Description
CRKT Nathan’s Knife Kit — Educational Wooden Folding Knife Kit
Teach safe knife habits. Build engineering skills. Get creative.
The CRKT Nathan’s Knife Kit is an award-winning educational kit originally developed by designer Glenn Klecker and his son Nathan as a family woodworking project. Widely adopted worldwide as a hands-on teaching tool, the kit uses a wooden, non-sharp folding-knife model to demonstrate how a folding knife works while reinforcing safety, responsibility, and basic craftsmanship. Kids can assemble, sand, paint, stain, or decorate their finished knife—making it both a practical engineering lesson and a creative art project.
Key Features
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Purpose: Educational wooden folding-knife kit designed to teach knife safety, mechanics, and responsibility
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Design Origin: Created by award-winning designer Glenn Klecker and his son Nathan — a family-developed teaching tool
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Construction: Wood components that form a functioning folding mechanism (non-sharp, safe for supervised youth use)
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Hands-On Learning: Teaches mechanical principles (hinges, pivots, lock interaction) and basic woodworking skills (sanding, finishing, painting)
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Creative Finish: Can be painted, stained, or decorated after assembly to personalize the project
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Adoption: Widely used in schools, clubs, and youth programs as an introductory tool for knife safety education
Why It Stands Out
Unlike toy knives or paper lessons, Nathan’s Knife Kit gives students a tangible, functioning model that illustrates how folding knives operate while keeping the learning safe and supervised. The kit’s family-origin story and award-winning design make it an engaging STEM-and-arts hybrid—connecting mechanical curiosity with creative expression.
Perfect For
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Youth safety programs and classroom STEM lessons
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Scouts, after-school workshops, and maker-space projects
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Parents and families teaching tool responsibility and basic woodworking
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Woodshop instructors who want a beginner-friendly project with real-world mechanics
