I bet that it would be something that they would keep the rest of there lives even if they didn't get involved deeply in the hobby. I have the basic equipment of several of the hobbies that I was involved in. Something the kid will have to deal with one day. The AA vice is very similar to the old Thompson A. It has lasted me a good long time thur many long sessions and many thousands of hooks from Size 16 to 8/0. Can't ask for much better.

Redman