Hats off................to Opinel

[CVamberbonehead]

 

[DaveHS]

 

[Jiki]

 

[The Zieg]

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I really enjoy using Opinel. I have carbon and stainless. I've castrated calves, whittled pine wood derby cars and used them for countless tasks arround the yard, garage and camping.

Love those old Coughlan Opinels.

 

[Blues]

Sharpened up the old Opinel carbon paring knife this evening. Such a pleasure how quickly it takes a fine edge.

 

[The Zieg]

Sharpened up the old Opinel carbon paring knife this evening. Such a pleasure how quickly it takes a fine edge.

"It's all in the grind, 'sarn!"

 

[5K Qs]

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Is this one of their "chestnut scoring" knives, or is it a mod of a "regular" Opinel?
Has anyone here tried their scoring knife?

- GT

 

[Jiki]

Is this one of their "chestnut scoring" knives, or is it a mod of a "regular" Opinel?
Has anyone here tried their scoring knife?

- GT

There was a mishap, the blade was damaged. So I modified it to one of the best box knives you will find anywhere.

 

[5K Qs]

There was a mishap, the blade was damaged. So I modified it to one of the best box knives you will find anywhere.

Thanks for the info; the modification looks great!

- GT

 

[DaveHS]

Three more!

 

[The Zieg]

Pokey (Gumby's horse) with homemade focaccia and a N°10 carbone.

 

[The Zieg]

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What size is that Effilé?

 

[DaveHS]

What size is that Effilé?

I think it’s an 8. I can confirm tomorrow.

 

[btb01]

Here’s a new-to-me Opinel from the late ‘90s.

 

[ShaiHulud]

Not sure if this is old news but instead of making a thread ill post it here.
I discovered that they have a new outdoors collection on their site. Nèo7 alpine with their opieflex slipjoint mechanism, combination blade and blunt tip (again). A no.08 Horizon, and an no.09 ocean with a sharp tip, virobloc locking ring and combination blade, built in shackle key and marlin spike.
Not sure why they keep thinking a blunt tip is a good idea or that aslipjoint knife is a safe choice while dangling from a mountain face but... i do like the ocean and the Horizon

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Before I began carrying the N°10, the N°09 was my go to Opinel, but I have not carried one in years. I just tuned up this N°9 so that it flips open and closed one handed with just a bit of resistance and both locks and unlocks with my thumb on the virole. I also filed down the nub on the inside of the virole, making it possible to pop it off the interior collar for cleaning. It is just as I like it . . .

Except . . .

Who can guess what it wrong (to me) about this Opinel? (N.B., it is not the small roll on the edge.).

Zieg

Nice sheath! I'd love to source rivets like that.

 

[AgentSteel]

Not sure why they keep thinking a blunt tip is a good idea or that aslipjoint knife is a safe choice while dangling from a mountain face but... i do like the ocean and the Horizon

they say it's for scraping things