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Pocket knife for a kid suggestions.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 11/29/17 at 3:40 pm
Getting my 13 year old his first decent pocket knife. He's obviously in school, so not an EDC, and hopefully something he'll keep up with.
My Grandpa gave me a three blade Uncle Henry a long, long time ago. I'm thinking he'd rather have a knife that is less traditional than what I grew up with.
Right now I'm thinking something like a Ken Onion Chive. I prefer having the blade lock on his fist assisted open knife.
I keep a Spyderco on my key chain, and the Manbug/Ladybug have harder VG-10 steel over the Chive's 420hc (not a deal breaker for a kid, but might be a good idea.)
Any others I'm overlooking that are close to the price range ($35 - $60) of these?
My Grandpa gave me a three blade Uncle Henry a long, long time ago. I'm thinking he'd rather have a knife that is less traditional than what I grew up with.
Right now I'm thinking something like a Ken Onion Chive. I prefer having the blade lock on his fist assisted open knife.
I keep a Spyderco on my key chain, and the Manbug/Ladybug have harder VG-10 steel over the Chive's 420hc (not a deal breaker for a kid, but might be a good idea.)
Any others I'm overlooking that are close to the price range ($35 - $60) of these?
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Posted on 11/29/17 at 3:45 pm to Bill Parker?
Field supply has SOGs on sale right now
Posted on 11/29/17 at 3:45 pm to Bill Parker?
CRKT Drifter for $25.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 3:46 pm to Bill Parker?
buy him two.
a nice one more heirloom type
then a dirt kicker.
a nice one more heirloom type
then a dirt kicker.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 3:49 pm to Bill Parker?
A cheap one because he's going to lose it or forget it in a field somewhere.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 3:54 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
Exactly why I suggested a cheap, all stainless steel pocket knife. May not have the edge holding of VG10 and better steels but it's tougher, easier to sharpen, and resists corrosion better. Kids (and many adults for that matter) tend to use knives to do things they aren't meant to do, like pry things.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 3:55 pm to Chad504boy
The heirloom type will come later. Kid can't keep up with his tally-whacker if it weren't attached to him.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 4:53 pm to Bill Parker?
Look at Browning knives. They are not expensive and have decent blades.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 5:08 pm to Bill Parker?
You're his dad. I know when I was that age anything like that my dad gave me was gold. I was devastated earlier this year when I lost the knife he gave me as a young teenager. Was a little single blade buck knife exactly like the 3-blade he carries. Get him something useful and practical and he'll love it.
This post was edited on 11/29/17 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 11/29/17 at 6:37 pm to Bill Parker?
Got this Kershaw at Cabellas for my 11 year old. Decent little knife. Assist with locking blade.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 6:44 pm to Bill Parker?
Never give a knife away. Make him give you a quarter for it or it will cut your friendship.
An old superstition my granddaddy held to that we’ve just kept up through the years.
An old superstition my granddaddy held to that we’ve just kept up through the years.
Posted on 11/29/17 at 7:40 pm to Bill Parker?
Buck 110.
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