Two blade opinel possible mod?

[Bryson S]

Dear all,

Has anyone modified an opinel to fit two blades? I am a whittler and use a #8 in stainless with a modified blade shape. It is great but sometimes it would be really nice to have a two blade lengths in one opinel for carving on the go with only one knife. My thought is one could take apart a #8, sand/file out the slot to be a little wider, put two blades on the pivot pin separated by a washer, and then put the knife back together and have an excellent, comfortable whittling knife with a roughing and detail blade. To those who know opinels well, do you think this is feasible?

Thank you for your help and wisdom,

Bryson

 

[Henry Beige]

It's been done, more than once If you search the Traditional subforum, you may come across it.

 

[Bryson S]

Thank you, Henry.

 

[Just Tom.]

Dear all,

Has anyone modified an opinel to fit two blades? I am a whittler and use a #8 in stainless with a modified blade shape. It is great but sometimes it would be really nice to have a two blade lengths in one opinel for carving on the go with only one knife. My thought is one could take apart a #8, sand/file out the slot to be a little wider, put two blades on the pivot pin separated by a washer, and then put the knife back together and have an excellent, comfortable whittling knife with a roughing and detail blade. To those who know opinels well, do you think this is feasible?

Thank you for your help and wisdom,

Bryson

Sounds like a good idea to me!
I found this link:
http://fpanda.free.fr/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=651
in this post:

I find this 2 blade mod particularly cool.
http://fpanda.free.fr/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=651