How many of you have kids you'd give knives to

and how small are their tender little hands?

asking for non creepy reasons.

 

My daughter is 23 and I'll get her any blade she wants. She is a product of the French Culinary Institute and constantly burns herself. Sharp blades? Not a problem.

 

I have 3 (boys 10 and 9 and my daughter is 6 today). I have trained all of them about knife safety since they were babies. I would test them by leaving a knife laying in the middle of the living room floor and standing out of sight around the corner. Both my boys would just loom at it and then come get me...My daughter always picked it up and tried to open it lol...
Lately we've been doing some "handling sessions" because they've all been showing interest. I lay out my knives and let them handle them. This let's be gauge how interested they are, how safe they are being and how responsible / mature they are. The general consensus is that none of them are ready or interested in folders yet. They're all fearful of the blade closing on their hands. I'm not going to push it with that. there all fearful of the blade closing on their hands. I'm not going to push it with that. My oldest son has a bk11 waiting for him that was a gift that he likes a lot.. my ten-year-old son really likes the izula or bk14 So eventually I'll pick up one of those for him and my daughter likes how little the izula is so I'll probably get one with pretty colors for her. I don't feel the younger two are quite ready yet, but I feel the 10-year old is. We're going to try to go on a day hike this coming weekend.I'll let him bring his knife in his bag and have him help me cut up food and whittle on a walking stick

 

My son's 17 and probably wears XL Mechanix gloves. He's been given a Laserstrike, Junglas, and a 6 from my wife and I along with an Izula from his mother. I've worked on knife safety with him since he was 6 or so and gave him his first folder around 10.

 

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Gave my girl a purple Izula for her 12th birthday.

 

My little girl is 8 and she has several knives, an Esee 3, Eldris and a few SAKs. She is not allowed to use them with out parental guidance and she doesn’t get to keep them, they get put up when we are done. She loves knives.

 

All of my kids have blades and multi-tool in their GHB that stay in the vehicles, with the exception of my youngest who is still in HS. She has a SAK and a multi-tool. A student with a fixed-blade knife on school property will get you arrested even if it is in the car. I have asked about a small hatchet, but I always get an ambiguous response from the SRO. Ambiguity can lead to misunderstanding so she has a bag of lighter wood and dryer lint in her pack as well.

 

Ain't got no kids.

 

My little fellow is approaching 6 and I try to get out once a week, even if only briefly, to work on something with a blade with him. Sometimes we carve a little, maybe clear some brush, definitely maintenance (stropping/honing and oil). I am absolutely right on top of him at this age but I want him to understand what they are and what they are not. If nothing else I don't want knives to be a mystery to him.

 

My son (like me) was taught knife and firearm safety very young. He probably got his first knife around 8 and (like me) always has a knife in his pocket.

 

Both my boys are grown, they each have a handful of sharps I've given them over the years, the girls are both in high school and have a folder, fixed and a machete I outfitted them with.

 

Why asking? You expecting?


I'll say it depends on the kid and his abilities. I have 5; the youngest is 20 months, so obviously no blade for her, lol. My older 4 are 7, 10, 13, and 16, and I've started them on SAKs and Izulas around 5-7 years old. I have no trouble with the oldest 3 using their knives unsupervised, and they started around 5 years. Olaf (7) is a bit clumsy, so he got his SAK later than his siblings at 7, and isn't allowed to use it without me or the wife around.

 

you get your GF preggers.....?

 

Oh boy... red flag on the field.

 

I have a new grandson to buy future knives for now.

I bought his Dad a few knives over the years, his first one was a Cub Scout knife. One of my most stressful tasks was to teach his den knife safety and how to carve a bar of soap. I brought a first aid kit and about 100 band aids with me to the den meeting. Luckily nobody needed medical assistance!

I still buy knives for my 30 year-old son, and I gave my daughter in-law a SAK Pioneer this past Christmas.

 

Not mine, no.

I have a knife I made but I ground the handle like 2mm too narrow and never finished it. It feels ok with a cord wrap, but i was never really happy with it for other reasons as well. I thought it might be suitable for a youngin, or someone with presidential sided hands. Provided they can meet the entry requirements for a giveaway. They don't involve facebook or instagram, but probably involve burning things because that's fun.

if any of your kids scorch off their eyebrows in a fireball they get an extra entry. that's enthusiasm.