August 14th, 2005
Late Night Confession: I Watched Cutlery Corner and Bought a Ton of “Tactical Folders”
By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
Not long ago we launched an ongoing feature called ‘Startling Technical Confessions” where you could admit that you still love OS/2 or whatever. But I have one that’s even worse.
I got obsessed with “Cutlery Corner” or the “Knife Show” as it was known before the founder Tom O’Dell split with a shopping network and launched his own thing. I can’t tell you how many nights I sat up with friends watching grown men hawking swords and penknives and my personal sucker category: “Tactical Folders.” (It must have been the name.)
Help Me!
So I admit it. I now own a bunch of Tactical Folders. So many (but not in the hundreds like some of their massive offers thank God) that I am willing to give out a few to the first five people who donate $25 to this site. If you’re up and reading this, you have a jump on the competition, and you’ll also know you helped support a struggling band of writers and did not blow three times that on sabers and knives. I’ll even sign the box.
So look to your right and find the PayPal link and the Amazon donation link and please make a donation. If you win, I’ll write you back and get your shipping address. And if you didn’t make the first five, please don’t think we won’t be as appreciative. We really need your support. Update: Only Two Left
Last up, while researching the Cutlery Corner, I found hundreds of sites where people confess their love for the show. Here are a few clips: (Click the More link below to read hilarious comments from fans of the show.)
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“My God Boys, I’ve finally found the tribute site to the true Kings of Cutlery, Shaun and O’dell! It is unbelievable that some network executive never had enough insight to capitalize on the realization that these guys had a following that FAR surpassed peddling knives at 2am. Man I would pass up the best movie all week to hear O’dell booming: “SHAUN LET ME SAAAAY THIS AGAIN. THIS IS THEEEEE MOST UNNNNNNBELIEVABLE DEAL I HAVE EEEEEEVVVVVER SEEEN OFFFFERD ON THIS SET OF KNIVES! THIS KNIFE HAS A DIAMOND CUT LASER GUIDED PATTERN INLAYED ON A 4140 GRADE STAAAAAAAINNNNLESSSSS STEEEEEEEEL BLADE!!! GENUINE DUEL SIDED EBONY BONE HANDLE CRAFTED IN GERMANY AND SUPPORTED WITH DOUBLE REINFORCED BRASS SLIP PLATES AND FULL LENGTH SNAP RIVETS!!! hahahahaha I LOVED THESE GUYS!”
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Greetings fellow fans of cutlery, y’see. My friends and I have been viewing the fantastic antics of one Tom O’Dell for over three months now, and we had basically just assumed that we were insane for loving it so much, but you have allayed our suspisions. We have made a practice of recording Tom and our commentary on a mp3 player, and have assembled a small collection. www.purevolume.com/cutlercorner We rotate clips and put new ones up there periodically when we get them. We were also plannin some designs for some shirt, if anyone would be interested email me gandalfthegray25801@yahoo.com , and i’ll explain the design, and if you would be interested we will be distributing them.
“THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A SWORD DEAL, THAT IS LITERALLY…… A SWORD DEAL TO BE RECKONED WITH!!!”
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I think one of the great moments from the Tom O’Dell/Shawn Leflar era was when the two of them were selling one of those grab-bags where you don’t know what you’re getting (presumably 20 of the same knife). Anyway, Tom would asssure us that “Jerry in the back of the warehouse fills these orders, and he makes sure EVERY order goes out PACKED with VALLLL-YOOUUUU”
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I walked into my living room to find my boyfriend watching this and said “what the hell are you watching” he said.. “Baby you GOTTA see this !”
2 minutes later I was laughing so hard I could not breath…some of our Fav lines…
“Frog gigger deer skinner !”
“I do belive thats gonna require a band-aid.”
“That un getcha ?…no (groan) not too bad….(more goaning)”..by the way we are dieing to get a copy of this show,its the one where the excalibur sword falls off the stand.
“Owww…sharp.”
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Source: Is The Light OK?
and of course…
CutleryCorner.net
Alice’s Question: Am I alone in this?
JTintle says:
WOOO HOOO off to the races, with knives in hand.
August 12th, 2005 at 10:28 pm
Alice says:
Did you fall prey too?
August 12th, 2005 at 10:33 pm
Lockergnome's Tech News Watch says:
Late Night Confession: I Watched Cutlery Corner and Bought a Ton of “Tactical Folders”
Not long ago we launched an ongoing feature called “Startling Technical Confessions” where you could admit that you still love OS/2 or whatever. But I have one that’s even worse. I got obsessed with “Cutlery Corner” or the “Knife Show” as it was…
August 12th, 2005 at 10:40 pm
Robert says:
I got to say I love your show only to here you guys go on with your grabasstic sales pitchs. I don’t even own a knife other than what I got in the kitchen. But you guys have got me thinking about buying somethin real soon. Keep up the good work. I just wish I could get my sales people to be as spontaneous and funny as use guys. I got a big laugh out of the huge freaking fish lure.
Take care,
Bob Rice
October 14th, 2005 at 11:13 am
dan says:
I always turn on the cutlery corner. It is very addictive. I’m planning on buying a huge collection and giveing everybody I know a knife for Christmas. There is just about something for everbody.
