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Comment by Steve"Hog"Hanner on April 17, 2012 at 8:25

That is a great point Alexander. I for one am "over the top" when a knife I have been longing for... finally shows up at my door. Prudence(If there is any) would say give it a few weeks and in the normal course of knife activity see what works and what does not. Supply honest feedback.

Comment by Alexander Noot on April 17, 2012 at 1:44

Well yes. I'd also advise someone not to "review" their knife right when they bought it.

Because in general....it's very difficult to be anything other than excited about something you just bought.

Much better to carry something for a few weeks and see how you feel about it then. I've seen this time and time again on other forums. People have been waiting for a certain knife for AGES...and then they finally get it and write what they call a "table top review"....and basically start listing all the selling points that the manufacturer has on his website and say a couple of things that they think look nice on the blade....

This is not a review people.

Comment by Steve"Hog"Hanner on April 16, 2012 at 9:18

Calling Tom Cai! lol, yes exactly what my student knife friend was worried about and why he was a advocate of standardized tests for knives.

I would suppose the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Here is a statement I would make ,...When you are reviewing 1 knife you are looking at 1 knife. When you look at more than 1 knife you compare them. I would be interested in opinions on that statement.

It seems to me that is when you get into the "fairness" testing. I have read many a print review of knives and have always been more drawn to field tests of like knives. I just like the detail and summary that follows.

That said I accept that a 1-1 knife review is OK too. Just describing fit, finish, sharpness and value serves as some guide to a potential buying decision.

Comment by Alexander Noot on April 16, 2012 at 1:47

I've been checking out the reviews posted at iKC lately and there is a bit of a trend that bothers me.

Reviewers simply seem to praise anything they get into their hands. There's no critisism, no comparing to other knives, other manufacturers, no checking against standards or expectations. Ther latest reviews posted seem to be more of a "Look at this cool knife I got isn't it awesome" show-and-tell style thing than that they actually look at flaws, pro's, cons, features etc.

Is anyone else noticing this?

Comment by Steve"Hog"Hanner on March 12, 2012 at 21:26

Been considering a review of an MTech knife. I have not selected one yet. Its not hot, current or in any way trendy! But perhaps we can put together a fair review.

Comment by Steve"Hog"Hanner on September 4, 2011 at 20:17

Welcome to our newest member Terry! We have two reviews posted so far and Tom Cai is busy working on his. In the process of all this we believe that the more conversational and interesting a review can be the more likely someone will read it and appreciate the work it takes to put together.

Shortly, given time, we will make some adjustments to allow for these points.  In time we will develop formats for other knife styles.

Although it is difficult to combine actual testing as a part of a review we know its not impossible. Stay tuned as we see how well we can develop a review along these lines!

Keep in mind, my background is not testing, just actual use. So I am relying on people who are interested in this or have done this to kind of keep us on the right track.

Many, many thanks for your support and your involvement in another chapter of iKnife collector.

Comment by Steve"Hog"Hanner on July 24, 2011 at 11:40

Anyone doing a review please give me a notice a few days in advance and I will prepare a posting place in Forum especially for reviews. Also we have two formats for use if needed, that contain suggestions for actual tests. These and other formats will be revised over time as a work in progress. Thanks everybody for the help as we bring knife reviews back to a prominent place at iKnife Collector!

Comment by Steve"Hog"Hanner on July 21, 2011 at 13:55

An initial edit is now done for EDC standards. Please view updates on pages next to and just above our discussion. Make updates/suggestions as necessary and my two questions on Outdoor knives are open for answers recommendations.

Comment by Steve"Hog"Hanner on July 21, 2011 at 9:41

I've gone through and done edits to Outdoor knives and asked for a bit of clarification on 2 points. Later I will go through format for EDC and make edits.  Please add any appropriate edits as well either through comments or directly to the page.

Comment by Steve"Hog"Hanner on July 20, 2011 at 15:06

To the right of the Discussion Forum for Sharper Review is a section called pages. I've taken the liberty of copying both of Tom's documents into pages. Comments are allowed in pages so please review the documents there and if we agree on changes or additions  I can accomplish that through editing. (Sorry Tom unable to successfully copy the image you had in outdoor knives format, you might try emailing me that for input or we can just leave it as is)

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