What tests to include in review video?

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Hi Guys,

I am going to do some review videos on my favorite hunting knives.
I wanted to ask you all:

1. What would you like to see in hunting knife review videos?
2. What MUST be included in these videos in your opinion.

Thanks a lot for you support!!

Greg
 
Batoning, spine wacking, pry testing, 90° bend testing, stabbing through car roof, smashing concrete blocks, and cardboard cut tests. And if it's an ESEE, shoot it with various calibers till the guns break.

If a knife won't push cut phone book paper after these tests I refuse to buy it. I may even boycot the company if I'm feeling ambitious that day.



...it's funny 'cause you think I'm kidding.
 
Batoning, spine wacking, pry testing, 90° bend testing, stabbing through car roof, smashing concrete blocks, and cardboard cut tests. And if it's an ESEE, shoot it with various calibers till the guns break.

If a knife won't push cut phone book paper after these tests I refuse to buy it. I may even boycot the company if I'm feeling ambitious that day.



...it's funny 'cause you think I'm kidding.

This is perfect:thumbup:

I burst out laughing at the ESEE part:D
 
Tests? I guess anything that meets the standards of a worthwhile test. That would be, quantitative, repeatable, standardized so it can be verified by others, and meaningful (so that it has validity for the uses the knife might actually be called on to do).

Otherwise, just do what everyone else does, spout opinions that were developed from your experiences and if you have sufficient experiences and wisdom, people will cast doubt on you anyway;)

Seriously, do something meaningful. Hacking away at something then proclaiming blade X did better than blade Y is getting old.
 
Hunting knives... Nobody does dexterity tests.

Compare how two different knives perform when cutting out a pattern on leather or something similar. It will have to be a subjective description, of course, describing ergonomics and dexterity; I'm just tired of youtubers saying how easy it is to "choke up" and do "fine carving" without actually doing the fine carving.

Edit: Another thing, it's easier to make a point when you have many knives to compare for the same task. The videos showcasing a new knife is fun, but any hacking, slicing, etc means less when the viewer doesn't know what to compare it to. Then you can talk more about advantages and disadvantages of specific features on each blade.
Speak less about the tech specs (put it in the video description or something) and more on how the knife wants to work.

Very good and valid contribution.

Why thank you. :)
 
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Hunting knives... Nobody does dexterity tests.

Compare how two different knives perform when cutting out a pattern on leather or something similar. It will have to be a subjective description, of course, describing ergonomics and dexterity; I'm just tired of youtubers saying how easy it is to "choke up" and do "fine carving" without actually doing the fine carving.

Very good and valid contribution.

What I like to see is personal opinion on ergonomics, performance and shortfalls AFTER IT HAS BEEN USED. I am interested in a persons opinion. Not just specifications of an as boxed knife.
 
Things that you actually do with your knives. If you just do things that you're not used to doing, then you won't be qualified to make a good review.

It'd be like asking a non racecar driver to review a race car or something like that.
 
Really good tests are expensive and difficult to put together in such a way as to replicate them. I would stick with the other people on here and say use it for what you use knives for. Put it to work in the kitchen, break down some boxes, whittle some wood, process some game or whatever it is you do. The more important part is specificity in your descriptions. Don't just tell us, "It has good ergos, feels good in hand", instead take notes about how long it took for you to have any hand fatigue and where you felt it. Then compare that to how long it took some other knives.

Reviews are subjective by nature, but try to be specific about what you liked/disliked about the knife.
 
Oh, and one personal pet peeve, if you're gonna talk about how pointy the tip is give us a damn number. It's not hard to get a rough measure of tip acuity using nothing but a protractor and piece of paper but NO ONE DOES IT!
 
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