Opinel head count.

I don't carry it much anymore. I bought it to be a desk knife but I haven't been spending much time at my desk(in my room). :D
 
I like them for their carbonsteel, sharpness, blade geometry and price!
I use my Nº 12 in the kitchen, sharpest knife that I have!
The Nº 12 is not really an EDC and the handle is to thick to carry in my pockets, for EDC I prefer one of my "Loewenmesser", nearly as sharp as Opinel, classic and only a little more expensive.
 
I have a few #8 Opinels scattered about. Great for beaters, the tool box, letter openers.. and the stainless ones are great for cheese!
 
I've got three. I never really EDC them, I do take them camping and on walks in the woods. I did EDC one for a couple weeks, while I was in the UK - I picked up the biggest non-locking one (#4?) because of the "no locking folder" laws. My users are a #12 and #9.
 
I have several, don't recall the #s now.
But I never EDC them.

Regards,

Andre Tiba - Brazil
 
I have a #7 carbon. I use it at home to eat fruit and I EDC it on the weekends during the fresh fruit and vegetable seasons.
 
As many young french boys the Opinel has been my first knife and for many years i've used and lost and broken a lot of those knives. They are cheap, good slicers, but now i can buy somes of those awesome knives you make in USA i don't use them anymore.

Dantzk.
 
I read a couple of magazine articles about them a few years ago, my dad had been carrying one for a while (a #7 in carbon steel) so I decided to give them a try.

I have around ten, mostly #9 and #8 in stainless, some of the #8 have nicer wood handles like oak or olive. I EDC them quite often.
 
I keep a #9 with a carbon steel blade in a desk drawer. It gets used for various things every now and then.

I also have a carbon steel #7 that mostly stays in a big box of assorted knives. I'll occasionally break it out for use when eating cheese and crackers, although a nice Fontenille Pataud slip joint is my main "cheese knife".

Modern one-hand openers may be a lot more convenient, but I wouldn't complain if I could only carry an Opinel. I think the thing I like most about them is that they're so very easy to sharpen and get scary sharp.
 
I use my No. 10 for lots of things around the house, and I sometimes carry it when I'm feeling 'traditional.' It usually comes with me into the woods, always on fishing trips, and pretty much whenever I travel. It's also my steak knife (I saw that someone else also goes this route), and gets more food-prep time in general than any of my other knives.

I love Opinel.

Peace.
 
I lost mine and haven't bought a replacement yet. So my current count is Zero.

-Bob
 
I have a carbon #9 that I bought just to see what all the fuss was about.
For the price you pay it is a fine knife, but it really is'nt all that special IMHO.

Allen.
 
A little custom job:

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So, yes I have one!
 
I have a carbon # 7 and I carry in almost every day. It is rotated in with my SAK Farmer. I like the light weight of the Opinel however.
 
They are pretty primitive looking knives. Very simple design. What is the name of the lock it uses?
 
rlr- I love that mod!

I discovered them when I was 21. Someone I knew showed me how to flick it open, and I had to have one. I traded someone a haircut for a #8, inox, which I still have, and carry.
 
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