All About Pocket Knives

N° 9 opinel is between 9 and 13 € (depending handle and steel) (9cm Lenght blade)
a douk with 11cm lenght blade is around 13€
for me it's quite same

I've never had a chance to try a Douk-Douk. I've never seen any for sale around here, and mail order seems to be twice what an Opinel is. I can pick up a number 7 or 8 Opinel for 10 to 12 dollars, but a equal size Douk-Douk is twice that. Plus, the Opinel has a blade lock, which I like.

One of these days, I may try one of I find one in a store, so I can examine it first. I hate buying strange things mail order.

Just received these.

Just got this plum colored Opinal. Didn't get good color rendition in the photo.

I'm kinda getting into Opinels just for food prep got this #8 to go with my #7

I think you will enjoy using them for food prep. Just keeping them clean and dry is all that is needed like any other kitchen knife but if you ever want to use a drop or two of oil remember to use a food grade mineral oil or other food compatible oil.

One of my sisters told me that one of her best memories of France was using her Opinel to slice tomatoes and cheese for a fresh baguette while visiting the vineyards of Bordeaux.

A few years back I bought a bunch of Opinels(no8+10)at a fleamarket,they were used but in fair condition.They became my work knives on our daiy farm.Their main chore is cutting silage bales wrapped in plastic open.This is where the no 8 excelles,terrific slicer.

I suddenly relized that in the past year, with the exception of my SAK, I haven't carried any other knife but one of my Opinels. I even gave it the vasoline treatment and got it to stand up to a half hour of being totally submerged in a glass of water and still be able to open easy. Just a little stiffening.

it's always easy to open, you don't need to apply any treatment. to open a opinel just hold it by the barrel and hit the bottom of the handle on a hard surface, the blade exits alone

try the duk-duk it's like the opinel for these tasks and prices are the same

First of all, I don't know nuthin' about nuthin'.
But if I did, I'd wonder why if a duk functions like an Opie, costs same as an Opie,
but has flat sided metal grips instead of round contoured wood, why try one?
Afterall, if you've already found the best $10 knife money can buy with a history
that goes back to 1890...
Now naturally if you live in a heavily infested termite area metal mite be the way2go.

Those look fantastic Wosey. Subtle mods make such a big difference.

That grain really popped on that one. It looks like it would ride in the pocket very comfortably.

tank wrote:That one looks like it would ride in the pocket very comfortably.

You're probly right but answer's no, you cain't have it!

Just in.....found in P.O.B....Brazilian Rosewood No.6
Has polished ss blade & gift box.
Have you ever seen one beggin' for alterations more?
I mean look at it, way the factree left that high peak
sharp angle on the end, jeepers!

That thing is pointy on both ends.

Not anymore

That's a beauty. Looked like a convex edge before.

That's the beauty of the Opinel. It's like a blank canvas to an artist. You can sand, reshape, stain and make it your own individual knife. More and more, The Opinel is the only other knife I feel like carrying, or even owning these days with the exception of the SAK's. I don't know how long it's been since I have even bothered to carry any other knife but a Victorinox or Opinel. I find as I get older that my interest in knives has diminished to where I am only interested in the most practical. I've sold off and given away most of my knife collection. Same with my guns, I've cut down to a handful I really like and sold off the rest.

Interesting re-works you guys do on these Opie folders. The knife may lend itself well to re-working but
it's easy to tell how much your Opies are loved and used, really good stuff.

I finally decided that there must be something to the reputation they have as a slicer so I got a set of Opie 112 Paring
knives for the kitchen, they are AWESOME!! If anyone has been wanting to try Opinel and does not wish to carry thier folder, I can highly recommend the 112.

IM

IMBand wrote:Interesting re-works you guys do on these Opie folders. The knife may lend itself well to re-working but
it's easy to tell how much your Opies are loved and used, really good stuff.

I finally decided that there must be something to the reputation they have as a slicer so I got a set of Opie 112 Paring
knives for the kitchen, they are AWESOME!! If anyone has been wanting to try Opinel and does not wish to carry thier folder, I can highly recommend the 112.

IM

I guess I must love my Opinel's, for all the work on sanding and staining I do to make it really mine. Then I gift it to someone who needs a knife, and I start all over again on a new Opinel. I thik I've done most of the shades of stain Minwax makes, and a few of my own using Tandy's leather die and linseed oil. To me, it's both a labor of love, plus the love of an old funky design that is remarkably sturdy for field use as well as an edc pocket knife.

Maybe it's the mass produced plastic age we live in, but I'm tired of black plastic or any synthetic this and that. Knives, guns, cars, whatever. I've always loved the old time European stuff like old VW bugs, real walnut stocked rifles no black tactical stuff need apply. I have wood paneling in my house, and real hardwwod floors. I love how the Opinel has not changed with the times, and is still a nice wood handle to hang onto, and is insanely light weight for it's size. I love the way it harkens back to another time, like a nice wool sweater rather than some petro chemical polyester junk that wears out in a season or two.

Yeah, I love my Opinel's.

I like to include that to my knives collection,i like it cause its handy good for going anywhere in camping...or doing anything in rush..