Sturme Report post Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Does anyone have any information on where I can get a small swivel knife for my 6 year old daughter. she has decided to learn the trade. She used one of my old ones last night but its to big for her to control easily. Thanks Edited August 15, 2013 by Sturme Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shtoink Report post Posted August 15, 2013 I'm not sure if there are any commercially made swivel knives geared towards kids, but there ought to be... It will probably need to be something custom made. Not impossible, bot also not free, in most cases. It might also be possible to hack one together yourself that's scaled down for little hands to use depending upon your skills and such. I hope that doesn't sound insulting, as I do not want to make any assumptions of your skills and/or background. A scaled down swivel knife is something I have on my to-do list, however I still have a couple minor design challenges to overcome on the full scale one that I am still unhappy with before that point. One other question, though. Is it a matter of the barrel diameter, overall length, texture of the grip, or anything else that is the biggest issue with her being able to use your swivel knife? Also, what kind of swivel knife is it that she used? (Generic Tandy that is adjustable/non-adjustable or something else maybe?) I apologize if that is a lot to chew on. It just got my gears turning and I was thinking while typing. The reason I ask all of that, is that one of my full scale knives can be made in a shorter version, if the diameter of the one being used is not that big of a deal. It might even be easier for her small hands if the diameter was kept the same and only the length was changed, which IS something my current design allows. I have another person in here testing out that exact type of swivel knife for that very reason and they absolutely love it. I have big hands, but there are some who would have a difficult time using a knife sized for my big paws, so a shorter version was mandatory. Long story short, if the barrel of the knife can be between 0.5" and 0.6", then a shorter knife that still has some reasonable length adjustment to grow with would be very doable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sturme Report post Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) thanks, she is using a tandy adjustable. the width is ok for her, but its too tall. I think I will send leather wranglers a email and see what they can do. I want her to stick with tandy blades cause I don't want her using anything real sharp. I know they can do one compatible with tandy blades. If you do come up with a shorter one drop me a line. I would definatly buy it. Edited August 16, 2013 by Sturme Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatherjunkie Report post Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) thanks, she is using a tandy adjustable. the width is ok for her, but its too tall. I think I will send leather wranglers a email and see what they can do. I want her to stick with tandy blades cause I don't want her using anything real sharp. I know they can do one compatible with tandy blades. If you do come up with a shorter one drop me a line. I would definatly buy it. Good call, Paul should be able to help you out. You may want to reconsider the sharp blade issue, so much easier to carve sharp blade. I know the blades are not sharp enough to cut my finger if i run it over the blade edge, just sharp enough to cut leather. pic atached is my new one from Leather wranglers Edited August 16, 2013 by leatherjunkie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
