Kids' first knife? Mora Eldris?

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Hi all, hope to get some info from the hive mind here. I know a couple of young girls (7 and 10) who I don't believe have their own knives yet. Now, of course I would be checking with their mom first, talking to her about education, etc, etc.... so setting all of that part of it aside, what would folks recommend for a first knife? I'm thinking fixed blade (less dexterity required, no chance of folding up on fingers, etc), and definitely less than $50 because I think there's a decent chance of them losing them. The Morakniv Eldris seems like a good bet in that I know it's decent steel, not too big, and a good sheath. What else would folks recommend?
 
I think Mora is a great option if they are mature enough to handle a sharp knife! Because, keep in mind, the Mora Eldris is sharp! The one consideration would be the lack of a guard, and there is a guard on a similarly sized knife, the Mora Precision. I do not know if that is too slim, but it's a great knife, 2.4 inches, and there is a guard there in the handle so that you can't slip up onto the blade if you happen to stab something too hard as kids do. It has a great full sized handle that makes it easy to work with the knife upwards and in a downwards grip - it is symmetrical. Check out the Precision, too, see what ya think.
Eldris handle is not bad though. It holds well.
 
There is a Mora Wood Carving Jr 73/164, with a 3" blade and a guard. You might want to consider that.
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Hashishiin said:
I think Mora is a great option if they are mature enough to handle a sharp knife! Because, keep in mind, the Mora Eldris is sharp! The one consideration would be the lack of a guard, and there is a guard on a similarly sized knife, the Mora Precision. I do not know if that is too slim, but it's a great knife, 2.4 inches, and there is a guard there in the handle so that you can't slip up onto the blade if you happen to stab something too hard as kids do. It has a great full sized handle that makes it easy to work with the knife upwards and in a downwards grip - it is symmetrical. Check out the Precision, too, see what ya think.
Eldris handle is not bad though. It holds well.
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Hmmm. The Precision looks a bit too thin and stabby (I know, technical term, right?) I was also looking at the cork-handled floating mora. Stainless, good handle, guard, floats...
 
I got my first knife when I was in college. And I used it only when my father and I went camping or hunting. I am not sure that a knife is a good gift for children, but in college, I had a hobby and collected it.
 
Phillip_Gaines said:
I got my first knife when I was in college. And I used it only when my father and I went camping or hunting. I am not sure that a knife is a good gift for children, but in college, I had a hobby and collected it. I got my first knife when I was in college. And I used it only when my father and I went camping or hunting. I am not sure that a knife is a good gift for children, but in college I had a hobby and collected it. In order to free up time to go camping with my dad and at the same time improve my grades in college I used https://quizzes.studymoose.com/flashcards/geology themed quizzes and it even helped me to better navigate the terrain sometimes. That's how the usual knowledge from college came in handy and I was preparing for the final test at the same time.
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Those were interesting times during my studies. I still have a good collection and often go camping. I like it very much. Thanks for the interesting topic.
 
Phillip_Gaines said:
I got my first knife when I was in college. And I used it only when my father and I went camping or hunting. I am not sure that a knife is a good gift for children, but in college, I had a hobby and collected it.
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It's a safe bet that the vast majority of members here had knives as children, and some of our best childhood memories are receiving knives as gifts from our fathers and/or other relatives. We learned knife safety and knife sharpening at an early age and benefited from this knowledge throughout our youths and into our adulthoods.

I think a knife is a great gift for a child. But it all depends on the individual child, and a parent or other adults willingness to take the time and effort to teach them knife safety and provide the necessary supervision, which I'm sure the OP would do.

I can't imagine growing up without knives. And I don't want to.
 
killgar said:
It's a safe bet that the vast majority of members here had knives as children, and some of our best childhood memories are receiving knives as gifts from our fathers and/or other relatives. We learned knife safety and knife sharpening at an early age and benefited from this knowledge throughout our youths and into our adulthoods.

I think a knife is a great gift for a child. But it all depends on the individual child, and a parent or other adults willingness to take the time and effort to teach them knife safety and provide the necessary supervision, which I'm sure the OP would do.

I can't imagine growing up without knives. And I don't want to.
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True. Some youngsters may be more responsible with blades than adults who detest knives. 😁
 
I have my eye on this one from Böker for my 7 yo:

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Kids Knife

The Magnum Kids Knife is a fixed children's knife based on the successful Elk Hunter model. The knife is designed explicitly for children's hands and has a rounded tip for safety reasons. The blade, which is also suitable for young...
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A very useful knife for anyone is the keyring Victorinox Swiss Army knife. It has multiple functions, is inexpensive, is light weight, and is fun to look at and try out for new knife owning kids. I bought one for my kids and they still have it on their key rings. Here is a great review of this knife,

 
I'd go for a sak with mutiple tools.

Remember from my own childhood the many tools on the huntsman made me feel like I could do anything with that tool. I had more fun with the sizors and saw than with the actual blade itself as a kid. I think I see the same with my nephew these days.
 
I would go for an Opinel #8. Solid lock and materials, inexpensive, and good for EDC. That is the knife used by the boy scouts in France.

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the eldris, for a fixed blade I think is perfect, the lack of guard is not an issue due the handle being so excellent, I can't see anyone losing grip on it

but as others have said - a good sak classic is hard to pass up - low cost, useful tools, and small & easy to carry on a keychain... not to mention they have many girl friendly shades available
 
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