Opinel mods

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Knifenorway

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Hello.
I have always liked Opinel knives, dont really know why. Maybe because they are so simple. Only thing I've never cared much for is the shape of the blade. I dont like the tip, its too big if you understand.
So today I reprofiled the tip on my opinel 6 to a more penblade shape. It completly changed the knife, I love it. It looks a little bit like the garden knife but with the normal handle. I will post photos when I find out how to.
The knife is a no 6 carbon, and has developed a nice patina over the years.
I guess this is quite a normal mod on these knives.
If you guys have modified your opinels, it would be interesting and much appriciated og you post some pics .

Morten
 
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Dropping the blade tip is the very first thing I do to any Opinel I get. I just don't care for how thin that upswept tip is. Then I remover some wood from the belly of the handle so I can just pinch the blade open when it gets wet and a bit stiff.

I do love the opines. I used Mohave a love/hate relationship with hem since my firs tone in 1982, and considered them a bit fiddly and quirky. But they have grown on me the older I got. Now I embrace the wabi sabi factor and they are one of my main etc pocket knives. Their saws are great too.

 
Joe bass, did you make the pocketclip yourself? Looks nice.
Jackknife, I used feel the same. But they have grown on me as well over the years. Have just ordered a tangerine no 7, I think the no 8 is a little big for pocket carry. Will dropp the tip on thet too when it arrives.
 
Knifenorway said:
Joe bass, did you make the pocketclip yourself? Looks nice.
Jackknife, I used feel the same. But they have grown on me as well over the years. Have just ordered a tangerine no 7, I think the no 8 is a little big for pocket carry. Will dropp the tip on thet too when it arrives.
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No I got the clip off a Les Stroud camillus knife. I just stripped the paint and polished it

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I tried to use photobucket, but its only the url-adress I'm posting. Haven't figured out what I'm doing wrong yet.
 
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I personally like imagebin.ca - free to use, no account to setup, etc. Nice mods on your Opinels, mine is still untouched but I was thinking about it
 
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