I am often hesitant to start a review of an item because I want to make sure I hit as many points of interest for the readers. We all know you will never cover all those points, so let's figure out here what we as elite Knife Collectors want to see in future reviews. 

Let us create a standard format that a novice reviewer can use. Obviously not all the points will be relevant to the knives being reviewed, but a guideline would encourage more reviews and more participation. 

Normally I start with the basic specifications of the knife or "Subjective":

Subjective = Facts of the item to be reviewed.

• Weight
• Overall length
• Blade & handle length
• Blade steel, heat treat & grind style
• handle material

Next would be the observations of the item or "Objective":

Objective = Factual observations of the item before, during and after testing.

• Fit and finish
• performance during applied work
• condition of items after applied work

Next would be your "Assessment", an overall Opinion of the item.

Assessment = What your personal opinion of the item is:

• Failings of personal interest in the items are noted in this section
• Also a personal rating of the items goes into this section

Next would be your "Plan", your suggestions for improvement for the item, it may never be seen by the manufacturer, but we all want to know what you may do for a modification. 

Plan = Your ideas for improvement of the item under review:

• Changing edge profile
• material change
• anything you think would make the knife more appealing to more buyers.

Now using what I listed above may still intimidate a novice reviewer. Which is the reason for this discussion. To create a printable checklist that hits most of those boxes. 

BTW: I know that any Navy Corpsman or Army Medics will know the term S.O.A.P. note. Has anybody who learned this practice in the service stopped using it after your enlistment was up? I haven't, it is the best procedure for problem solving I have yet to try.