Knife Safety

I swear I'll get some meeting agendas up someday . . . In the meantime, I think I said earlier that we were going to work on knife safety at the next meeting.

I found a bunch of cheap knives and bought them -- the picture is the exact knife. I'd like to hand out one knife to each Scout at the next meeting. Then, we'll use them to carve our soap bars.

IF YOU WOULD PREFER THAT I NOT GIVE YOUR SON A KNIFE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

The knife has a 2-and-a-half inch smooth blade and is a lockback. I think the lockback is a good idea for when they're using the knives so they don't fold back on their fingers.

Afterwards, I will hand out a "Whittling Chip" card to each Scout, which is an officially signed card that says the Scout has been instructed in knife safety and has taken an oath to always practice it.