What do you wish people did in reviews?

jbmonkey said:
american tanto only, unless you dont want to stick your own finger...but who doesnt want to do that.........
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Just remember to wipe off your own blood off the food products you're gonna be handing to your customer... /facepalm.
 
It depends on the knife, price point, and what the person looking to potentially buy the knife has in mind for it.

Some people like to the knife to just sit there and look pretty, listen to specs, man jewelry, how it makes you FEEL, etc., while others are looking for an EDC, while others are looking for the "tacticool" aspect of it. It's pretty hard to cater to all of those aspects in one review, so there are always going to be haters.

For me, I like a little bit of use in a review, does it feel solid? any hot spots to speak of? what about ease of carry? ease of resharpening (not just how easy the steel will move)? Fit and finish? how is the action (if a folder)? Any small details (this expands on fit and finish) that someone may have an issue with, such as teflon washers, flipper that needs wrist action, too sharp of jimping, not enough jimping, not enough retention on the pocket clip, etc.
 
spykez said:
Just remember to wipe off your own blood off the food products you're gonna be handing to your customer... /facepalm.
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food safety and proper handling is overrated anyways.;)
 
Cow51 said:
Before I watched that video I thought there wasn't a practical use for a Great Two Handed Sword. After witnessing the power of that awesome blade, I am quite sure it is anything but impractical. I have since bought it, upon arrival I will do a table-top review. Afterwards, I will go about the country side in search of hanging pig carcasses to slice in half with the Great Two Handed Sword. Before I retire, I will conclude the day by gorging on said pig to improve my "larger stature and psychical strength," thus making it easier to wield. ( Disclaimer: As much power as the GTHS has, it doesn't have enough to slice a bunch of bananas, for it has no American Tanto point.)

Any review/demonstration without "meatboots" or any other form of meat is for sissies and weaklings.
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A few years back, my cousin gifted me a Cold Steel SF Shovel (then branded as "Spetsnaz Shovel") for Christmas and insisted that I check out the videos.. all knife reviews should include portly fellows sporting full tac gear, throwing sharp weapons at meat carcasses, wooden slabs, ice blocks, and those blood-simulation dummies... [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]

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Hold the damn thing still so we can get a clear view of it...and get your hands out of the way while your at it. Then show the knife in use without flipping it around and around...and around.
 
I just watched, or started to watch 5 videos about a knife I'm interested. I only got through one of them. I thought it would make sense to post here to explain why.

1. Put the specs in the details under the video or a flash screen that can be paused. You do not have to spend a minute reading the specs out!
2. Know what you want to say before you say it. Read a prepared script if that helps. Don't think it through at the time with all the accompanying 'um' and 'err' noises.
3. Talk about the knife. Make a separate video about the industry or your politics or about the time you were abducted by aliens.
4. Show it in hand, show it in use. Shots of it lying on a table tell me nothing more than I can see from the product shots on the various websites. Use the thing. Show it being a knife. Show it from all angles.
5. Know what you're talking about. 'This is my second ever knife and here is me cutting my finger off woops' doesn't educate me much.
6. Keep it under 10 minutes. 5 minutes should be plenty to be honest.
 
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markymark6290 said:
A few years back, my cousin gifted me a Cold Steel SF Shovel (then branded as "Spetsnaz Shovel") for Christmas and insisted that I check out the videos.. all knife reviews should include portly fellows sporting full tac gear, throwing sharp weapons at meat carcasses, wooden slabs, ice blocks, and those blood-simulation dummies... [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]

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CS SF shovel is one tough shovel. The design is very good for such a thing, though for any real digging the desire for a full sized spade becomes strong. What is funny is that one of the most fun uses for it is to throw it and its pretty easy to master. Is not necessary to wear full combats though :rolleyes:
Cold Steel marketing has always had the very spurious "combat" element to it. Sadly they aren't the only ones who sell on that idea.
If a review was of a six month combat tour of duty then such statements might have a little more credence, but then anyone who has been and served a tour of duty will attest to the fact the multitool is king when it comes to military usefulness.

I thought of doing a spoof review on the Cold Steel combat builder's brick. One made of granite, kiln heat treated so it was tough. Perfect for throwing during riots, breaking windows, and smashing things. Heavy for the sake of adding weight for endurance runs, can be used to simulate a dead battery in your pack. Will knock someone out every time. Perfect pillow for hard nuts. Can be used for all those things a genuine house hold brick is used for, but this one is a "combat one" as used to make WWII bunkers (just add more concrete). Have enough of them and you can build a wall to take cover behind. Being from Cold Steel, one edge has been sharpened. As used by Navy Seals as an anchor :rolleyes:
 
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GREENJACKET said:
CS SF shovel is one tough shovel. The design is very good for such a thing, though for any real digging the desire for a full sized spade becomes strong. What is funny is that one of the most fun uses for it is to throw it and its pretty easy to master. Is not necessary to wear full combats though :rolleyes:
Cold Steel marketing has always had the very spurious "combat" element to it. Sadly they aren't the only ones who sell on that idea.
If a review was of a six month combat tour of duty then such statements might have a little more credence, but then anyone who has been and served a tour of duty will attest to the fact the multitool is king when it comes to military usefulness.
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Could not agree more.

