Getting married soon, presenting a knife to our son. Need ideas.

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Hey everyone, as the title says, I will be getting married in a month and a half. As part of our ceremony we are presenting a gift to our son. So my fiancé recommended a knife, knowing how much I'm into knives I agreed. I need a recommendation as my son will only be 10 months at the time of the wedding so obviously he won't be using it for awhile. I don't have anything of heirloom quality or any knife that I have a special attachment to, my current favourite knife is my mini grip, I've only had it a short time so it doesn't quite have sentimental attachment. So basically should I get him something like a SAK for him to use as his first knife or perhaps something a little higher end that I can give to him in high school or when he goes off to college. I've tried traditonal knives but couldn't really get into them myself so I would like to get something that reflects myself.

Current ideas include, SAK, BM Mini Grip, Sebenza.

Don't have a specific budget in mind however Sebenza would be at the top of the price point.
 
My first knife ever was a SAK with my name on the handle. It was (and remains) awesome. Great way to ease someone into knives.
 
Jesse B. said:
My first knife ever was a SAK with my name on the handle. It was (and remains) awesome. Great way to ease someone into knives.
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+1. Get him something in alox (I prefer the Farmer, but the Pioneer is nice too), it has a small area for engraved initials on one of the scales.
 
Heirloom quality or not, dig in your drawers, your closet, call your pops and see what he's got. Give your son a knife that you've used or has personal meaning. That will last longer than anything.
 
Congrats on your upcoming marriage. Get your 10 month-old son some toys; present him with a term life insurance policy that he can have forever. Maybe a SAK would be okay to put away, but by the time he can use it, life is going to be much different.
You and your wife are getting married...why not buy EACH of you TWO a knife...perhaps a Spyderco Bradley Air for her (small to fit in her purse, but M-4 sharp and carbon-fiber nice) and perhaps a nice set of swimming pool green or moonglow Wilkins scales for your miniGrip?
Perhaps a Spyderco Domino or Dice or Brad Southard in a nice flipper; maybe a conventional folder Benchmade 710 in D2 or excellent M390 for you, if you pass on the grips.
I hope you folks will be very happy.
Don aka Sonnydaze
 
A benchmade 940 or 943 would be a great idea in my mind. Gentlemanly, and not hugely threatening but it is still a very capable and elegant knife that I definitely think is heirloom quality. However you can't go wrong with a nice swiss army knife. Good luck I will be eager to hear what you get him.
 
An SAK is a great idea; it gives you the opportunity to teach him how to use it early. A Sebenza would be an incredible, heirloom quality knife for certain, but one cannot fully appreciate the level of quality and tolerances that are intrinsic to CRK's without working one's way up to them. Get him hooked with a quality SAK, like an alox that has been suggested, and have him work his way up from there naturally.
 
Whatever you get, go something that presents nice, with style. You can go that route without blowing out your bank account. Benchmade has some really great knives, and if the Mini Grip is you, and that's what you want to give him, a bit of you, you can do a complete custom Mini Grip, and engraving can be done on it. Then he has a one of a kind knife that still represents you. Benchmade has some really beautiful knives.
Buck knives are timeless and you can do customs of a couple of the traditional styles, and they have a huge variety of others too.
So many options, just make sure it's something you are proud to give him. That's what matters.

Make sure it's a knife you really use. A knife my dad used meant alot more to me when he died than any new knife he never used would have meant. He had one knife, a crappy Barlow. I love that knife because it was the one knife he had, and I have memories of him using it.

A Sebenza seems overkill.
 
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How about a custom shop Buck 110; you can get his initials and/ or the date engraved on the bolsters if you so choose. Not sure if that falls into traditional knife though... Kind of a grey area for some.
 
Put $50 down and order him a Randall. They are investment grade heirloom quality. Model 18 survival or model 17 Astro would be excellent.
 
Personally I think if you are going to give this to your child as a "wedding" gift it needs to be in some way connected to your wedding. Maybe the same as the ones you give to your dad/brother in law or the like ne you give to your best man. But now we're talking about buying multiple knives so value for money is important. Have a look at the Opinel chic range(I think thats what it's called). Solid quality, very nice looking handles and a bit different.
 
I'd suggest a CRK Mnandi, it's an heirloom quality knife that isn't to big to carry or too small to be useful. A plain jane blade with a wood inlay is expensive but not prohibitive, if you have the funds get him a Damascus blade- they're worth the extra in beauty alone.

If you search hard you may be able to find one that was made in his birthday, that'd be a nice additional touch to giving the gift whenever you think he's ready.

I have a Nyala set aside for each of my boys when they start hunting with me, it won't be either of their first knife, too expensive for that, but, they'll get them when they show that they can use it without throwing it into a tree when they're bored ;)
 
Also second what Thejeepter suggested. Can't go wrong with a model 1 Randall.
Since he is not even one it doesn't matter if it takes five years to deliver. Very few get to open a new Randall ordered straight from the shop. A Randall is a lifetime investment that can be passed down. Nothing else in the knife world really compares
 
Dcaggie06 said:
Heirloom quality or not, dig in your drawers, your closet, call your pops and see what he's got. Give your son a knife that you've used or has personal meaning. That will last longer than anything.
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This is the answer.
It's an old German tradition to put a knife (sheathed, obviously) with a newborn son. It's a sign of strength, prosperity, and honor. For a few centuries, it's been a bayonet, meaning the son will be a good soldier. Similarly, Scandinavians put a sword in the young son's crib. Find a meaningful blade, give it to him when he's old enough.
 
I'd say a Sebenza 21. If you order it from CRK directly, you can get it engraved with images or text of your choosing in a variety of finishes.
 
Congratulations on your new family. I hope you all are very happy together. Order a Randall Made Knife, it will take about 4-5 years to finish.

Sonnydaze said:
Congrats on your upcoming marriage. Get your 10 month-old son some toys; present him with a term life insurance policy that he can have forever. Maybe a SAK would be okay to put away, but by the time he can use it, life is going to be much different.
You and your wife are getting married...why not buy EACH of you TWO a knife...perhaps a Spyderco Bradley Air for her (small to fit in her purse, but M-4 sharp and carbon-fiber nice) and perhaps a nice set of swimming pool green or moonglow Wilkins scales for your miniGrip?
Perhaps a Spyderco Domino or Dice or Brad Southard in a nice flipper; maybe a conventional folder Benchmade 710 in D2 or excellent M390 for you, if you pass on the grips.
I hope you folks will be very happy.
Don aka Sonnydaze
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This is a really smart and much more well thought out thing to do. It's what I am going to do before the end of the year.
 
Everyone talking about this or that production folder, I would disagree.

If you're seriously trying to give your infant an heirloom quality knife, why not have something made from scratch? Get a completely custom made knife with your son's initials or name somewhere on it. Why bother with a production knife? So he can have the same knife tens of thousands of other people have?

If you want to be unique, then buy him something unique. Plenty of excellent makers here on BF to help you out. :thumbup:
 
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