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Great looking knife!
I never use the locking ring on my Opinel 8 to keep it open. I use it to keep it closed in my pocket!

 

[NoNameNomad]

I've never done a great deal of whittling, but when I did, I found that the smaller the blade, the better. The pen blade of my peanut, and the small blade of a Vic tinker are good. My friction folders are everyday cutting and slicing tools for whatever. The blades are too big for small detailed work like whittling a chain or a box in the cage. Although the Opinel's do great work in the kitchen, slicing and dicing for a good stir fry.

Carl.

I find the same about the pen blades and whittling. What I'd love to try is to take an Opinel, maybe a No.7 or 8 as a base using the larger blade for cutting larger portions of wood when whittling, and modify it so that there is a smaller blade at the other end for detail work. I'd probably take the blade off a 6, cut it down to a shortened sheepsfoot (maybe narrow it s well, so maybe I'll order one of the smallest Opinels first and make that a shepsfoot, we'll see). So essentially what I'd do is an equal end jack version of an Opinel. The No. 8 would make a good handle because I'd like the larger handle for comfort while woodcarving, retaining it's normal blade, and the small Opie blade at the other end. Maybe with its own locking ring.

Edited to say maybe equal end jack isn't the right term, although it works. Maybe more of a half congress approach is the better terminology.