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- Jan 8, 2013
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After looking at all the pictures on opinel knives and reading some reviews, I finally decided to get one myself. I've handled a few in the past but they were always a tad too large for my taste so I ordered a number 7 with the inox stainless steel. I don't know about the makeup of inox, but it is one of my favorite steels! Thank you to our French (and Swiss) buddies who know a good steel. As for the knife as a whole, it is extremely light, yet it still feels solid in my hands. Opening the blade is a smidge tighter than I expected, yet still not as tough as some of my other slipjoints, and the lock on it is more stable than I would have expected. This has already been in great service to me in the last few days. I was having a potluck with my coworkers in our buildings communal kitchen, and as expected in our kitchen there is only a butter knife, but nothing to cut with. As there was me and 5 others all making food, having the little knife around proved to be very useful. The only issue was that after washing the knife, the wood in the handle swelled a tad which made it hard to open or close, but nothing that was the end of the world. despite the woods natural disposition, it is rather sturdy material AND customizable! At the price and material, opinel makes for one of the best utility knives that allows one to buy a couple to fiddle around with. These may become a future gift to some of my co-workers. Thanks for the rant everyone!
you'll wind up with a stringer full before ya know it.