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I love his videos, watch all his knife reviews. Look at his number of subscribers and # of views on his videos. The disapproval you see here on Bladeforums really the minority. He is very popular and for good reason. His videos are formulaic and this is a good thing, once you know how he reviews knives, you can see similarities and comparisons between many manufacturers and individual blades.

Even if you do not watch his full reviews, look at the video quality of his reviews compared to most other knife "reviews" on youtube. Clear, crisp video that lets you see the detail of a knife before you decide to purchase it yourself.
 
Thanks for the info guys & not being J.A. about it ....... I know knives not people haha, it helps to know a little insight so im not stepping on any toes or missing some thing; the info is appreciated.
 
I'm not going to lie, I have definitely used some of his videos before buying knives (In fact I just watched the Leatherman Juice S2 one before buying it last week). The more info out there the better, in my opinion.
 
I respect Nutn, I think he's done a lot for the knife/gun community, and has been around since the start. Most people imo who hate on him are just haters. Theres no reason to hate the guy just becuz he's long winded or seems overly critical on things like weight. He genuinley puts a lot of his stuff to the test before he reviews it, unlike a lot of people who just re-hash what others say. He might be wrong sometimes but he puts a lot of time and dedication into his channel and helping others, and isnt a gear snob like a lot of others are. Alot of people will buy a knife/gun/gear on his opinion alone, wich is a lot more than can be said for the average forum reviewer.
 
anyone who promotes are hobbies and intrests, and informs and helps out others is A+ in my book. And Nutn is easily one of the top contributers.
 
cncpro11 said:
While it is true that I don't care for nutrs, it's his fans that bother me the most.

Not because they are nutrs fans, but because they tend to take him at his word and then come onto BFC and parrot everything he says instead of learning from people who are more knowledgable.

Of course there is also the fact that whenever he says something controversial, his fans feel obligated to run to BFC and defend him, often trolling and generally throwing mud on the walls for days.
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Ain't that the truth.

sthardcastle said:
Nutn needs to lay off the jimping.
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It only took one video of his a few years ago for me to realize he knew very little about knives other than specs.

When he was going on about how a knife didn't have enough jimping, and he had even put skateboard tape on his I knew he didn't know much. I was a meat cutter for many years, and our knives stayed bloody and we never needed jimping. If you know how to hold a knife its not going to slip. I guess he thinks jimping looks tacticool.

I just hate it that many people are learning about knives from someone that knows little about knives other than specs.
You can get the specs from the manufacturers sites.
 
I think the main problem people have with him is that he's touted himself as THE expert, and a lot of kids just getting into knives use him as their sole reference point. For example, we have a whole wave of kids who think that it's better to use a knife to chop or split wood than an ax because Nutn doesn't know how to use one properly and has basically said knives are better.
Furthermore, anyone who doesn't accept that everything has to be tactical and be ideal for knifing some bad guy, is a sheep. And as a result, all these new people to knives think they have to have the best design for self defense. Many of us feel that this additional emphasis on knives as weapons creates a bad image for the knife using community as a whole since the overall effect is presenting one of the primary uses of knives as weapons.
The end result of this is a lot of rabid fans, mostly kids, new to knives, who are idolizing someone who claims to be an expert in a lot of areas who is really quite far from it.


Also, he tends to be undeservedly arrogant. He got progressively worse over time. He thinks he's more knowledgeable about knives than people that have been designing and making them for their entire lives. Promotes himself as a hero while never providing anything in the way of proof. Demands respect from everyone, even though he's done little to nothing to earn it.
 
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Nutn loves Microtech, because he wore one in combat as a pilot or something. And he mixes political views with his knife reviews (at times), which I personally do not care for. He has established himself as a personality cult. I'm not much for cult followings, like TNPers. But each to their own.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Some years ago, I bought a manual clippoint Socom Elite. I was impressed. Easily the best knife I had ever owned. Shortly thereafter, I won a Sebenza in a contest. The Socom Elite went back in its box. The two knives do have a lot in common, though. And the Sebenza certainly could be called tactical, depending on a definition of the term that stressed reliability in difficult circumstances.
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I think Nutn's comparison with the SOCOM Elite and Sebbie was fair.

I don't know why half of bladeforums hates him. He is an honest knife reviewer who really nails every small detail in every knife he reviews. I think he deserves a lot of credit and respect for this. As a matter of fact he was the first person (along with cutlerylover) to inspire me to start collecting knives, and I'm sure he inspires other people every day to go out and explore the knife world.

I think he's a good guy and doesn't deserve all the hate from our fellow Knife Knuts here. After all we all share the same interests don't we?
 
Metal Made Fox said:
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I think Nutn's comparison with the SOCOM Elite and Sebbie was fair.

I don't know why half of bladeforums hates him. He is an honest knife reviewer who really nails every small detail in every knife he reviews. I think he deserves a lot of credit and respect for this. As a matter of fact he was the first person (along with cutlerylover) to inspire me to start collecting knives, and I'm sure he inspires other people every day to go out and explore the knife world.

