Benchmade for a kid

[strategy9]

You say he is responsible and owns "many" knives, but, does he own many "quality" knives, or just many knives like mTech and Wal-Mart stuff?

Either way, if he's responsible and knows knives and if you're willing to spend the $, I'd say be the grown up and get him a more practical BM; a nice wood handled grizzly creek, 950 rift, even a nicer full sized griptilian, any one which is still a lot of knife, especially for a 13 yr. old, but at 3 oz. less weight, better blade stock and profile, and -1/4" of more carry friendly pocket space.

Then sit down and talk knives with him and explain to him why you didn't get him the Adamas, because it's a thick and impractical slab of hand tank at 7+ oz. and 3/4" thick handle. If he still wants an Adamas after a good heart to heart about knives, let him enjoy the pride of ownership by saving up and buying his very own, (and also put 100% of the risk the disappointment in such a big ol' heavy slab-o-knife all on his own as well), while still getting an awesome, much more edc friendly knife from his favorite cousin.
Win win.

 

[lieferung]

You say he is responsible and owns "many" knives, but, does he own many "quality" knives, or just many knives like mTech and Wal-Mart stuff?

Either way, if he's responsible and knows knives and if you're willing to spend the $, I'd say be the grown up and get him a more practical BM; a nice wood handled grizzly creek, 950 rift, even a nicer full sized griptilian, any one which is still a lot of knife, especially for a 13 yr. old, but at 3 oz. less weight, better blade stock and profile, and -1/4" of more carry friendly pocket space.

Then sit down and talk knives with him and explain to him why you didn't get him the Adamas, because it's a thick and impractical slab of hand tank at 7+ oz. and 3/4" thick handle. If he still wants an Adamas after a good heart to heart about knives, let him enjoy the pride of ownership by saving up and buying his very own, (and also put 100% of the risk the disappointment in such a big ol' heavy slab-o-knife all on his own as well), while still getting an awesome, much more edc friendly knife from his favorite cousin.
Win win.

You're a little late, I think he said he's getting him the knife a few posts back.

 

[strategy9]

You're a little late, I think he said he's getting him the knife a few posts back.

Yes and maybe no. He said he was getting him the knife at 2100 last night. I just threw another idea out into the ring in the off chance he didn't actually make the purchase yet. One more option to get the kid an awesome Benchmade knife, with plenty of knife for most anyone's knifey needs, but without committing to getting him the completely overbuilt Adamas, whichmay or may not turn out to be a bit "too much" knife for most people, let alone a 13 year old kid who thinks he knows what he wants, but whixh of us really know much of anything we thought we knew at 13?