT folder and other knives he makes, and find it interesting that he would offer to mod another makers product.

Interesting he did it... and then stopped.
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You might be surprised at how many knife makers are also Sebenza owners. A number of them have done their own Mod versions.
From what I understand they do them , because they are fun to do.
Really not a bad platform at all to start your work on.
 
Tom's far too busy to Mayonize any Sebenza's now. A buddy of Tom's asked him to put a Talonite blade in his Sebenza. Tom convinced him to let him build him a knife of his own design and that's how the TNT came about....Talonite and Titanium.

A few years back he had a CRK that was his personal knife, decided to sell it...lasted less than a minute. They don't bring big premiums, but having Mayo associated with any knife is an asset. Tom is a one man shop. I've had many a conversation with him and you won't find a nicer guy in the business.
 
Never heard that TNT story
I agree he is a very nice guy, even nicer if he would make me a knife :)-just too backed up to do so these days. And I'm too cheap to pay secondary Mkt. prices. I may break yet.
 
I have a drop point skinner he made back in the day out of ATS34. Nice little piece that really gets the peanut butter on the bread.
 
Id say Tom is just as much a CRK fan as most of us are. I remember being by the Reeve booth at Blade a few years back and Tom Mayo was hovering around, nudging his way in to talk to Chris. He wound up buying an Insingo and was just as excited as me or any other fan standing around. Was actually kind of funny to see a Knife Legend pumped about buying a Sebenza lol

Heres my TNT Skinner next to the Mighty Umnumzaan

 
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My Mayo-nized Classic Sebenza arrived and HOLY COW! This thing is the smoothest CRK i've ever felt. Those that havent handled one first hand will never know what these feel like. I'm looking for a back up now. If Tom was only charging $85 for his services, i'd box all my stock Sebbies up today and send them to him tomorrow.

Wonder what he would do to my annual? :D
 
Another thread revival (sorry). Just read through the whole thread and want to throw in my understanding of the Mayo sebenza. I may be wrong on some points so please correct me if I am.

-Tom Mayonised 50 Sebs
-Each drill pattern was unique
-Smoother bead blasted and heat coloured finish on the handle slabs
-Smoother disengagement of the lock bar
-Worked on the pivot area for a smoother blade action
-High polished and swapped round all the screws
-Fitted dual custom thumb studs
-Hand polished the blade flats
-Put a hand sharpened and polished convex edge

Again, if I'm wrong or missed out something then please correct me.

Personally, I believe a CRK Seb collection isn't complete without one because they may not be part of CRKs history but imo they've certainly become a little part of the sebenzas history. Also, there are hundreds and hundreds of unique Sebs designed by CRK but only fifty or so unique Mayonised Sebs out there.

Thanks for reading :)
 
I doubt Tom could tell you exactly how many he Mayonized, he doesn't keep accurate tabs on numbers of any of his knives. Fifty would be an approximate number. He uses a glass bead blast. He belt sharpens all his blades, and they are slightly convex edges. The thumb studs had the tops knocked off of them, but I don't know if he fitted dual thumb studs or not. I'd like to see a heat colored version, he never heat colors any of his folders.
 
Greendestiny...if you search mayo sebenza there is a lot of old information. While I have never seen an actual number of how many he has modded I haven't seen many around. I'm sure that nobody would think they would be considered of value back in the day and used them. I don't recall ever seeing another one with a swedge on them minus the one I carry.

Dave I don't believe is around anymore but these were from his collection
http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/its-been-a-good-sebenza-year.605882/
 
After reading this "hole" thread, I think I get the Mayo Sebs a bit better now. The holes are not the mod, but rather the indicator of the Seb being a Mayo Seb. Tom Mayo modifies the Seb according to the customer's taste or his own taste, often improving aspects of the knife. Finally, the holes are his unique signature that he puts on his finished work, showing that the Seb has been "Mayonized". Hopefully, I have this correct.

Realizing this now (and warranty issues aside), I would buy one if I had the opportunity, if only to experience what owners have said about them.
 
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