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I gave my 8 away on here, but I like a 7 for pocket carry. I get lured by 'pretty' knives sometimes, but if you are talking function, not form - you'd have trouble convincing me that Opinel has a competitor for the money.
I also have a mercator and a douk douk, and I have to say I like the latter better.

I happened to be the lucky recipient of that giveaway - it was my first, and so far only* Opinel. It really brought home the beauty of simplicity to me. And I'll repeat here what others have said - it's a great slicer and easily sharpens to a very fine edge! Thanks again, Dan! :thumbup:
* I'm thinking about getting a 6 and/or 7.
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