Spyderco Delica 4 Plastic Knife Kit - Glow-in-the-Dark and Easy Customization - PLKIT1

I bought this to show my little guy how a knife works and to use it for a way to teach him knife safety. He absolutely loves it. The kit is easy to assemble and stays together nicely. Here's a tip for assembly: use a little piece of 320 grit sandpaper to smooth down the places where this is removed from the tree. This will keep you from scratching yourself after it is together. You could paint this knife, but I left it as is. The knife is glow in the dark, which is kind of fun. As for teaching my little guy about knives, it is working well. He was trying to "cut" something and ended up closing it on his fingers. (Dont ask how, I wasn't there.) This gave me a chance to talk about knife safety and explain how the lock back works. I think he was able to understand, since he saw it put together as well as fail. Highly recommended. This is a fun and safe way to teach children about knives.

My son and I had a great time putting this together! It is very simple to assemble and can be done in less than 2 or 3 minutes. We took our time and sanded down the burs from breaking the pieces off and it still only took a about 8 minutes or so. Good short project for those that may not have great attention spans yet. He really loves it and keeps talking about how cool it is. He is learning to move his fingers out of the way when closing it and other knife safety practices. Great kit and really sturdy once assembled. I also think it is great that you can disassemble and reassemble it really easily so we can have fun pretending to maintain it! This seems way better than the wooden kits out there.

This is my second one of these. Bought them to teach knife safety to my kids (starting at age 2). They love that they get their own knife that glows; I like that it’s perfectly dull with nothing resembling an edge. I use these to teach them how to handle a folding knife safely, not touching the edge, keeping their hands and fingers out of the folding path, etc., and they will get their own real knife once they can demonstrate consistent safe handling (years later). Did I mention they love that it glows in the dark?! And I don’t have to worry about them hurting themselves while learning - of course, all while giving guidance and feedback. This is just a teaching tool and doesn’t replace the teacher.

Easy to separate pieces from frame. Clear instructions. Material sturdy, not flimsy, easy to file smooth where rough from the frame. Pieces fit together good and snug. Blade edge is thankfully not sharp, but feels like it could take a bit of an edge (with filing) when we're ready for that next stage of practice knife-handling. Happy with results.

I use this and a few other plastic knives to teach Cub Scouts knife safety. I especially like having realistic functioning lock back knives to use in teaching them how to open and close them safety with no risk of cuts. The kit was easy to put together, and after working the locking mechanism a few times it was as smooth as my higher quality real knives. I'd recommend these for people like me who need a demonstration knife, or kids with an interest in mechanical mechanisms. The kit as easy to assemble. Some of the pins are a little loose. I'm thinking about gluing them but I kind of like being able to take a scale off to show how the insides work, so I might just glue in one side.

This was really fun to assemble. It doesn't take much pressure to "unlock" the blade, but at least this plastic model didn't break like the wooden one did. I was disappointed it didn't have a pocket clip! And it would have been nice if the blade had a false edge so that it could be used as a letter opener or something.

Sadly, this does not work as a cheap way to replace the knife scales on your actual Delica 4 with glow in the dark scales. As a kit to make a glow in the dark knife for a kid or as a letter opener or whatever it worked just fine. Assembly was very easy, the instructions were clear, and the final product works perfectly.

My daughter loves this knife. It doesn't have sharp edges and makes a perfect training tool for kids. Allows them to learn knife handling and safety. Plus a lot of fun to build. Who doesn't want a glow-in-the-dark knife!!