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Ultima Thule

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Hi folks! Been lurking here for a while and decided I'd like to participate.

I've loved all sorts of knives since my first childhood, and now that I can actually afford them, I'm indulging myself. As a cook/restaurant owner I use them on a very frequent basis, and I carry a roll full of kitchen knives at all times. I also have usually got never fewer than two on me at any time, often as many as four if you count the Leatherman Micra.

Three weeks ago, I did not own a single Mora or Opinel knife. As of today, I have four Moras and five Opinels. I think I may have an addiction.....

Ultima Thule
 
Welcome UT! This is a great place to land. You'll find the folks here to be top shelf. Enjoy your stay.

Peter
 
Thanks guys! I notice no one commented on my addiction. Maybe I should have kept that dirty little secret to myself. Don't want to bring up bad memories.
 
Welcome Ultima!

Jump right in, the water is nice and the locals are friendly ;)

Cheers,
- Bernd
 
Welcome Sir! Please do tell a bit about your restaurant and cuisine? I've never fondled a Mora yet, but can definitely understand scooping up a range of Opies.
 
Okey dokey. I have a restaurant in Roan Mountain, TN called Bob's Dairyland. Been here since 1956, serving homemade southern style food, seafood, BBQ, and huge amounts of ice cream.

I'm addicted to my family, guns & knives, and that is about it!

My working knives at the restaurant are inexpensive stuff for my cooks (they don't take care of them) and slightly better stuff for me. I have a few traditional folders, one or two fixed blade hunters, and a deep love of edged things. Just trying to learn and enjoy. For instance, I can't sharpen a knife for poop, but I sure can dull them...
 
Yeah, the knife addiction thing is pretty much given for most of the folk around, I guess that is why no one mentioned it :D

"I'm addicted to my family, guns & knives, and that is about it!"

Be careful, I see a strong disposition for an added flashlight, watch and/or outdoor-gear addiction in your future ;)
 
Hey, UT. I'm in the same boat with you. I'd never heard of an Opinel before I found this site, and now I have two #7s, two #8s, and one #6. They're some of my favorite knives now. I even managed to get my dad and my brother interested in Opinels. Welcome aboard.
 
I've noticed the enabler gene is strong here! And contagious, my youngest daughter is my knife buddy and when I showed her my first Opinel No. 8, she demanded one of her own. Her No. 6 is in stainless though, so she will not have to be as concerned with the Carbon blade on mine. And since I was ordering, got a set of No. 8 Pruners, one in SS and one in Carbon, and a Mora No. 1.

Told my designated wife that at least Opinels and Moras are much cheaper than Smith & Wesson revolvers.....
 
Welcome to the friendliest part of the forum. As you might have seen there are a lot of generosity and knowledge here.

You say you can't sharpen knives. I think inexpensive quality knives like Opinels and Moras sound like good knives to learn how to sharpen. They might get messed up, but you shouldn't get in financial trouble if you have to buy a couple more.

It's very rewarding when you are able to get the edge you want, and extremely frustrating when you can only achieve butter knife sharpness. I speak from experience.
 
Ultima Thule said:
Hi folks! Been lurking here for a while and decided I'd like to participate.

I've loved all sorts of knives since my first childhood, and now that I can actually afford them, I'm indulging myself. As a cook/restaurant owner I use them on a very frequent basis, and I carry a roll full of kitchen knives at all times. I also have usually got never fewer than two on me at any time, often as many as four if you count the Leatherman Micra.

Three weeks ago, I did not own a single Mora or Opinel knife. As of today, I have four Moras and five Opinels. I think I may have an addiction.....

Ultima Thule
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What's a Mora? Do I need one? Oh, I'm getting one of those!!!!!!!!
HA! Welcome home..........We do need pictures often however.............Mora's and Opinels are excellent knives and of great value for the cost IMO.
Hope to see you on the trads forum more often.
 
Woodrow F Call said:
You know this a group of enablers and not a support group right? ;)

Welcome aboard.
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Why did you warn him? I was going to let that be a surprise.

Anyway you will fit in perfectly here, you're already a knife addict and have a deep appreciation for food I assume considering your profession. So allow me to say this to you on behalf of Traditional Folders And Fixed Blades. Welcome Home!

If you want to master the art of sharpening knives head on over to the maintenance tinkering and embelishment sub forum I believe it's called and ask some of our sharpening guru's for help. They will set you in the right direction. If you put in the work you will start having knives sharp enough that your fellow cooks, friends, family members, and you will be scared of using it :D. For the most part once you have the general idea of whats going on it's mainly practice that takes the most time to achieve the desired results. And as a side note factory sharp and arm shaving sharp is only the beginning once you go down this path, let this be your warning.
 
Welcome! If you stick with moras and opinels it wont be too bad. Exhaust your inexpensive options is my advice. And learning to sharpen might just well keep you preoccupied a bit. I'd recommend a set of crock sticks if you don't have em. They usually fix up an edge if you mess up on the stones. All best
 
Thank you for the friendly welcome! I've spent the better part of the last fifty years accumulating "stuff." Mostly guns and knives, but some foolish things too.

The guns are not seeing much use lately due to time constraints, and not being able to find ammo. But I have also rediscovered how enjoyable knives are. And I since I have an excellent occupation for indulging in them, why not?

The new Opinels and Moras have become my latest obsession, and since they are ridiculously inexpensive, that is a good thing! I do have a few Case traditionals, and a highly favored Spyderco Sage I, a smattering of Bokers, maybe even an old Remington. My prize though is a Harold Corby custom that the cantankerous old guy re-handled three times in Buffalo Horn before he would let me have it, just because he wasn't happy with the fit.

I do need to learn to sharpen better, and I will check out the info here. My stone is not very good, and I need to upgrade it before I can get a better result. Between Harold (who will not allow customers to sharpen a knife, he insists you bring it back to him) and a now-deceased buddy, I never had to learn.

I will set up a photo thingie so I can post a few shots from time to time, but my Opinels look just like all the others anyway!
 
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