Opinel No. 7 "customization" progress

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Above are a few pictures I took of my opinel no.7's current state. I cut and ground the blade down to a wharncliffe/sheepsfoot blade. I chose this because to be honest when it comes to EDC I never have a use for a blade when it comes to piercing or poking holes in things. 99.99% of the time when a knife is needed it's to cut something. Also I absolutely love what noes and sheepsfoot blades 😆.

Next I rounded off the butt end of the knife. I found it uncomfortable pressing against my palm whenever I held it tightly. Add two choils to the top end of the knife and a little sanding to slim the overall profile down and that's about it for what I did today.

My plan for tomorrow is to stain the handle and add a fixed clip on the side. And some screw head brass thumb studs if I can manage it without screwing up the entire blade haha. Thanks for taking a look at it.
 
Sounds good, but pics not showing for me.
 
Showler, I love that folks do so many different things to their Opi's. But for the sake of accuracy, what you did to that one is to add finger grooves, not Choils. A choil is a notch in the blade, normally as a place to stop or start a sharpening pass from. Two choils would simply look bad, and not serve any purpose. I am curious how much did you shorten that blade to do your sheepsfoot. Are you planning on staining yours? I have been having some trouble recently getting a decent stain job on an Opi I did a little modding to.
Good going, and keep us posted.
 
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What did you use to grind the blade to reshape it? Looks nice. How did you go about it?
 
Thanks for the correction Fish I kinda use the word choil as a synonym for any groove really. I shortened the overall blade by half its original length.

I stained it today or rather I sanded it to a very fine and smooth surface and then I oiled it up. It gives the beach wood its original color but I think that it's a bit of a warmer tone overall. And as a bonus the oil protects against scratches and water so hopefully it can protect my opinel from that pesky swelling problem people complain about so much. (Although I shouldn't have that issue. The coast of California isn't humid or muggy in any way)
 
Showler, I actually thought about just oiling one of mine up, I like Watco Danish oil, and if not after a color I think that would probably work well. Your wharncliff style has me thinking about doing one in that style.
 
Great job on the Opinel (I carry mine often), looks very detailed. I have a bunch of them so maybe I will make one a donor for a project like that.
 
I like the blade work you did, as most of what I use my #6 on is opening packages and cutting cardboard. The blade style you did is ideal for that type of work. I occasionally use mine in a restaurant to cut something when a knife is not supplied. ( mainly Chinese restaurants ) I need to get my wife one, as she is always asking me to let her use mine for the same thing. The Opies are the only knives that I now carry for an EDC. I have a collection of other types of knives, but none of them can replace my Opinel for what I need a knife for in my "Golden Years". Not sure why they call it that, as I have no gold or excess funds available! :sorrow:

Have a Blessed Day!

Omar
 
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