Opinel knives

[clearkevin]

I have been carrying on for a few weeks now just to see what all the fuss is about I'm not impressed I appreciate the history but you'll get more function durability and lifespan out of a rat 1

 

[BladeScout]

I have been carrying on for a few weeks now just to see what all the fuss is about I'm not impressed I appreciate the history but you'll get more function durability and lifespan out of a rat 1

Didnt check but what is the price comparison - assume the Opi is the least expensive.

Opinels are simple basis tools, which does the job.

I only buy carbon and have mostly #12s.

Every time I buy an Opi, the first I do is open the blade on a locked ring, pop the lock and throw it out.

They have all been bobbed/modded and are mean slicers. You wont belive, how sharp they can get due to the thin profile.

To each his own but you owe it to yourself to give the Opinels another chance.

They may be old and basic French knives but they do most jobs asked of them.

Further more, they have loads of charm.

 

[flexo]

Mine is more than 40 years old now.

GREAT SLICER

interestingly this one has not a usual beech handle but an ash one... seems to be used but beloved and looked after

 

[lisantica]

I wondered if anyone knows why my Opinel #8 has a standard handle, but it has the gardener blade? The knife on the bottom.

 

[lisantica]

I wondered if anyone knows why my Opinel #8 has a standard handle, but it has the gardener blade? The knife on the bottom.

Just as a follow-up, I wrote to Opinel in France and they let me know that this model did once exist in the past, but now discontinued.

 

[knoefz]

Love mine, esp the carbon steel.

 

[lonestar1979]

Opinels are good slicers,and excellent f9r majority of edc tasks,slim versions in inox are very good for cutting food ,glide through anything with ease and 12c27takes scary edge and holds it

 

[specgrade]

How do you know what number you got?

 

[Henry Beige]

To be sure, the Opinel began as a pure friction folder, and the smallest ones still are. However, when I discovered this knife some fifty years ago, the feature that drew me to it was the elegant simplicity of the locking ring.

The details of the lock ring have changed a few times over the years, not always for the better. I do not particularly like the latest iteration, but every example I have handled works just fine. Some ill- fitted examples may not work right when new, and others may wear to the point they don’t work right.

In either case, it is a fairly simple matter to retro-modify them so that they work pretty much like the previous version. With a Dremel, a sharp file, and a lock-ring plier, it takes about ten minutes, once you know what to do. The effort is trivial compared to the time many of us spend modifying and customizing the blades and handles.

 

[lisantica]

How do you know what number you got?

The number is on the silver ring that twists. Usually something like No 8.

 

[specgrade]

The number is on the silver ring that twists. Usually something like No 8.

Of course it is.....Thank You so much!

 

[DB_Cruiser]

When a question like this prompts 4 pages of responses, you should probably try at least one. I have 5 and they're all fine knives for the price. In fact, I'd pay more for them but I am thankful I don't have to.

 

[dirc]

When a question like this prompts 4 pages of responses, you should probably try at least one. I have 5 and they're all fine knives for the price. In fact, I'd pay more for them but I am thankful I don't have to.

This is why I spent the extra $10 for a bubinga wood opi #8 when my local outdoor/camp shop had them in stock. The 12c27 blade came fully mirror polished too.

 

[Mo2]