Nutnfancy

Nutn is accessible and well-organized, but he's very verbose and his videos are getting longer and longer. I won't say he got me in to knives, but he did get me back in to knives and collecting after a few years away.

The only issue I really take is that he tends to portray everything from a "tactical" standpoint but if that's his experience, that's his experience. On the other hand, he's also willing (and happy) to talk about low-end, Chinese stuff and will judge a product (knife, light, MT, whatever) based on it's merits and not where it's made. He's not unique in doing that, but I appreciate that he does it and does so consistently.

Of course, his are not the only videos I watch. I like JumptheMap and Dagon's stuff as well.
 
evert67 said:
Hey Dagon, are you MrDagon007 on YouTube?

Thnx for your videos, love them! It all started with your reviews on Laguiole knives, which may be a bit off-topic on this forum, but not for me.
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Thanks for the kind words. Indeed it's yours truly.
Makes me wonder, what would nutnfancy think about a laguiole? They're quite light. The bigger ones offer "reach". But the blade can't be "deployed" quickly. They do not come in grippy G10, to my knowledge. They don't have a clip. All in all completely opposite of the things he craves. But he's a real knife dude, so perhaps they would charm him.
 
Shotgun said:
Sorry, didn't mean to bash your buddy. You're obviously emotionally attached to the guy. IDK, I see some of the dumbest things getting hundreds of thousands of hits. He fell into a niche and got lucky IMO. I don't buy the idea that he's some sort of genius youtube video maker. Or if that's something someone should aspire to be LOL. I've watched some of them, he's definitely no genius. More like an opinionated twerp that guys like you make famous. Thanks for that.:rolleyes:
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First of all I wasn't even talking about your response about Nutnfancy I was talking about how you think it's easy to get those kind of views on youtube/ (even know about how the youtube partnering system works); you don't just fall into a niche. There's a big difference between 1 video that's stupid getting a ton of views and getting a ton of views consistently every single video to keep people coming back. I'm guessing you're just a kid/teen with an "I know everything attitude" so I won't be responding to anymore posts of your naivete, you can think whatever you want, in fact I wish you were right then we could all just make tons of money off youtube on the sides since it's so simple and all we need is a "blow hard sense of self"... Forum needs an age limit.
 
Dagon said:
Thanks for the kind words. Indeed it's yours truly.
Makes me wonder, what would nutnfancy think about a laguiole? They're quite light. The bigger ones offer "reach". But the blade can't be "deployed" quickly. They do not come in grippy G10, to my knowledge. They don't have a clip. All in all completely opposite of the things he craves. But he's a real knife dude, so perhaps they would charm him.
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I think you do great reviews on the classic knives such as opinels and douk douks. Usually when I'm looking for a review on a knife like that you are one of the only ones with a good review on a classical knife. Keep up the good work :)
I've recently subscribe as well.
 
I think every time I venture back to BF there is a thread going where people complain about nutnfancy.

It's pretty comical.

It's also amazing how well known he is.
 
Dagon said:
Thanks for the kind words. Indeed it's yours truly.
Makes me wonder, what would nutnfancy think about a laguiole? They're quite light. The bigger ones offer "reach". But the blade can't be "deployed" quickly. They do not come in grippy G10, to my knowledge. They don't have a clip. All in all completely opposite of the things he craves. But he's a real knife dude, so perhaps they would charm him.
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Nice! I really enjoy your videos. Are you French, by the way? You've got quite an interest in Laguiole knives (as I do) and you accent is not really Texan? Keep up the good work!
 
evert67 said:
Nice! I really enjoy your videos. Are you French, by the way? You've got quite an interest in Laguiole knives (as I do) and you accent is not really Texan? Keep up the good work!
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Thanks for the kind words. I am Belgian, from the flemish (in essence the same as dutch, but flemish and dutch sound a bit different) speaking side. And, during my whole school career I got bad scores on my English prononciation - luckily the written english scores made up for it, and it never was a problem in my professional life.

Yes I love laguioles and French knives in general. The French have mastered the art of creating elegant knives that are lifestyle accessories, they are obviously not designed as weapons. In fact that viewpoint corresponds very well with my own preference. Most are not designed for heavy duty use however. I recommend to check out Perceval - splendid products that perfectly illustrate the French knife design school.

