Jim Skelton videos

I'm glad other people see Jim's videos for what they are. He typically is always hyping "hard-use" type folders, but as someone has already stated, his personal knives see nothing of the sort and are just pocket jewelry. That's fine, but he really can't advise people on these types of knives when he has no basis for comparison/doesn't use his knives that way. His videos ARE infomercials for makers that he's trying to promote. And I've heard from more than one maker (several at BLade) that he offers his "hype service"/video reviews in exchange for free knives. There were some statements attributed to him at Blade that make me dislike his "reviews" even more than most people, but I'll refrain from mentioning those here.

His videos are cute to watch just for seeing eye candy, but I'm not taking any materials/specs/usage advice from someone who doesn't have as much as a scratch on any of the knives he "daily carries". I'll give him one thing, he certainly can build some hype behind some (sometimes mediocre) knives though!
 
chris975d said:
I'm glad other people see Jim's videos for what they are. He typically is always hyping "hard-use" type folders, but as someone has already stated, his personal knives see nothing of the sort and are just pocket jewelry. That's fine, but he really can't advise people on these types of knives when he has no basis for comparison/doesn't use his knives that way. His videos ARE infomercials for makers that he's trying to promote. And I've heard from more than one maker (several at BLade) that he offers his "hype service"/video reviews in exchange for free knives. There were some statements attributed to him at Blade that make me dislike his "reviews" even more than most people, but I'll refrain from mentioning those here.

His videos are cute to watch just for seeing eye candy, but I'm not taking any materials/specs/usage advice from someone who doesn't have as much as a scratch on any of the knives he "daily carries". I'll give him one thing, he certainly can build some hype behind some (sometimes mediocre) knives though!
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I think another thing worth noting is that he seems to engage himself with makers who seem to have their own stigmas about them. Not all of them but some makers with "notorious" reputations in the community are usually shown in a much more positive light by Jim than almost any other reviewer. One might say birds of a feather if you are aware of his past exploits.
 
PURPLEDC said:
I think another thing worth noting is that he seems to engage himself with makers who seem to have their own stigmas about them. Not all of them but some makers with "notorious" reputations in the community are usually shown in a much more positive light by Jim than almost any other reviewer. One might say birds of a feather if you are aware of his past exploits.
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Fully well aware of his past exploits, which is another reason I really don't like him/his videos crossing over into the knife hobby world. Not if that past follows him.
 
hudak said:
Jim's past exploits? Do tell.
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Honestly Its probably not a conversation for this forum as none of it relates to knives. You can search "watchlords, Jim skelton" on you tube and/or google and you will learn everything you never wanted to know about him. Be warned though much of what you will find is no safe for work and if you like his videos and want to keep it that way I would suggest NOT looking it all up.
 
I've watched Jim's videos just to see all of the beautiful knives I wish I could afford, but I can't watch his videos for longer than two minutes at a time. His constant lip smacking between each sentence makes me want to pull my hair out.
 
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