Teaching knife safety?

[GlockASP]

Oh man, does that bring back memories, I actually enjoyed that, when we went as a group around the camporees our troop marched in unison and I thought it was cool , we would also march in parades.
Our Scoutmaster was ex military, and my Dad was the assistant, whenever you screwed up or any other reason the first thing you heard was drop and give me ten, after every pushup you answered with sir and if it looked half assed he would just make us repeat it, I always felt a sense of pride I guess in the disipline we had.
We built a lean to/cabin in the mountains close by and it's still there and that was thirty years ago, they cut the wood and we had rope harnesses and we drug the logs down the mountain to the build site.
That brings back some good memories

That's what I'm talking about, character building, team work, it was tough and fun. It made memories that last a life time.

 

[myright]

I was always told to never cut toward myself or others. That being said, I pretty much learned on my own what not to do.

That pretty much sums up the direction I got as a youngster and how I learned what not to do.

I hope all the best to teaching the youngsters how to handle a knife properly. IMO the most important thing is to respect the knife and its abilities.

 

[Halfneck]

Just did a paper in my speech class that involved knife safety. Fun part was that I could not technically bring a knife to use for display purposes. They are just rough notes that I put together from the Scout handbook (was helping my son with his Whittling Chip at the time) and a few different online sources. Anyway hope this helps you some.

B) Proper handling of a pocketknife.

1) Always cut away from your body, never towards it.

2) Be aware of your surrounding as you use your pocketknife.

a) Blood Circle.

1) Area 360 degrees around you free of anything you may unintentionally cut.

3) Never run with an open pocketknife.

4) Keep your pocketknife closed when not in use.

5) When handing someone a pocketknife it is best to hand it to them closed.

a) If the pocketknife is open, hand it to them handle first with the edge facing away from your hand.

6) Don't point a knife at someone.

7) Keep your pocketknife properly maintained.

a) Sharp.

b) Clean.

c) Lightly oiled.

1) If the pocketknife will be used on food, use Mineral Oil.

8) A pocketknife's intended use is to cut, not pry.

9) If your pocketknife slips from your hand, don't try to catch it, let it fall free.

10) Respect your pocket knife - It is a sharp tool, not a toy.