Camp & Kitchen Set Passaround Consolidated Review Thread

What`s going on with this? :confused: The way this passaround is going guarantees there will be no more.
 
I done with it.... I was out of town for four days. It is going in the mail tomorrow, sorry for the delay my schedule as been ridiculous.
 
Just got the knives. If it's okay w/ Stomper, I'd like to take it to the California Bush Bash next weekend (Oct. 22nd). I can show it to the guys there and do a camp kitchen review.
 
Wildewinds said:
Just got the knives. If it's okay w/ Stomper, I'd like to take it to the California Bush Bash next weekend (Oct. 22nd). I can show it to the guys there and do a camp kitchen review.
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Not a problem! The more that handle it, the better. Just be sure to post a review, right now we are missing the last three reviews.
 
jhakken said:
I will pass the knife to the next in line on Tuesday. I need the next address. Please feel free to PM it to me for privacy reasons. I've been writing my review this week and have taken a couple pictures, which I would like to supplement with the family camera when my wife and daughter return from Boston this weekend.
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You wrote that on 9/3 saying that you are writing your review this week and have taken pictures which were the requirements to be on the passaround.

jhakken said:
I have posted the two knives to NoahL. Enjoy! I will post a review later this week.

Thanks,
Jed
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you said that that 9/7 and John commented nearly 3 weeks later on 9/27...You accepted the rules when you signed up to have a review with pictures.

It is now 10/28 and started to post up a review after a month and three weeks on something you said you would do . Everyone is busy with life and things happen.

I wouldn't have cared if you posted your review and said "sorry I am busy here is the review", again things do happen;But, Do not throw it in their face when you went back on what you said. You had an obligation and didn't do it when you said you would.
 
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jhakken said:
Are you serious? Did it ever occur to you that there might be a good reason for not posting the review? WTF is a hell of a way to communicate with your customers. Feel free to take me off any future pass-arounds.

Link to review: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=785855
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Hi jhakken -

I hope you don't go away mad, but I think Stomper had a right to know why his pass-around was stalled and people were not posting reviews.

The knife makers can only afford to make and pass-around a knife if said maker gets reviews in return so that other potential customers would become interested.

I am disappointed in the way some people handle the pass-arounds. That's all I'll say on that.

I think it is a simple matter of keeping the communicatoin line open, and it literally takes 5 minutes to post a message that says that there will be a delay and the review is coming.

best regards -

mqqn
 
mqqn said:
Hi jhakken -

I hope you don't go away mad, but I think Stomper had a right to know why his pass-around was stalled and people were not posting reviews.

The knife makers can only afford to make and pass-around a knife if said maker gets reviews in return so that other potential customers would become interested.

I am disappointed in the way some people handle the pass-arounds. That's all I'll say on that.

I think it is a simple matter of keeping the communicatoin line open, and it literally takes 5 minutes to post a message that says that there will be a delay and the review is coming.

best regards -

mqqn
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I'm trying not to go away mad. But blurting WTF in a public forum is not the way to communicate. I had just bought another knife from him. JK had my e-mail and PM. Is this really the way a knife maker should inquire about the delay? I defend his right to know but this was a hell of a way to ask. If the roles had been reversed and I had a complaint about a knife maker I would not post WTF in a public forum. I'd contact the knife maker personally. As for my obligation, I consider it fulfilled. Later than I had said I would but not later than any agreement I made. Worth noting, no other individual who had subsequently received the knife had posted a review, yet none of them received a foul-mouthed response.

I anguished over this review. I didn't want to be negative but wanted to try to be honest. I have also tried to post pictures and have not been successful, so there is a link to a picture.
 
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jhakken said:
I'm trying not to go away mad. But blurting WTF in a public forum is not the way to communicate. I had just bought another knife from him. JK had my e-mail and PM. Is this really the way a knife maker should inquire about the delay? I defend his right to know but this was a hell of a way to ask. If the roles had been reversed and I had a complaint about a knife maker I would not post WTF in a public forum. I'd contact the knife maker personally. As for my obligation, I consider it fulfilled. Later than I had said I would but not later than any agreement I made. Worth noting, no other individual who had subsequently received the knife had posted a review, yet none of them received a foul-mouthed response.

I anguished over this review. I didn't want to be negative but wanted to try to be honest. I have also tried to post pictures and have not been successful, so there is a link to a picture.
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hi jhakken -

I do not think Stomper was directing the "whiskey-tango-foxtrot" at you specifically - you can see in his later posts that the passaround was not going the way he had hoped - and you are right, you are not the only one that had not posted a review.

I have seen other posts from you and I was pretty sure you would get one up there eventually.

Please contact Stomper directly - I am sure he does not want you to be upset, but I'll let him speak for himself.

Thanks for posting your review - I'll go check out out and see if I can determine why your pictures are not posting up.

best regards -

mqqn
 
I checked out your review jhakken and thought it was fair and honest. If you don't like a particular aspect of a knife, stating what it was you didn't like and why is critical feedback to assist in the evolution of a design. Feedback from my clients has been crucial to the design work that I do. While it is always nice to hear praise, I have learned much more from the criticisms. Nice review.
 
outdoorsfan said:
I checked out your review jhakken and thought it was fair and honest. If you don't like a particular aspect of a knife, stating what it was you didn't like and why is critical feedback to assist in the evolution of a design. Feedback from my clients has been crucial to the design work that I do. While it is always nice to hear praise, I have learned much more from the criticisms. Nice review.
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Thanks for the support, despite my late posting. I too learn more from a little criticism. As for the JK posse, John is lucky to have such a loyal following.
 
I thought the review was totally fair, The fact that the paring knife did not work as well for you is simply a statement, nothing derogatory about it. The other "missing reviewers" pm`d me about the delays, and reasons for them. As I stated earlier in this thread, there will be no more passarounds, I feel this one has dragged out far too long.
 
I need to send it to the next person and do my review, but I don't have an address. Any idea where to get Veubent's address?
 
JK Knives said:
I thought the review was totally fair, The fact that the paring knife did not work as well for you is simply a statement, nothing derogatory about it. The other "missing reviewers" pm`d me about the delays, and reasons for them. As I stated earlier in this thread, there will be no more passarounds, I feel this one has dragged out far too long.
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I would hate to think that my inaction would contribute to the end of your pass-around practice. You are undoubtedly better aware of the commercial realities than I, but I think the pass-arounds are a way to set yourself apart from other knifemakers. By putting the knife in someone's hand you have a decent chance of making a sale. People like to hold something before they buy it to make sure it fits and suits them. Just a thought. Good luck.
 
Funny thing about that. I can`t remember ever selling a passaround model knife to a person who was involved in a passaround. I`ve held at least 5 passarounds in the past.
 
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