I think he's a good guy and doesn't deserve all the hate from our fellow Knife Knuts here. After all we all share the same interests don't we?
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Regardles I guess I can kind of understand why some people think he considers himself the ultimate knife guru. Truthfully speaking I consider myself to know much much more about knives than him now, thanks to BF of course.
 
GWashington1732 said:
And as a result, all these new people to knives think they have to have the best design for self defense. Many of us feel that this additional emphasis on knives as weapons creates a bad image for the knife using community as a whole since the overall effect is presenting one of the primary uses of knives as weapons.
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Now i can see where the hatred comes from, not from you personally; the point about knife as a weapon. I have never viewed a knife as a weapon and all my years of defensive/tactical training we have only brought out knives maybe 5 times to practice with. and from real world experience I have had to pull a blade only ONCE for defensive because I was on a hike & was fronted by a Mnt. lion and i didn't have my gun!!

to be honest almost every time i felt threatened & needed a weapon id reach for a freaking ball point pen when a firearm is not avallible, BTW it is very effective defense tool
 
Ken44 & GWashington1732 pretty much nailed it. And Politely at that I might add!:thumbup: Having said that, his vids do serve a purpose. For example I recently bought a Protech Godfather. There's vitually no decent in hand stills or vids anywhere on the net. I went to the youtubes & searched it for a vid. Low & behold who pops up? I'm by no means a fan, but his vid showed several different versions of the knife I was interested in, showed 'em detailed in hand, & with the sound off, it was relatively enjoyable.
 
He gets those knives for free from the various makers doesn't he?

If I remember correctly he mentioned he was, at one time, a professional reviewer for L.L. Bean.
I wonder how many pro reviewers there are on Youtube.
 
I think everyone can agree that he has been able to garner attention to our little niche and has been a positive influence in that regard. His video reviews can get a bit grating but I find them to be enjoyable for the most part due to his overwhelming passion that is conveyed to me and I really respect that. Compare his videos to other youtubers and I find them to be either awkward, bumbling, monotonous, have distracting speech impediments, or sound stoned. Nutfancy says a lot of dumb crap and can be misinformed but makes up for that in entertainment value for me personally. There are very, very few youtubers that can actually keep me seated behind the computer for more than 2 minutes and its funny that most of them are crapped on by this forum (ie jdavis). My only real complaint with nutnfancy's videos are his obnoxious philosophy and political videos that make me nauseous. Also he seems to be an overall nice guy but he is egotistical and has narcissistic tendencies. His shot show videos are a prime example of this to me and its uncomfortable to watch.

tldr: nutnfancy has his flaws but is like bear grylls and is entertaining and should not be taken too seriously.

PS: everyone knows you are bald nutn, drop the hat occasionally and get over yourself
 
kawr said:
I think everyone can agree that he has been able to garner attention to our little niche and has been a positive influence in that regard.
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I disagree, not all attention is good attention. He gives the impression that everyone who carries a knife intends it as a self defense weapon, that puts knife users, who already have a tendency to be vilified, in a bad light, when most of us don't even think about a knife as a weapon. He also gives newcomers the impression that he is an expert and since they're mostly kids, they end up taking him at his word, when he is far from an expert.
 
Before a few weeks ago, N'F just annoyed me. Not him so much, because I never could watch more than a minute or two of his entirely-too-long videos, but as others have said, so many of his fans consider his word gospel, and discount other, often more informed and experienced opinions.

His Tenacious bugged me as well. A $30 Chinese made Spyderco knife, with voided warranty and a "tactical" paint job isn't worth $100. Well, to some people, apparently it is. I can't really fault him for that. If I could convince a bunch of idiots to give me money for a knife at a $100+ markup, I can't say that I wouldn't bilk the twits for all they're worth either. You know what they say about a fool and his money.

But more recently, it's his hypocrisy that pisses me off. First he makes a video praising and justifying the blatant ripping off of Rick Hinderer's knives. Knockoffs like those are nothing but bad for the knife industry, community, and custom makers. Combine that with the scope of his voice and the willingness of his flock to follow his every word, and that's bad for everybody. He caught a ton of flack for this video, and pulled it. The next video he posted was for the Spyderco Southard flipper, where he spends much of the time bashing the knife, its price point, and the fact that it's made overseas, and that at that cost he'd rather'd buy American. But wait, didn't he charge 3X as much for a Chinese made Spyderco with a paint job? And doesn't he have his own special Lion Steel for $230 that's made in Italy? And doesn't it weigh significantly more than his 4.0oz preference?

Simply put, the guy is a hypocritical douche.

Watch his videos if you want. I can't deny that they are in-depth, and are high-res quality, and that he does a lot of them on a lot of knives. But make up your own damned mind about what knife is good for you, and ignore his own personal biases. And remember that he's in this for the money.
 
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