Knife for a 9year old boy

[GunnyGene]

Finished up a small hunting knife for a friends son. Total length 8", 2 3/4" blade. Walnut.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

I've been nine years old seven times over and still don't have a knife that nice looking. I hope the young fellow appreciates and remembers you for a lifetime for that one, Gunny!

Rick C

 

[muzzleloader]

Very impressive! I like the proportion of blade to handle, particularly for a youngster.

 

[4kdave]

Beautiful job Gunny. I like others admire craftsmanship and you have it.

Dave

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Just make sure it doesn't go to school for ANYTHING. They have some strange rules there.

 

[RugerHound]

That is one gorgeous piece of work Gunny!

 

[GunnyGene]

Just make sure it doesn't go to school for ANYTHING. They have some strange rules there.

Not a problem. The kid has been collecting knives for a couple years and is very responsible. Also goes hunting/shooting with his dad. :)

 

[WendyZXZ]

That is a beautiful knife for him!

 

[eveled]

Beautiful knife Gunny.

We always looked forward to the last day of school, it was the day we went to the principals office and got our pocket knives back. Times have changed a little. :D Ed.

 

[Jim Puke]

Great looking knife.

When I was 9...most any dime store knife was a real prize.

 

[Selena]

Giving a nine year old a knife????? He'll take it to school and carve on his classmates! Oh no!!!! :)

Beautiful work Gunny. I just hope his mother was in the loop. I'm still a bit miffed at my Dad for taking LR's boots to a saddle shop and having a holster for a folding knife sewn on one. It would have been a thoughtful gift save for the fact LR isn't responsible enough to have a knife yet.

 

[stevemb]

Just a reminder, boys lose things. Heck, I still lose things. Uncle worked in the Case factory, gave me a sheath knife when I was 10-12. I wore it lots of places, some places that would have a SWAT team called out nowadays. Got home one day, to find the sheath empty. Spent the next day re-tracing my steps thru a long day of tree and rock climbing, wading in the river while fishing,etc.. GONE. Told uncle, got the loud version of the lecture. 30yrs later, after his death, amongst his things was another, with a note, "for steve". So remember, it can sit in a drawer forever, unused, or it can get use, and maybe lost. Just be careful as adults in how you handle that possibility please.

 

[graygun]

beautiful work

 

[coach]

Very nice looking and nicely proportioned and detailed. The wood sheath really compliments the knife.

 

[m657]

Very thoughtful!!!

 

[Mike Armstrong]

Beautiful. Reminds me a little of the knives that Boy Scouts carry in Finland. For really little kids, they put a crossguard on the knives so the kid can't slip his hand onto the edge. For boy scouts, they leave it off so they can "choke up" on the blade for fine work. They favor fixed blade knives about this size for everyday carry and work.

That little bit of "jimping" on the top of the blade makes it a bigger knife than it looks; you can put some serious thumb pressure there!