Tactical fingernail clipper?

Velitrius

Velitrius

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I picked up a copy of a knife periodical the other day, the one with Tom Mayo in it. (Beautiful stuff Tom) I got to reading about the Boker Skywalker, and was very interested to get some good info on it.

The article went on to describe subtle details about the knife, all well and good, and then it got to the part I was after.... Performance.

All I got was the fact that it does mundane chores such as opening the mail, peeling fruit, and cutting loose threads from clothing. It did say that the knife performed these tasks "with aplomb". I read on expecting to hear about how the knife did on real knife stuff, but never got anything more than that.

For opening mail, clipping threads, and peeling fruit, my teeth perform with aplomb. Not to mention it leaves a couple hundred bucks in my pocket. Maybe it's just me, but if I'm going to shell out that kind of money I want to know that I'm going to get something back. I'm not going to buy a Sebenza just because the reviewer thinks it does a marvelous job on his toenails.

This was my first knife magazine purchase, and I am left with this one burning question before I spend another dollar on a mag.

Is this a lousy review, or...dare I ask this part..... Is this all the action that a terribly expensive knife gets these days?
 
It's all the action an expensive knife gets.
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And it's painful to watch somebody do that stuff with their teeth!
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Velitrius,

Darn! I thought you found a new "tactical" item that we could all swarm to buy!
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RE print reviews: I check out the magazines from time to time for the great pictures and to get good *descriptive* info about knives, trends, etc. The print media don't typically provide *critical* reviews since they depend (partly or heavily) on advertising from the companies/makers whose knives they review. So I think of print articles largely as extended ads.

Which isn't to say they're bad -- just not critical. And THAT is what Bladeforums is for!

RE Boker Skywalker: I've only handled it in a store, but its action was very smooth and its construction very solid. It's also made of excellent materials. Boker has extensive experience with 440C, so it is probably an excellent, dependable blade, tho' others can better verify or refute. It is certainly *designed* to handle some hard work, although its finish/coloring may suffer from it. If you're interested in it, check to see what Boker's warranty will cover, too.

The one thing I disliked about it was the fact that it lacked any effective way to prevent your grip/finger from running up onto the blade ... a potential "ouch!"

Just my impressions --
Glen

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Thanx storyville, that's about the impression I am getting here....a big extended advertisement. No, that's not inherently bad. I can save a few bucks though, just by using the links to see more pictures.

I do think this forum is the best resource I can find for a real world look at knives and related paraphernalia. I was just wondering if all the mags are merely billboards, or if I was just really hard on my stuff. I did feel ripped off after reading the mag.

Is there a periodical out there that even comes close to BFC as far as reviewing blades and such?
 
I think Dexter was trying to review the knife in the context in which he thought it would likely get used. I don't think too many people would buy those knives to skin dear, or for "tactical" reasons. Heck, most people don't even seem to whittle with their knives now.

I agree that the Magazines aren't as objective as we would like to see them, but that's a hard thing to do. You have a product that does poorly and so you write about how poorly it does for your next issue. A. your not going to get much information or test pieces from that maker in the future perhaps and B. people might start claiming that certain magazines or reviewers are overly harsh and could destroy anything, perhaps in an effort to tarnish a certain companies sales for personal reasons. This is all just what ifs, but there are very few industries that have commercial magazines that review products that "tell it like it is" with all products.

I used to read every bike magazine I could get my hands on, gun magazines too, and none of them really rip a product very often. Usually you have to read between the lines and pick up on key words the reviewer is using to figure out what the knife/car/bicycle/gun in question is like.

I have to admit, though, that it makes me wonder, when so many makers'/manufacturers' ads appear on the same pages as reviews for their knives.

Well that's my 2 pennies worth.
 
The only magazine that even comes close to honest reviews nowadays is Tactical Knives.
At least they mention improvements that can be made. Knives Illustrated isnt bad for the pictures and contact info, but forget about Blade. Blade hasnt done a real review in years and now the editor is trying to stop us from talking about knives as weapons.
Save your money. my .02

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