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I took the progeny out fishing today....got to try out my new Opinel filleter.....works great!!........FES
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They are New zealand schnapper....Different to Australian golden schnapper....our water is colder...ours tastes better ..(of course!).........................FES
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Today, my mom came up for a visit, and offered to babysit our newborn, so we could get out of the house for a few hours.
So we went north to Lake Geneva, WI and had a nice walk along the lake with 30 mph winds, and also through the neighborhood.
We ended our little excursion with a trip to the local wine shop. We ordered a glass of wine each and bought a wedge of some nice Portuguese sheep milk cheese to go with it. But of course the cheese was shrink wrapped in a thick plastic. This is the first outing with the Case Mini Copperlock. (Bermuda Green, pocketworn) The wrapper yielded easily to it's razor-sharp edge.
Later, I cut the cheese (ha) with the knife too. The knife provided to me was dull, and tip was bent over from having hit the floor.
I had just dropped the Mini Copperlock earlier that day on the concrete; my keys snagged it and pulled it out of my pocket with them.
Anyway, here's the evidence:
So we went north to Lake Geneva, WI and had a nice walk along the lake with 30 mph winds, and also through the neighborhood.
We ended our little excursion with a trip to the local wine shop. We ordered a glass of wine each and bought a wedge of some nice Portuguese sheep milk cheese to go with it. But of course the cheese was shrink wrapped in a thick plastic. This is the first outing with the Case Mini Copperlock. (Bermuda Green, pocketworn) The wrapper yielded easily to it's razor-sharp edge.
Later, I cut the cheese (ha) with the knife too. The knife provided to me was dull, and tip was bent over from having hit the floor.
I had just dropped the Mini Copperlock earlier that day on the concrete; my keys snagged it and pulled it out of my pocket with them.
Anyway, here's the evidence:
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Smaug, love that Mini Copperlock in action. It fits so well in that setting! Have we seen that one before?
I took the gang out to break down a box. It was too cold to realign the handles for a better picture (the mini copperlock and SBJ, in particular, wanted to keep cutting all on their own), and the most obvious knife of this set for the job -- the Opinel Garden Knife-- clearly was, but I thought I'd give everyone some fresh air. ;-)
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I took the gang out to break down a box. It was too cold to realign the handles for a better picture (the mini copperlock and SBJ, in particular, wanted to keep cutting all on their own), and the most obvious knife of this set for the job -- the Opinel Garden Knife-- clearly was, but I thought I'd give everyone some fresh air. ;-)
~ P.
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I haven't officially introduced it yet. I have several that I haven't introduced yet, other than to put them in the "What're you carrying today" thread.
I'm a little behind on that. It has taken me this long just to re-grind the factory bevels and sharpen them all.
I have quite the rainbow of Case knives now. I think I'm done with them for a while, hehehe. That Jr. Scout came in the other day; what a great little knife! (photos and proper intro coming soon)
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Nice pics. I don't understand how you dropped the copperlock if it snagged on your keys. Was it open in your pocket?
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We're still working on that wedge of manchego cheese from the other day, today with the Opinel #6. Guys, I think this is the PERFECT cheese knife, and that is probably no coincidence, since it is a French design. The nice slim blade just glides right through this hard cheese.
I also broke down a big double-wall stroller box today with it into small pieces.
I also broke down a big double-wall stroller box today with it into small pieces.
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We're still working on that wedge of manchego cheese from the other day, today with the Opinel #6. Guys, I think this is the PERFECT cheese knife, and that is probably no coincidence, since it is a French design. The nice slim blade just glides right through this hard cheese.
I also broke down a big double-wall stroller box today with it into small pieces.
The Opinel is the perfect knife for a lot of things IMO
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This snack theme is mouthwatering!
They do say the reason the French have a much lower rate of heart problems compared with other countries, is due to them eating a lot of fruit and drinking wine while eating cheese. Suits me just fine too!
Some cheeses I like: Mature Cheddar, Stilton, Shropshire Blue, Camembert, Neuf Chatel, Gruyere. Opinel really is an excellent slicer for cheeses that are hard, a Laguiole likewise or any Drop Point knife that's thinne- GEC 73 for instance.Sodbuster works a treat too. Wharncliffes give good slices of sausage too.:thumbup:
They do say the reason the French have a much lower rate of heart problems compared with other countries, is due to them eating a lot of fruit and drinking wine while eating cheese. Suits me just fine too!
Some cheeses I like: Mature Cheddar, Stilton, Shropshire Blue, Camembert, Neuf Chatel, Gruyere. Opinel really is an excellent slicer for cheeses that are hard, a Laguiole likewise or any Drop Point knife that's thinne- GEC 73 for instance.Sodbuster works a treat too. Wharncliffes give good slices of sausage too.:thumbup:
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Looking good fellas!
I disagree about the Sodbuster making a good cheese knife though. At least on my Case Sodbuster Jr., the blade is way too thick for that.
I used my Soddy Jr. today to help me clear some branches away from a trail in the woods. The bigger branches were too thick for my hand held pruner, so I used the Soddy to whittle them down until I could break them, then finished with the small clipper.
On another note, I now have a thorn pretty deeply embedded in one of my fingers, and I think I'll make use later of my Vic Explorer's magnifier and tweezers...
I disagree about the Sodbuster making a good cheese knife though. At least on my Case Sodbuster Jr., the blade is way too thick for that.
I used my Soddy Jr. today to help me clear some branches away from a trail in the woods. The bigger branches were too thick for my hand held pruner, so I used the Soddy to whittle them down until I could break them, then finished with the small clipper.
On another note, I now have a thorn pretty deeply embedded in one of my fingers, and I think I'll make use later of my Vic Explorer's magnifier and tweezers...
Pretty cool how the handle matches the apple.GEC White Owl in Kryptonite. I actually eat healthier since I got it.
