The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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My no.7 locks fine, but it is odd that it only locks in one direction, whereas the several 8s and 6s I have lock both ways.
Mine are not. I'm not even sure what these new models are. The collar on my 7 only twists one direction open while all the 6 and 8s twist both ways. I've only gotten into Opinels within the last couple months, so I'm confused as to what has changed since I got mine. I've got an 8 carbone, a few 8 INOX garden, a few carbone 6 (my favorite), a pair of 6 and 8 with oak, and the 7 carbone. Only the 7 locks only in one direction, all the others lock in either direction. None slip closed. If they've changed something, I guess everything I've gotten was older stock, even though it's only been a month or 2.If yours is the new model with the slot in the inner collar and the indented nub in the outer, that is why it won't turn both ways. It is limited to the stops on the terminal ends of the slot.
They will replace your no-locking re-engineered #7 with another non-locking re-engineered #7. Bad design.Looking at the opinel-USA website, they do have a manufacturing defects warranty. However, it does not state how the warranty works. (It may not be worth $5 shipping to get a $13 knife exchanged -I'd hope they would just mail you a new knife, and a prepaid package for return of the defective one.) If any of you that have a defective knife looks into the warranty, it would be nice to know what you find out.
May be better buying either in person or from a retailer with a good return policy instead.
View attachment 708894 View attachment 708895 View attachment 708896 Well it arrived today and seems to be working fine to me. It does only lock in one direction but locks tight.
View attachment 708894 View attachment 708895 View attachment 708896 Well it arrived today and seems to be working fine to me. It does only lock in one direction but locks tight.