Anyway, I have no illusions that my humble little channel will ever be even remotely as popular as nutnfancy's, not only because of the accent, and also because many of his followers seem to be very interested in self defense. And that's ok for me, i am happy with the little niche that my (and schmalhaus') hobby channels occupy.
 
nuntnfancy did a 20 plus minute review on a gun he never fired...
i once started to watch a video of a review of a product, it was 7 minutes before he talked about the product he had the review of, didnt have it on screen...

an aside pet peeve is, he is one of those tactical guys that look out of condition and a bit chubby...not necessarily fat, but definitely not in condition. i always think when i see these guys talking about guns and weapons for defense and giving out tactical advice and whatever and I see them look out of condition that they are just fantasizing....its hard to take chubby super tactical guys seriously.
 
Yeah....Nuntfancy's video lengths are sometimes a bit too much but he's got his specs right. Also cutlery lover (Jeff) and E2E
(Adam) are quite good....subscribe to all three though!!
 
"I generally like Nutnfancy. He's prepared and professional in his approach. I definitely don't always agree with his take or appreciate his attitude, but there's usually a lot of useful info in his reviews. He's a good -- usually very good -- source of knife specs, stats and relevant comparisons, but best taken as one of many potential sources for knife purchase decision-making ideas."


To me that seems like a very balanced response.

Critics are easy to come by...I'm certain that I could not produce reviews even comparable w/o a great deal of practice.

When it becomes an ego issue...that's when i tune out.

May be heading that way...I'm not sure because I have not seen any of the new ones but I'm sure you guys will let me know! :)
 
Nutnfancy does enjoyable reviews but is not always correct with his info. I watched his review on the Victorinox Farmer and he compared it to the Hiker and stated the Hiker doesn't have a saw blade. That's kind of a silly error to make. Virtuovice does much more informative reviews, especially if you like hunting knives. However, I like them both. I also learn a lot from Crawlingroad.

Joe
 
richw said:
an aside pet peeve is, he is one of those tactical guys that look out of condition and a bit chubby...not necessarily fat, but definitely not in condition. i always think when i see these guys talking about guns and weapons for defense and giving out tactical advice and whatever and I see them look out of condition that they are just fantasizing....its hard to take chubby super tactical guys seriously.
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The dude makes videos showing himself on run and gun courses he setup...how many people do you know that actually bothers to get the heart rate up before shooting?

Most people, whether with knives or guns, usually try not to use them under stress of any sort for safety. Of course when stress happens, they fumble around or find themselves troubleshooting unforseen problems because they're in a unfarmiliar situation.

For example, I like to do a 'sprint test' with my EDC knives and I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it or done it. Basically, I expect any knife in my EDC rotation to safely stay clipped in my pocket while I sprint about 100 m. I'll also jump and roll around with the knives, and stretch. I know it's kinda ridiculous, but it really helps me determine whether if the knife is too heavy, the clip is too weak, the handle digs in to my side, etc. I've had a few knives over the years that have failed this test and they just don't feel as dependable afterwards. Usually if there's anything I carry EDC that likes to fall out or require attention after running, i get rid of it. I even do a few lights hops after putting on my clothes and EDC setup for the day to make sure things are comfrotable and nothing is loose.

I hope no one will ask me why it's necessary to 'run as fast as you can' lol. In fact, I actually guarantee some people's knives and guns would go flying everywhere if they ran, jumped, or rolled around with them.
 
I'm not a big fan because of his personality but he does provide some good info. He seems to have his little bit of youtube fame get to his head.
As for his "tactical-ness" he has a video saying he retired as a lt col from the air force.

Again personality is a little quirky but there is some good info if you can tolerate it
 
I think his knife reviews are very solid. I pass on all his other gun, survival, SHTF, life outlook videos,etc. And although he can get long winded in his reviews of a knife and often times one review ends up as a direct head to head compare with some other knife I still think he knows his shit on knives and has a lot to offer. He definitely gets off on the attention and I have to roll my eyes when he thinks certain knife design changes are a result of his videos but all that being said I think his reviews are very informative. Although it doesn't fit into his approach I would like to see more reviews where he doesn't necessarily like/love a knife. Its good to get potential issues out there to help educate consumers.
 
i think X4CTO is pretty good with reviews. unlike nutnfancy, he actually opens the knife within the first 30min. and he doesent have a sister that insults people from his channel. Pyaoliang is a new knife reviewer, but he does a great job IMO.
 
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