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1st knife for young daughter
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After reading the title of this thread, I immediately thought Case Peanut or Butterbean. But having read some of the thoughtful replies posted, I concur - buy her the Cricket.
Because it is the knife _SHE_ wants to have and not the knife _YOU_ want her to have. With the right supervision, she'll get that much more pleasure out of using it.
Because it is the knife _SHE_ wants to have and not the knife _YOU_ want her to have. With the right supervision, she'll get that much more pleasure out of using it.
Hi folks I am new to the forum.
My son was 6yrs old and asked for a knife. I told the wife and she was not too happy with idea of her 6 yr old with a knife. I had a Schrade folder black plastic grip lockblade. After a long talk about safety I gave the knife to my son and explained that the knife was sharp and to be careful. He said thanks Dad and off to his room he went. About 10 minutes later he came out of his room and said I don`t want the knife anymore. I asked why, he raised his hand and his finger was bleeding. Seems he ran his finger across the edge to see how sharp the knife was. I accepted the knife back, and bandaged his finger. About 2 weeks later he came back and said I want the knife back. I said ok. 10 minutes later he came back to me and said here Dad you can have the knife back. Finger was cut again. I said lets takecare of your finger. I would not take the knife back. But Dad I don`t want it he said. I just said keep it. Put it on you dresser. If you want it you know where it is, if not don`t touch it. My son is 10yrs old now and has a collection of 4 knives. One he spent his own money on. A $35.00 CRKT. He wants me to but him a Benchmade McHenry and Williams like mine.
My son was 6yrs old and asked for a knife. I told the wife and she was not too happy with idea of her 6 yr old with a knife. I had a Schrade folder black plastic grip lockblade. After a long talk about safety I gave the knife to my son and explained that the knife was sharp and to be careful. He said thanks Dad and off to his room he went. About 10 minutes later he came out of his room and said I don`t want the knife anymore. I asked why, he raised his hand and his finger was bleeding. Seems he ran his finger across the edge to see how sharp the knife was. I accepted the knife back, and bandaged his finger. About 2 weeks later he came back and said I want the knife back. I said ok. 10 minutes later he came back to me and said here Dad you can have the knife back. Finger was cut again. I said lets takecare of your finger. I would not take the knife back. But Dad I don`t want it he said. I just said keep it. Put it on you dresser. If you want it you know where it is, if not don`t touch it. My son is 10yrs old now and has a collection of 4 knives. One he spent his own money on. A $35.00 CRKT. He wants me to but him a Benchmade McHenry and Williams like mine.
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Opinels make a fine choice. No spring closure to worry bout, there for no missing fingers.
Inexpensive,in fear of losing it.
And great quality steel,
dont buy the chinese crap.
Opinel is an excellent knife.
Inexpensive,in fear of losing it.
And great quality steel,
dont buy the chinese crap.
Opinel is an excellent knife.
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Finger was cut again
Sounds like it all worked out great for you BB, but for anyone else considering a knife for one so young I would advise very close supervision until the child has learned "not to run their finger the wrong way on the blade". As mentioned earlier I did give my 5 year old daughter a knife, but she can only "play" with it while in my presence. She then can ask me if it is OK to stick it in her eye with out finding out for herself.
Sounds like it all worked out great for you BB, but for anyone else considering a knife for one so young I would advise very close supervision until the child has learned "not to run their finger the wrong way on the blade". As mentioned earlier I did give my 5 year old daughter a knife, but she can only "play" with it while in my presence. She then can ask me if it is OK to stick it in her eye with out finding out for herself.
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I think this is a very important point, because the fact that she wants it means that she's more likely to listen to your guidance. I would have been quite wary of giving such a small child a Cricket, due to the handle design, but perhaps the previous point is more important.
Disclaimer: I am not a parent. I do , however, have to figure out how to get people to listen to me for a living.
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Further thoughts on the Cricket:
Liner lock -- means that she will learn to close a knife with her fingers in the path of the blade. Not a huge problem, but no matter how often I tell them, some adults I know can't get it into their thick skulls not to put pressure on the blade before the linerlock is disengaged.
Reverse 'S' -- not conducive to learning basic sharpening skills, and reinforcing the importance (safety) of a sharp knife and self reliance in keeping it that way. (maybe thinking too far ahead for a 5 year old)
My choice would be a Victorinox Soldier -- heavy duty knife, no lock, a couple of other tools to reinforce the usefulness and perhaps get more usage (therefore, familiarity) out of it.
Alternatively, she might find the Dragonfly similarly appealing (Spyderco, not Microtech!) as an alternative to the Cricket.
AKTI have a good PDF entitled 'My First Knife' which you can download from their site. A useful reference/reminder, as we often are quite poor at teaching those things which are second nature to us.
http://www.akti.org/education/
Dom
Liner lock -- means that she will learn to close a knife with her fingers in the path of the blade. Not a huge problem, but no matter how often I tell them, some adults I know can't get it into their thick skulls not to put pressure on the blade before the linerlock is disengaged.
Reverse 'S' -- not conducive to learning basic sharpening skills, and reinforcing the importance (safety) of a sharp knife and self reliance in keeping it that way. (maybe thinking too far ahead for a 5 year old)
My choice would be a Victorinox Soldier -- heavy duty knife, no lock, a couple of other tools to reinforce the usefulness and perhaps get more usage (therefore, familiarity) out of it.
Alternatively, she might find the Dragonfly similarly appealing (Spyderco, not Microtech!) as an alternative to the Cricket.
AKTI have a good PDF entitled 'My First Knife' which you can download from their site. A useful reference/reminder, as we often are quite poor at teaching those things which are second nature to us.
http://www.akti.org/education/
Dom
Thanks for all the thoughts gang!!! Y'all have given me some ideas and things to think about. It is great to have such a wealth of knowledge and opinions available. I will keep you posted on what we decide to do.
It's great to be here and I look forward to posting again soon!
It's great to be here and I look forward to posting again soon!