Review Opinel No. 9 Carbone: A Knife of the Ancients

[Wasty]

The good thing about Opinel knives is that they don't care for Opinions, Supersteels, and other shenanigans.
They will unpretentiously cut what needs to be cut for a long time without any issues - strop and repeat.

 

[EngrSorenson]

The good thing about Opinel knives is that they don't care for Opinions, Supersteels, and other shenanigans.
They will unpretentiously cut what needs to be cut for a long time without any issues - strop and repeat.

And you can get like 5 of them for ~100 dollars US, lose 4 of them and still have enough blade to unpretentiously cut things for the duration of your life.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

This thread should rightfully be turned into Opinel pr0n.

 

[Blue Sky]

I like my Opinels. Simple design that still works. Fun to mod if that’s your thing. I have plenty of so-called modern knives as well, but I can find room for both.

 

[The Zieg]

This thread should rightfully be turned into Opinel pr0n.

Opornel?

 

[The Zieg]

 

[Boattale]

Uhhh did somebody say something about food prep with an Opinel? Tasso, for some beans and rice. And of course the necessary onion.

 

[EngrSorenson]

I have no idea how I’ll make it through the day.

 

[jiggyfly16]

This thread should rightfully be turned into Opinel pr0n.

 

[EngrSorenson]

Lastly for the blade, there is only 1 opening method on this knife.

Three, including the “Coup du Savoyard” and the pro one hand open (unmodified Opinel). Tell me you’re an Opinel noob without telling me.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

The power of Opinel compels OP,

 

[EngrSorenson]

At some point I will expect the negative Nancy demon to be expelled from OP’s body. Perhaps in the form of rank flatulence.

 

[EngrSorenson]

The power of Opinel compels OP,

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That’s a great staining. Looks like the padouk but with the tight grain of beach wood.

 

[Danke42]

The power of Opinel compels OP,

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Oh they're hideous

 

[EngrSorenson]

Oh they're hideous

I was amazed the blades didn’t fold like aluminum foil, what with being propped up like that and all the sulfur impurities in XC90.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

At some point I will expect the negative Nancy demon to be expelled from OP’s body. Perhaps in the form of rank flatulence.

Thanks I used java brown leather dye, which has a slightly red hue to it. Love those padauk handles (especially when they age) but I think I prefer the satin blades vs polished.

 

[Maximumbob54]

I will add one negative to this. I've bought three Opinels so far and all three came with a terrible edge. Super easy to sharpen of course but a bummer each time.

 

[EngrSorenson]

I will add one negative to this. I've bought three Opinels so far and all three came with a terrible edge. Super easy to sharpen of course but a bummer each time.

Yeah, it’s not great, but lately the GECs that I’ve gotten have had comparable sharpening jobs, for instance the 2025 BF knife at almost 16x the cost of an Opinel.

I always expect to sharpen knives that come to me.

 

[Boattale]

Yeah, it’s not great, but lately the GECs that I’ve gotten have had comparable sharpening jobs, for instance the 2025 BF knife at almost 16x the cost of an Opinel.

I always expect to sharpen knives that come to me.

I bought an Ontario 6" boning knife two years ago and I'm still trying to get it sharp. The 10" slicer that I bought at the same time? Well, it will cut. So you honestly never know. My opies have never been at problem new or later.

 

[The Zieg]

I will add one negative to this. I've bought three Opinels so far and all three came with a terrible edge. Super easy to sharpen of course but a bummer each time.

Yeah, I put a new edge on every one I get. But I'm full up on them, now.