I got the idea to carve this knife from a buddy over at BushcraftUSA forums. He carved one for his boys to train them the proper use of a knife. Since a good friend of mine is about to return from Ecuador where he is a missionary, I decided to carve one for his boy. Everytime we hang out his son always wants to know what we are doing and mimic our actions. Now he can and dad can teach him the proper way to use and handle a knife!