Jim Skelton Custom Knives?

palonej said:
I read that entire thread Chris, wish I saved the link.
Long story short, he lost his job and a Good Samaritan on the cigar forum offered a rental property to him till he got back on his feet, at an extremely considerate rental sum. He was married with a small child at the time.
Skelton never made one rental payment and it wound up jamming the property owner up big time.
He wound up skipping on over $30,000. Damage to the property also.
Just total scum.
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This story sounds a little suspect in my opinion. Do you have a link for proof? Unless he was a conplete moron, no one would let $30k slide without a lawsuit or some form of retaliation.

I don't see $30k disappearing as well as property damage a possibility without repercussions.
 
palonej said:
I read that entire thread Chris, wish I saved the link.
Long story short, he lost his job and a Good Samaritan on the cigar forum offered a rental property to him till he got back on his feet, at an extremely considerate rental sum. He was married with a small child at the time.
Skelton never made one rental payment and it wound up jamming the property owner up big time.
He wound up skipping on over $30,000. Damage to the property also.
Just total scum.
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That's the one. Scum is right.
 
Still looking for it.
I read it about a year or so ago.
There had to be about 10 threads dedicated to Skelton and how he screwed over a few of their members.
The worst was that guy with the property.
I'll find it.

Cutlover said:
This story sounds a little suspect in my opinion. Do you have a link for proof? Unless he was a conplete moron, no one would let $30k slide without a lawsuit or some form of retaliation.

I don't see $30k disappearing as well as property damage a possibility without repercussions.
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While I've no interest in his reviews or the knives he claims to make, I've seen more than enough of both to find this whole situation interesting and a bit entertaining.
I wouldn't and won't recommend his pieces to friends or family and if asked will steer them to more established makers with a good reputation and history. In fact I've pointed more than a few friends as well as my girlfriend to the custom section here on Bladeforums.
 
Listened to one of his reviews for about 2 mins on YT some years ago..I had enough..Not suprised to hear some of his behavior..he reeks of arogance and narcissism..When I heard he was a shill and then a defender of that dingus Moon..just confirmed it for me..

Blowhard indeed
 
Hickory n steel said:
Oh. Ok.
Now since what he reviews is what he likes, then would it be wrong to assume that this is the kind of stuff he makes ?
I never finished a video of his so I'm not sure, but does he consider these to be functional cutting tools , and if not then is he making and selling more functional stuff ?
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He makes a ton of claims about really using the shit out of a knife, but have you ever seen any of these supposed users he hammers on daily? They are all absolutely pristine. Honestly man, after he stated in I believe a Kody Eutsler review that he noticed the grind lines of the primary bevel were asymmetrical and that he preferred that, because it meant it was hand done, I always thought the man was a joke and his videos rather masturbatorial. I certainly won't be dishing out four hundred USD for a man who stands behind asymmetrical handiwork
 
Ive checked out his work, seeing various pictures online and on his own website. One thing that stood out was his misuse of sharpening choils. Knives that needed them didn't have them. Knives that had them didnt need them. Not sure why so much 3v steel is used either. I don't get a sense that he truly understands knife making and knife using. Hes making jewelry not users.
 
wasnt he the junk overpriced watch selling on tv guy for awhile those junk invictas i seem to remember....maybe im confusing him with someone else?

if i got the right guy....hes done watches, cigars and left a bad tastes in many folks mouths for his poor actions and deceit. so now knives. how longs that gonna last couple years like the other stuff........whats next drones?
 
jbmonkey said:
wasnt he the junk overpriced watch selling on tv guy for awhile those junk invictas i seem to remember....maybe im confusing him with someone else?

if i got the right guy....hes done watches, cigars and left a bad tastes in many folks mouths for his poor actions and deceit. so now knives. how longs that gonna last couple years like the other stuff........whats next drones?
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Yep. You got the right guy.
But can we stop calling him a reviewer? What he does is essentially a 10-45 minute commercial for whichever knifemaker he is presenting.
Also, besides having steered many an unwitting victim over to Will Moon via his YT vid (don't bother looking it up. He pulled it after it was discovered that Moon was fleecing customers), Mr. Skelton inexplicably inserted himself into another nasty little screwjob that was administered by Dustin Turpin. You can read that holy mess here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/ripped-off-by-dustin-turpin-knives–-deal-with-caution.1387578/
 
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Cutlover said:
This story sounds a little suspect in my opinion. Do you have a link for proof? Unless he was a conplete moron, no one would let $30k slide without a lawsuit or some form of retaliation.

I don't see $30k disappearing as well as property damage a possibility without repercussions.
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This year (2017) my good friend spent over well over $20k rehab on his rental home after getting tenants out. I was on the property when he offered to refund $200 of the damage deposit just to get that tenant to sign the move out inspection report. When renters know how to work tenant laws, many times it's just about getting them out and moving on to cut long-term losses.

To me knives are tools.
Form follows function.
Skelton making knives ...,
nothing to see here, move along ;-)

Years back, I used to sometimes direct noobs to his channel telling them not to listen to anything he says related to functional aspect of the knives he showed. Just sit back and watch, like a stripper performing it was great entertainment. Skelton making knives and selling them ..., watch your wallet ;-)
 
I remember that disaster. Diamond Jim came in on his white horse to help out.......until someone asked him a question......he then took his ball and went home in a huff.
Think he expected a parade or something.
Total tool that, if given the slightest chance, will run off with the money again.
Joe

NorthernSouthpaw said:
Yep. You got the right guy.
But can we stop calling him a reviewer? What he does is essentially a 10-45 minute commercial for whichever knifemaker he is presenting.
Also, besides having steered many an unwitting victim over to Will Moon via his YT vid (don't bother looking it up. He pulled it after it was discovered that Moon was fleecing customers), Mr. Skelton inexplicably inserted himself into another nasty little screwjob that was administered by Dustin Turpin. You can read that holy mess here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/ripped-off-by-dustin-turpin-knives–-deal-with-caution.1387578/
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Oh, neat, has this thread finally gotten to the point where I can just mock Skelton?

Jim Skelton seems to be the kind of guy who took the “never change” someone wrote in his high school yearbook to heart. He has an obnoxious junior high student’s perspective of masculinity and success, and is literally the kind of guy who drives a brightly-colored entry-level sports car while wearing a Rolex and carrying a $4500 knife like he’s going to add an inch on himself for every $1k that the stuff he carries and wears is worth. He and his knives are the living embodiment of a wallet with a $500 chain that has skull and grim reaper charms.

Nearly all of his videos are just him showing off something that he outright bludgeoned an already-overbooked maker to send him a prototype of or make unique modifications to, peppered with misogyny and juvenile comments like (and these are quotes from just one video) “that’s a BAD ASS KNIFE” and “this knife makes that knife look like a [term for female genitals that I can’t post in general discussion]”.

His inherently obnoxious and grating nature pervades every aspect of his online presence, from his 9th-grader-idea-of-cool skull logo to his excessively verbose QVC-style of speaking that contains nothing of interest and is the audio equivalent of watching a balloon full of gas slowly leak.

That his self-gratifying and vapid nature is apparently paired with unscrupulous and dishonest behavior just goes to strengthen my mental image of him as the human equivalent of a bedazzled overflowing trash can.

Also his knives have lame cliché names (BONE CHOPPER) and are overpriced.
 
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