Our son got the carving for Christmas and was thrilled. The knife looks cool, is not too big and not too small, just right for our 9 year old. After the first Schnitzversuchen has, however, soon found out that it is not sharp enough to handle even soft wood. Sohnemann has the part dehslab soon can only lie in the corner. Too bad, because at first it made him so much fun. I'm going to have to sharpen carefully. Cousin of Sohnemann, 5 years had, at the same time get a smaller carving, this worked decidedly better. Therefore only 3 stars.