Of all the "Talking Hands" on Youtube (my own term for the faceless, tabletop reviewers), he is probably the best. He is very thorough and picks up on things that I would never notice. That said, as someone who started carrying pocket knives in the late 1970's, our perspectives are very much apart and I don't agree with a lot of his "hang-ups".
The thought of using a nail nick seems to bring him great emotional distress. FYI Nick, your fear of gunk building up in the nail nick is just not a thing. Besides, who would stick a knife through the side of an oil can and then immediately use the knife to spread some cream cheese on a bagel without cleaning it first. I get the impression that many of his hang-ups are just hypothetical to him in a sense that he hasn't actually experienced the supposed problem/con by using the knife. Pocket peckers are a good example. Do they really have such a negative impact in daily use?
I also don't take his opinions on the blade steel seriously. I could be wrong, but he seems to just parrot what is touted in the various forums (or Cedric Aida Gear tests). I don't get the impression that he actually uses a single knife long enough to ever need to sharpen it in his working environment, regardless of the type of steel. The whole steel performance thing has gotten out of hand recently and the vast majority of people (not knife nerds) who buy knives around the world, don't give the type of steel a single thought and seem to get by just fine. It's just a knife nerd thing.
On the other hand, thumbs up for not showing videos of yourself making feather sticks in your backyard.
The thought of using a nail nick seems to bring him great emotional distress. FYI Nick, your fear of gunk building up in the nail nick is just not a thing. Besides, who would stick a knife through the side of an oil can and then immediately use the knife to spread some cream cheese on a bagel without cleaning it first. I get the impression that many of his hang-ups are just hypothetical to him in a sense that he hasn't actually experienced the supposed problem/con by using the knife. Pocket peckers are a good example. Do they really have such a negative impact in daily use?
I also don't take his opinions on the blade steel seriously. I could be wrong, but he seems to just parrot what is touted in the various forums (or Cedric Aida Gear tests). I don't get the impression that he actually uses a single knife long enough to ever need to sharpen it in his working environment, regardless of the type of steel. The whole steel performance thing has gotten out of hand recently and the vast majority of people (not knife nerds) who buy knives around the world, don't give the type of steel a single thought and seem to get by just fine. It's just a knife nerd thing.
On the other hand, thumbs up for not showing videos of yourself making feather sticks in your backyard.