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    100 Knives in 100 Days Giveaway: What is the best first knife for kids?

    By H. Clay Aalders June 20, 2019June 20, 2019
    Best First Knife for Kids

    Today we will be switching things up a bit in our 100 Knives in 100 Days Giveaway. Instead of just a random drawing on the official entry post, we will be selecting one answer at random from comments on this post.

    The question is simple:

    What is the best first knife for kids?

    The only right answer is the Mora Eldris, which we will be giving away today.

    Just kidding of course, I am looking forward to a lively discussion in the comments. It does happen to be the knife that I have bought for each of my children as their first knife, which they brought along on our camping trip this weekend in fact. I even own two myself. One I bought, and another Tormek branded one which was given to me by my friend Stig at the BLADE Show.

    I honestly have more experience with the Eldris than any other knife in the 100 Days Giveaway. Personally, I chose the Eldris for my kids for two primary reasons. First, and most important to me, is that it is a fixed blade. My fingers, and I am sure many of yours, bear witness to the inadvisability of handing a slipjoint to a young child.

    The Art of Manliness agrees:

    “Most people think of a pocketknife as the best knife for a kid, but truth is, the safest, most useful knife is one with a fixed blade in a belt sheath. Thanks to its lack of moving parts, a fixed-blade knife does not fold or slide and is typically stronger due to the tang, which is the extension of the blade into the handle. With a fixed-blade knife, there is no chance of it folding on your fingers when you least expect it. As a bonus, these knives are usually more comfortable to hold and work with.”

    The other feature I love about the Eldris is the chunky, rubberized handle. The oblong shape indexes perfectly, and small hands can hammer-grip it easily.

    Of course the steel and construction quality are what one expects from a Mora – the “knife which makes all others look like a rip off”. That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but Moras consistently get a high billing on most people’s “Best Buy” list.

    You don’t have to take my word alone for it:

    An Unlikely Knife: Tiny ‘Morakniv Eldris’

     


    I am certainly open to other points of view. There is a whole school of thought that argues slipjoints are the best choice precisely because they force proper technique. Where do you fall?

    Tell us your choice for “Best First Kid’s Knife” in the comments. You could win a Mora Eldris, courtesy of Industrial Revolution (North American Mora importer).

    You must be a registered KnifeMagazine.com user to win. It is free to register, and  you can enter our primary drawing pool in our 100 Knives in 100 Days giveaway as well while you are at it.

     

    Introducing the 100 Knives in 100 Days Giveaway

     

     

    19 Tags: Best First Knife, First Knife, Kids and Knives, Mora, Mora Eldris, Morakniv

    H. Clay Aalders

    H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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    19 Comments

    1. Reply
      Ben Parry
      June 20, 2019 8:08 am

      First real user I was ever given was the good old Swiss Army knife. Can’t remember which model it was but I thought I had the world by the tail!

    2. Reply
      Babou42
      June 20, 2019 8:12 am

      Buck 110 so they can keep it forever.

      • Reply
        Spencer785
        June 20, 2019 10:29 am

        Best knife for a kid is a Swiss Army knife it was the first night if I ever had when I was a Boy Scout and I used it probably up until I was 17 years old!

    3. Reply
      barrettcosgrove
      June 20, 2019 9:26 am

      My dad gave my brother and I an Opinel No. 7 Scout folding knife when we were about 6 years old to initially help prepare family meals. He liked the fact that it folds and locks in both open and closed positions and if I lost it (which I never did), the investment wasn’t significant. They now come in a multitude of colors and in stainless steel but the blade profile is the same rounded tip that we’ve all come to recognize. My vote is for the Opinel No. 7 Scout.

    4. Reply
      Richard Pow
      June 20, 2019 9:47 am

      Big on point with the Eldris. Gave my boy one when he turned five.

    5. Reply
      Bill Janke
      June 20, 2019 9:53 am

      The Mora Woodcarving Junior will be my choice once the kids show that they are ready for a knife of their own. I will opt for the carbon steel model to help teach them about caring for the knife as well as using it. These knives have a finger guard too for a little extra protection while they learn proper grips.

    6. Reply
      Spencer785
      June 20, 2019 10:31 am

      The best knife for a kid is a Swiss Army knife I got my first one when I was in Boy Scouts and I used it up until I was 17 has every versatile tool a kid needs to learn how to use!

    7. Reply
      Jayson Sterling
      June 20, 2019 11:27 am

      I gave my son a 5.11 tactical wharn. He loves it.

    8. Reply
      James Tillman
      June 20, 2019 11:42 am

      There is a part of me that wants to say it should be something with a lock, for safety reasons, but my first knife was a scout/utility style and I was just amazed at all the different blades and uses it had. My son will be 3 in August and already has pretty nice collection going, but obviously isn’t old enough to “have” one yet. I believe his first “carry” knife will be a scout though.

      • Reply
        H. Clay Aalders
        June 20, 2019 11:57 pm

        Congrats, you are the winner.

    9. Reply
      Jody lyddane
      June 20, 2019 11:43 am

      A Buck pocket knife.

    10. Reply
      Bruce Hennessy
      June 20, 2019 12:20 pm

      Best knife to give a kid is any decent quality blade given by a loving adult figure in there life who will teach them to respect the knife and how to use is safely. Take them fishing hunting camping and teach them to use the blade.

    11. Reply
      cmeat
      June 20, 2019 12:57 pm

      some great suggestions above. the eldris handle is great. a bit less blade belly would work well; the mention of a whittler sounds really good. an opinel is a bet, as are the saks, especially one that locks.
      my boy got my old buck 102, the girl a crkt spew- not the best firsts that’s what we did.

    12. Reply
      EWillMoore
      June 20, 2019 7:31 pm

      I would recommend the Victorinox Swiss Army Tinker

    13. Reply
      EWilliamMoore
      June 20, 2019 7:35 pm

      Victorinox Swiss Army Tinker Knife is what I’d recommend.

      • Reply
        John Homa
        June 22, 2019 5:24 pm

        Victorinox Swiss Army Multi-Tool, EvoGrip Pocket Knife.
        The kids today are into high tech and this knife tends to lend itself to that way of thinking.

    14. Reply
      Casey Campbell
      June 20, 2019 9:32 pm

      My first was a Camillus Barlow. I gave both my boys SAKs when they were big enough.

    15. Reply
      ReinholdMessner
      June 21, 2019 6:49 pm

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU-paVv6zTk

    16. Reply
      Josh Navarrete
      June 23, 2019 9:04 pm

      I would give my kid two, one a swiss army knife for chores around the house and the second a Mora for outdoor stuff.

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