Jim Skelton Custom Knives?

Comeuppance said:
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.

Also his knives have lame cliché names (BONE CHOPPER) and are overpriced.
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Comeuppance said:
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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Mo2 said:
He did not start out at that cost. And he has to make a living. He was trained by Jerry Moen, a master in knife maker. His fans have made the price you see today. Don't blame him only.

Anyways you'll are haters. He's just some guy in a world of people. He absolutely is a sales person. He has his own style and lots of haters. I'm not saying I don't agree with some of your guys point of views, cause I do. But it's just coming off on bad taste.
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I'm sorry but the guy is a tool and blocks anybody was critical of him.
 
Comeuppance said:
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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"TIBIA!!!!!!! Also I drive a lime green HELLCAT! because it draws attention." He actually said he drives it because it's "cool and grabs attention."
 
The assessment of Skelton's character seems pretty accurate, but at the end of the day, if he's making money while people are all on the forums complaining about negative aspects of his character, then more power to him. As long as he isn't doing anything illegal or offensive, I see no issue.

Still waiting to hear about that $30k story....not saying I don't believe he scammed $30k, but I never believe anything without proof.
 
Cutlover said:
The assessment of Skelton's character seems pretty accurate, but at the end of the day, if he's making money while people are all on the forums complaining about negative aspects of his character, then more power to him. As long as he isn't doing anything illegal or offensive, I see no issue.

Still waiting to hear about that $30k story....not saying I don't believe he scammed $30k, but I never believe anything without proof.
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many people. a bruce and lindsey storey, which he admits to stealing from in archived posts which are tricky to find unless you hunt down archived webpages from early 2000s. he is a bad man.
 
Wow. I knew he was ripping people off with the prices he charges on fixed blades. Ive ony sold 2 fixed blades over 400. One was a massive machete in 3V with a 20 inch blade and a convex grind. The other was a bowie knife in Z-Finit, the steel alone cost $130, and TONS of work went into it. That bowie was designed FOR the customer and was 500. The dude loves it. (Uses it instead of a cleaver in the kitchen!)
I agree with everyones view on his "mall ninja, steel snob cool" approach.
His bone chopper is, odd at best. And i think the first few were hollow ground, which if you chop things is bad. I mean yea 3V is tough, but im sure cutting performance is not good. Even his Occipital edc knife is funky. Yea it looks cool but the handle doesnt look like it would work for actual use in the woods.
From what i have seen on his IG his fit an finish has surpassed mine. I still have a ways to go to make mine better and i constantly work on it. But i also didnt sink 10 grand into a hobby immediately with the best tools. I started with a 40 dollar harbor freight grinder. Still use a grizzly 2x72 now.
Somone on here also said his designs are just weird. Misuse of sharpening choils and all that. I totally agree. Some dont make sense. Like the new one in 3V its tiny and hollow ground. Wtf. Ive done tiny fixed blades in 3V but they have great cutting geometry. Ive literally pryed open doors with them.
Also, not once, have i ever seen him test one of his knives. Dont trust that.

And i had no idea the BS level of Skelton went as far as it did. Thats crazy about the skipping out on the 30K.
Probably gonna unfollow soon. Along with rad knives...
 
I used to watch some of his videos never cared much for his commentary but did like to see some of the pocket jewelry he showed. I agree with how people view him because he does come off that way. I don't know the real him and honestly don't care who is really is as it doesn't really affect me. The man may be making a solid, yet over priced, product but as mentioned above he doesn't test them and it is nice to see a maker stand behind a product and do some of their own testing. The knives he is making have more in common with the knives he reviews in that they are more "artistic" than functional when simply looked at. His knives may be functional but the question is how well they function and such. I can find plenty of knives in his price range that I trust before him from a functional standpoint and still look great with out the gaudy appearance of his.
 
Comeuppance said:
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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^^ NAILED IT ^^
Pretty comparable to what I might say, if I thought about it in one sitting.
 
Comeuppance said:
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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Where have you been?!
 
Just read the KnifeNews story about him... It's got plentiful amount of meat on the bone to pick at... It was a good read. So do yourself a favor and read it!
 
I guess you can call me a terribly cruel father then PS!!
While my boy's friends became video game corpses, I taught them every sport I played, got 2 of them in the gym, took them hiking, taught one of them to play a wicked game of 9 ball......etc.
Did it on my own also, divorced and got custody. Best thing I ever did.
Now they're grown and they are my best friends on the planet.
No trendy BS. I like my kids!!
Joe

PirateSeulb said:
Which is why if I had a child I wouldn't get them the trendy crap lol I would be a terribly cruel father in terms of their social life :p
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Here is a post I came across from another forum. This sums it up for me!

BoomerkuwangaInstagram@blue_hill_customs 1 point 2 years ago

He steals money from people to fund his spending habits. If you follow the trail of his history, his standard pattern is:


Get into an expensive hobby. Spend like a Saudi teenager. Run out of money. Cook up a sob story and borrow money from people. Blow that money and never pay it back. Become a pariah in that hobby community. Jump ship to another expensive hobby and start at step A.

Never heard of him before, but this is an all too familiar story!:mad::poop::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:
 
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