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Yea , with steel that thin you would really have to be careful using a powered tool to mod it.
As thin as the Opinel is , I would use an old stone to change the shape.
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I was thinking at work today and had a great idea. . . Well, I think it's great anyway. . . 
Ya know the locking carabiners with the spring loaded collar that you twist to open the gate? I was wondering what it would be like to have a high tech version of an Opinel with a spring loaded lock on it like the the gate on one of those carabiners. Don't get me wrong, I love the Opinels just the way the are, I was just kind of day dreaming and wondering if it would even be possible to make something like that. The carabiners probably use a circular spring which wouldn't work because it would block the blade from closing so the mechanism would have to be different. . . Anyhow, what do ya think? If I ever manage to get rich somehow (fat chance) I'll have to have one custom made for me!
Ya know the locking carabiners with the spring loaded collar that you twist to open the gate? I was wondering what it would be like to have a high tech version of an Opinel with a spring loaded lock on it like the the gate on one of those carabiners. Don't get me wrong, I love the Opinels just the way the are, I was just kind of day dreaming and wondering if it would even be possible to make something like that. The carabiners probably use a circular spring which wouldn't work because it would block the blade from closing so the mechanism would have to be different. . . Anyhow, what do ya think? If I ever manage to get rich somehow (fat chance) I'll have to have one custom made for me!I've got a #6, a #8 and a #10.
The #10 feels really good in the hand - I find its a great knife for laid back bushcrafting type stuff around camp.
The #8 is a good all-rounder - not too big, not too small. I edc a Delica but on the very odd occasion when I feel like something more rustic I go for the #8.
The #6 is for use around the sheeple - small and traditional looking, it scares only the very sheepiest of sheeple. Good thing is it still locks up like the larger models, whereas #5 and down are slipjoints.
The #10 feels really good in the hand - I find its a great knife for laid back bushcrafting type stuff around camp.
The #8 is a good all-rounder - not too big, not too small. I edc a Delica but on the very odd occasion when I feel like something more rustic I go for the #8.
The #6 is for use around the sheeple - small and traditional looking, it scares only the very sheepiest of sheeple. Good thing is it still locks up like the larger models, whereas #5 and down are slipjoints.