Someone told about the Opinel. Do not forget the knives of the douk-douk family, made by M.C. Cognet and which you must find in the U.S. on "cutlery to go". For 10 euros (~$12) you get forged carbon steel with metal handle. The knife, once correctly sharpened, holds a very nice razor edge. The construction is as sturdy as can be for such a slim folder, you will not find its limits as long as you do not use the knife as a heavy pry-bar.
I recently got a Tiki, and used it this week everyday for cooking and all around utility on a caravaning holiday and it just stopped shaving well at the end of the week.
Though, the knife has some drawbacks but you quickly forget them when you get used to it :
- at first the blade is not easy to open when wet, because there's not nail notch and you have to catch it between two fingers; this first bothered me a lot and I thought about filing a notch, but you quickly get the ability to open it easily in all conditions.
- the hadle is *very* slim, which makes a bit unpleasant to use at first, but this is also something you get used to.
- the coating is bad quality and quickly wears off. This is not a real matter.
So after a few days to get used to it, the douk douk knives (Tiki...) will make a reliable and efficient cheap folder, pleasant to use, and which you can get in three sizes. It used to be the preferred knife among the algerian autonomists during the franco-algerian troubles before 1962.
Greetings,
Mathias
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I just saw the tiki is 3 times as expensive by Cutlery to go as you can find it by a french knife-shop. Still, it is worth it, I think.
I recently got a Tiki, and used it this week everyday for cooking and all around utility on a caravaning holiday and it just stopped shaving well at the end of the week.
Though, the knife has some drawbacks but you quickly forget them when you get used to it :
- at first the blade is not easy to open when wet, because there's not nail notch and you have to catch it between two fingers; this first bothered me a lot and I thought about filing a notch, but you quickly get the ability to open it easily in all conditions.
- the hadle is *very* slim, which makes a bit unpleasant to use at first, but this is also something you get used to.
- the coating is bad quality and quickly wears off. This is not a real matter.
So after a few days to get used to it, the douk douk knives (Tiki...) will make a reliable and efficient cheap folder, pleasant to use, and which you can get in three sizes. It used to be the preferred knife among the algerian autonomists during the franco-algerian troubles before 1962.
Greetings,
Mathias
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I just saw the tiki is 3 times as expensive by Cutlery to go as you can find it by a french knife-shop. Still, it is worth it, I think.
