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Which Opinel?

A #6 with the blade ground down to a sheepsfoot barely retaining the nail nick and the wood body sanded small to match makes a great watch pocket knife.

The wood body will be shortened to the point where you have impinged on the blade slot. You might want to glue a sliver of wood in to the end of the slot to strengthen things. I've back pocket carried such a knife for weeks at a time so Opinels are stouter than you think.
 
Just got a #9 and I like it so much that I ordered a #7 for more carry-ability. I love the carbon blade, it's like a living thing. Yes it requires care but it has a "personality." The inox you just tend to forget about.

As a collector, I have much more fun with the carbon. One of my girlfriends made me dinner last night and I pulled out all the fruit from her fridge and cut up all sorts of stuff with the knife. Banana skins gave it a purple hue, but the limes rubbed that patina right off. Now it's sort of all over the place, color-wise. :o
 
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