Youth Sized Sgian Dubh For a Mere $15.00 US

[tadyergey]

I have always been an advocate of giving a boy a pocket knife. Practically all the rights of passage have disappeared from modern life. So much so that young people invent their own. Unfortunately these usually involve bad decisions and illegal substances.

But give a boy a knife; lay down the rules of use, when/when not, how, safety, cleaning, sharpening; put it in his hands and tell him that his first steps to being a responsible citizen start now. All the onus and responsibility is now on his shoulders. There are very few boys in this world that do not step up, given the opportunity.

I think that this is a good idea. It does not matter that the knife might not be a 'real' knife. It is what the knife represents to the boy that matters, not what it is. Allowing a boy to own a knife is an act of trust and most importantly the boy knows that it is.

Yes, I think it is a good idea.

Regards

Chas

As a Eagle Scout and Scout Leader I have always (except on an airplane) had a knife on my person. My son received one as soon as he earned the right as a cub scout. I cannot agree more with Chas that with the proper rules and strict consequences for breeches of those rules, it starts one out on a path of responsibility. I intend to give my daughter a pocket knife when she turns 9 as her cub scout brother did.