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Dallas T

Dallas T

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28947A11-70F3-44F7-9F20-B5D9A70EEF73.jpeg EBE63E90-9C7A-412F-AAA2-5877FA9E8F96.jpeg My sons bday is tomorrow he’s turning 8. Have been wanting to give him his first pocket knife, so I’ve given a few cheapies n past and never gotten him his own. Found this for 12 bucks and couldn’t resist. It’s cheap but I think will look cool to a kid! What do y’all think? It locks pretty solid, and is slightly assisted and actually flips well. No box lol, figured I’d stick it in Old benchmade box. It’s probably 2 3/4 inch blade, contemplated mini grip or delica but figured he’s gotta prove responsible first.
Losing this no bigy! Lol
 
I've seen those at the local knife store. Not my cup of tea. But, they looked well made. When my daughter is old enough I'll probably get her a swiss army-like knife or a small damascus folding knife like the one I gave to my wife. I'll probably wait until they are 13 years old or older. Not sure if she'll even like knives and at home or when I'm around she won't really be needing one.
 
My thoughts are that he'll be happy to have it, but like me he'll eventually look back and wish his first knife was something of more quality that could still be around.

Knives like this are notorious for falling apart, if the screws will come out without stripping then I'd recommend putting loctite on every single screw so it stays together.
Personally I would've spent $17 on a Victorinox recruit , but this will do just fine if you loctite every screw.
 
Dallas T said:
Thought of slip joint worried me for his little fingers.
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Many many kids started out with slipjoints without cutting ourselves, because we were taught how to use them.

Oh, and I think closing an assisted opener that takes a bit of force to push closed could present just as much danger.
Especially since it's a linerlock that requires you to put your thumb in the path of the blade while closing it.
 
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Wasn’t meant to be an heirloom quality piece handed down to his grandson, just a fun not inexpensive learner.
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I'm sure it will be.
You should definitely loctite it though to guarantee he has time to have fun learning with it, especially with a kid who will probably drop it a lot and probably even try to throw it into a tree or two.
 
Dallas T said:
View attachment 948231 View attachment 948230 My sons bday is tomorrow he’s turning 8. Have been wanting to give him his first pocket knife, so I’ve given a few cheapies n past and never gotten him his own. Found this for 12 bucks and couldn’t resist. It’s cheap but I think will look cool to a kid! What do y’all think? It locks pretty solid, and is slightly assisted and actually flips well. No box lol, figured I’d stick it in Old benchmade box. It’s probably 2 3/4 inch blade, contemplated mini grip or delica but figured he’s gotta prove responsible first.
Losing this no bigy! Lol
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For an 8-year-old the most important quality of a knife is usually the aesthetics, in this case I think the knife you've chosen is a great choice as it looks darn cool and the kid's gonna love it to death. No 8-year-old's gonna know the difference between a delica, a Victorinox, or an Opinel, and I think what you've chosen looks cooler than all those other options, so I think it's a great choice that will last as long as necessary.

When the kid's older a Delica or SAK might be a good second knife as an upgrade.

Hickory n steel said:
My thoughts are that he'll be happy to have it, but like me he'll eventually look back and wish his first knife was something of more quality that could still be around.

Knives like this are notorious for falling apart, if the screws will come out without stripping then I'd recommend putting loctite on every single screw so it stays together.
Personally I would've spent $17 on a Victorinox recruit , but this will do just fine if you loctite every screw.
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It's a first knife, it will last as long as the kid needs to learn how to use a knife and demonstrate that he's mature enough to warrant a nicer knife. Very few 8-year-olds are going to think about heirloom value of their first knife; first knives are learning tools not collector's items.

Dallas T said:
Wasn’t meant to be an heirloom quality piece handed down to his grandson, just a fun not inexpensive learner.
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Don't worry about it, the kid's gonna love it. :)
 
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Seems like a good enough starter knife. If you start out with something budget-y you can go up a little every birthday, and get him a CRK or something heirloomy for HS graduation :):thumbsup:
 
KingMC said:
For an 8-year-old the most important quality of a knife is usually the aesthetics, in this case I think the knife you've chosen is a great choice as it looks darn cool and the kid's gonna love it to death. No 8-year-old's gonna know the difference between a delica, a Victorinox, or an Opinel, and I think what you've chosen looks cooler than all those other options, so I think it's a great choice that will last as long as necessary.

When the kid's older a Delica or SAK might be a good second knife as an upgrade.



It's a first knife, it will last as long as the kid needs to learn how to use a knife and demonstrate that he's mature enough to warrant a nicer knife. Very few 8-year-olds are going to think about heirloom value of their first knife; first knives are learning tools not collector's items.



Don't worry about it, the kid's gonna love it. :)
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Of course he'll love it, and it will do the job of a first knife.

I wasn't saying an 8 year old is going to think about heirloom quality, but my first knife when i was 7 was a dollar store Vic knockoff and today i wish I had been something good enough for me to still own and use today.
still having your first knife as an adult and its journey you can look back on is cool, but I suppose a first " good knife " is just as special.

He'll definitely learn how to use a knife, and in the end that's all that really matters.
 
Hickory n steel said:
My thoughts are that he'll be happy to have it, but like me he'll eventually look back and wish his first knife was something of more quality that could still be around.
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But if he loses it, or it gets stolen or he breaks it using it for something he shouldn't, he would probably look back with regret about his first knife if it was an heirloom quality knife.
 
I'm not saying to buy an 8 year old an heirloom quality knife, Kids loose, break, and trade things.
All I said is that it's nice to still have your first knife or first good knife as an adult.
With some loctite this knife might last just fine, but it'll do the job of a first knife either way.

He'll think it's cool, his friends will think it's cool, and he'll probably cut himself at least once. That's all a first knife should do.
And of course the first good knife is really the one that matters.

I've kind of brought this thread off track which I didn't intend to do, I'll just let this be so I don't derail it further.
 
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It's the thought that counts, rings true here. I have 2 sons and will give my oldest a knife in the near future. Something cheap. This is a super exciting moment, cherish it!

You'll make a memory that will last forever, the knife won't even matter. I guarantee it.

Congrats on your boy getting his first knife!
 
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