Opinel: two questions

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Uncle Bill

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1. How do the blades stay closed?

2. While closed, does the edge rest against wood inside the handle?

Any other comments welcome too. Interesting knife, and inexpensive.
 
Unk,

The blades stay closed by friction, but they do not hit the inside. If you are getting one, be sure to get carbon steel. I carried one for about 2 years (maybe 1977-79), after that it would barely open in the pocket - just enough to catch the hand!

Not bade for 9 bucks, and boy can you get them sharp!

-Michael

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There's nothing but friction to hold it closed. They come with enough friction. You can compensate for wear by taking the locking collar off -- you can pry it off forward with a screwdriver -- and tapping on the rivet a little. Don't tap too hard; the rivet is soft aluminum.

The edge can touch the wood when you close it -- there's no choil at all -- but it doesn't dull it; it's only wood.
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I agree with Chefget. I purchased my first
Opinel, A #6, about 20 years ago, on the
Boardwalk in O/C, to use for fishing.
They can be very sharp, they lockup solid &
you cant beat the price.
Ive purchased a number of sizes since then &
the carbon does seem better than the stainles

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Too bad Opinel doesn't put a taper on the locking collar to keep it locked closed as well as it does open, a mod that looks like it would be easy to do. I have a #8 and a #10 that I like a lot. The #12 was bigger than I expected, a lot of sharp blade for $20, and a local dealer had a #13 displayed which I didn't know if it was a joke, a display model, or a real one.
 
Uncle Bill, these are great utility knives. I use a couple for cutting my leather pieces for my various projects. This would be a good knife for your cork roadbeds on your trains!
 
I picked up a few in France a few years ago- unbelieveable value- a carbon steel blade that takes and keeps a scalpel edge, fairly robust & works well in the hand. There's one with about a 3 1/2" blade that is a permanent part of my "Picnic Basket"- it has cut a ton of salami & cheddar.

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Who sells these Opinels? Talk about timing, I inquired about these from Brian at Discountknives around two weeks ago. He said he'll mail me back if he gets some stocks. Apparently he wasn't able to, or is too busy with the Christmas rush.
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It's okay though.

I was hoping to get these for stocking stuffers.

Dan
 
Yeah, I got my Opinel in France about a year ago. I've never had a problem with unwanted opening, and like everyone else said, it is very sharp and very cheap.
 
Well if that don't beat all . . . My son (seven years old) got me a No. 8 Opinel for Christmas!!!!!

And I kid you not; this wasn't orchestrated!! He did it on his own!!!!

Wow!!!
 
I bought a couple of Opinels about 20 years ago after reading that William Moran carried one for his everyday use. I don't use them much but, like many of my knives, I just like having them around. (Plus I like to think that when I have an Opinel in my pocket I have something in common with Bill Moran)
 
I have a couple of Opinels, both #8.

One carbon, one stainless, both sharp.

I like Opinels. These are special because they were given to me by Nemo during his recent visit.

Good, simple, functional knives.

Blues

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Silverback , I too bought my first opinel on the boardwalk in OC, MD about 10 years ago ! We must have just missed each other ! Small world !
 
knifeshop.com carries a full line. I ordered a great filet knife (15cm blade) from them and got it in a couple of weeks (they're in Germany).Martin will take care of you.Inquire at
Martin@knifeshop.com, or see at www.knifeshop.com

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[This message has been edited by AlaChoctaw (edited 27 December 1999).]
 
Opinels are also really fun to Dremel on. They're cheap enough you don't feel bad scratching them, and plain enough you can add all sorts of filework, etc.
 
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