November 21st, 2005 at 10:29 am
pamela says:
I cannot get through my weekend with out “Knife Show” as my cox digital cable calls it. I havent bought anything and dont think I will but I cannot believe that I have the ability to buy 65 knives at 159.00 and get the kitana set thrown in at the last minute. Tom O’dell is a sales genius. and you have to love the great setup they have with those stumps those are CLLLLAAAASSSSY!!
July 23rd, 2006 at 10:16 am
kitty says:
I thought I was the only one who found this show addictive.I stay up past my bedtime watching and YES I bought 16 knives and a display case thrown in. What the hell I’m gonna do with them is the question. I love the Sunday Special featuring the Holy Bible plus knives value deal and who could not love the two tub o tiny knives in all colors for the kiddies. I been to county fairs, chicken fights and two tent revivals and never seen nothing like Tom O’dell and his antics. I’m still watching and have got others hooked too. Gotta go…don’t want to miss the next MAAJOOOOR DEAALL!
March 31st, 2007 at 4:53 pm
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April 4th, 2007 at 11:34 am
dvandyke says:
please tell me why I don”t recieve my orders’
April 13th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
James says:
“You’llneva fiinnndddd another deaallll like this ennyware!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK TOM.
April 18th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Kitty says:
Well, I bouggtt anuther one. Hen and Rooster that is. A big bone handled fixed blade stag skinnner with a sheath from Toldedo Spain. Sweeet! I just sit and wonder why I had to have it??? It’s real nice and I’m waiting to find a single offer of a star ship trooper. I’ll surly buy it. I love watching you Tom. Keep up the great show!
May 7th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Gary S says:
I don’t think I’M such a Knive nut Its just I live in NYC where a dirty look can get you an assault charge
May 13th, 2007 at 8:54 am
ClapekDodki says:
in cinta
July 16th, 2007 at 7:00 am
ClapekDodki says:
bisessuale
July 17th, 2007 at 3:26 am
Mike Hunt says:
Classic show. You should enhance it by setting up a rotating wheel where To throws fixed blades at the chick with the killer fingernails
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:50 am
Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist says:
I too have gotten hooked on Tom’s antics and have had to start a category on my blog to handle the posts that this new obsession has generated.
http://blog.3rdmartini.com/category/cutlery-corner/
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Chris Cut-up says:
Thank you for this site.I thought I was the only one addicted to the knife show?Cutlery corner.I have more knives and swords than any one family of 6 could ever use.And yet Friday,Saturday,Sunday,and Wednesday there I am till the wee hours of the morning watching Tom and friends.Oh and Sheila,a woman that can handle a tactical Oh My God!!!
December 5th, 2007 at 5:53 am
John says:
I do watch the show. I do order knifes.
Some are sharp and easy to use. Some are okay for the price. You should learn something about knife before you spend too much money.
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
Brett says:
I’ve bought some of the big sets with a couple of hundred knives. Their prices are good…BUT, the shipping was $65 per case! So, the next time that you think that you’re getting a knife for a buck, you better add in the shipping cost first and then figure it out. But hey… I still watch the “Knife Show” and I get a kick outta them bumpkin brothers and they’re bastardized english!
February 10th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
TJ says:
Yes I to am hooked on cutlery corner, I got so hooked so fast I’m now selling knive’s them, my company name is “Get to the point and have a knife day, the scary part about it is I’m having more fun now then I’ve had in a while, I’m a retiered truck driver and I thought that was fun, but watching tom O’Dell at 3am and all his side kick’s and let’s not forget Fred behind the camera,hey Fred how are yeah? well I got to go rest up 12 hour’s till show time,,remember have a knife day TJ
July 12th, 2008 at 10:00 am
TJ says:
Hey, Brett,
I saw what you were saying about the shipping and I just had a $43.95 order shipped to me, it was 12 pocket knive’s all about 3″ closed pretty light knife’s metal frame well they were the Pocket Bandit’s I got 8 of those and 4 of the Pinto Pony’s and it cost me $12.75 for Freight&Insurance, so it not to bad, I bought one of those 165 pc for under two hounder or something like that now that was another storie so it depened’s on what you get, nice talkin with yeah and have a knife day TJ
July 12th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Olaf says:
Heck my wife looks at me when I watch that dam show and wonders what the hell I’m doing. Its like watching a car accident with shiny knives thown in. I keep thinking wheres the “machete madness collection”? It gonna come any second now! I live in the mountains so I can actually use some of the dam things.
But mostly I just can’t believe I’m sitting there watching, eww looky another 4 blade congress and a peanut….
WHATS WRONG WITH ME!
February 15th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
michael says:
Thier shipping costs are very high and I know they are making some of thier monies off shipping which aint right….but I still do order and cant stop watchin.
February 16th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Chris says:
I watch the show, and I’m a bit ashamed. I enjoy their enthusiasm, and can’t wait to see if they’re going to toss in some folders on the spinning glass turntable deal!
I bought twice from them, and found that their products actually aren’t that bad. I certainly wouldn’t pay their suggested retail price.
Those guys crack me up.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:22 am