GREENJACKET said:
I thought of doing a spoof review on the Cold Steel combat builder's brick. One made of granite, kiln heat treated so it was tough. Perfect for throwing during riots, breaking windows, and smashing things. Heavy for the sake of adding weight for endurance runs, can be used to simulate a dead battery in your pack. Will knock someone out every time. Perfect pillow for hard nuts. Can be used for all those things a genuine house hold brick is used for, but this one is a "combat one" as used to make WWII bunkers (just add more concrete). Being from Cold Steel, one edge has been sharpened. As used by Navy Seals as an anchor :rolleyes:
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:highly_amused::highly_amused::highly_amused:
 
Smaller hand reviews. Most of these guys claim the largeness of their meat hooks. I'm not buying it for every single person that covers a blade. Let's get a guy with smaller hands, or a woman, I know kids got smaller hands. They'll work nicely :D :D :D
 
  • Size comparisons, including widths.
  • Various opening and closing methods and speed. - ApostleP does this well.
  • Keep it objective. A knife sitting on the table shows nothing unless its comparison shot. There are better pics online to view the knife than your crappy table shot.
  • Tear down - show us how the knife is built by at least showing it completely disassembled. - Nick Shabazz
  • Nit pick. Don't gloss over things that aren't "perfect". - Nick Shabazz does this well by trying to find fault in everything, with examples of other knives doing it right.
  • Clipped in pocket - GPKnives does this well.
  • Keep up the pace, uses edits or voice over to keep the tempo up. Don't dwell or repeat something too much. Nick Shabazz does this well, ApostleP not as much. Nutnfancy is somewhere in between.
  • Use Overlays to display key details or corrections. - Advanced Knife Bro does this well.
  • For the love of all things, fill out the details under the video. Include specs, links, and a summary of of your opinion.
 
Most of the video reviews of knives I have seen deal with factory sharpness. That's fine, but a better reference point is how it sharpens up after use and how durable the edge is at the factory angles.

I don't mind seeing people baton wood with a large fixed blade. It does get a bit old, but using it that way does provide some information on strength.

Handle ergos are something that might be touched on more in reviews.
 
Does anybody here read knife reviews? It seems people prefer videos, but there are a decent amount of difficulty/variables that go into that. Wouldn't the best of both worlds be having short videos of just showing the knife in action with a break down in typing to explain what you just saw/the results? That way you could just scroll through and look at the tests that you want to see? Each test would have its own short video, so you wouldn't be forced to watch tests/parts you care nothing about?
 
Gideons said:
Does anybody here read knife reviews? It seems people prefer videos, but there are a decent amount of difficulty/variables that go into that. Wouldn't the best of both worlds be having short videos of just showing the knife in action with a break down in typing to explain what you just saw/the results? That way you could just scroll through and look at the tests that you want to see?
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I will read a knife review, but not watch one (unless I know something funny or interesting is in it, from reading about it here or elsewhere). I can get the salient points of a written knife review in a minute or two. I've seen youtube video reviews that run for fifteen minutes before the reviewed knife is even discussed. To hell with video knife reviews . . . unless they have meatboots!
 
evilgreg said:
I will read a knife review, but not watch one (unless I know something funny or interesting is in it, from reading about it here or elsewhere). I can get the salient points of a written knife review in a minute or two. I've seen youtube video reviews that run for fifteen minutes before the reviewed knife is even discussed. To hell with video knife reviews . . . unless they have meatboots!
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Yeah haha. I know that feeling. I just more meant, to show where I'm getting my data points from to show that the text isn't completely fake or unfounded. Giving a short (very) visual representation of my words.
 
Gideons said:
Yeah haha. I know that feeling. I just more meant, to show where I'm getting my data points from to show that the text isn't completely fake. Giving a short (very) visual representation of my words.
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Do your reviews ever use real world testing, by this I primarily mean meatboots?
 
I prefer to read a review/tutorial 99% of the time rather than watch some guy's overly lengthy video and have to listen to their time wasting mouth.
 
Reading for the information I want is much faster than waiting for a video review to get to those points. That said, I like seeing video supplements that give me an idea of how the knife fits in the hand, in the pocket, on the belt, and how it functions according to its intended purpose. In other words, if it's an EDC knife, I'd like to see it doing those EDC things. In my case, that means cutting envelopes, cardboard, string, tape, and for food preparation, but it certainly also means carrying the thing -- and if it's of sufficient size and wight and utility that I'd want to. I'm also curious about how the point and edge and blade style function within the knife's intended role. I'm also curious about the blade steel and how well it resists rust (or not), how well it holds and edge, how easily it sharpens. I'm also interested in value: what do I get for what I'm being asked to pay? On top of that, I'd like to know the build quality of the knife in this way: if I reverse the clip or take the whole thing apart and put it back together again, am I going to find stripped threads or screws? Parts barely hanging together?
 
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