Anyone like opinel,
Re: Anyone like opinel,
I like that Jerry kind of hemi orange
Paul,
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A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
friendship is a rare and precious gift,
A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
Re: Anyone like opinel,
I gave the orange ones out at Christmas to our "Back-Row Baptist club" one year.......State color! Now there are two rows
I always carry a carbon Number 7 when we go out to eat. Been wanting to get the biggest one, can not recall the number. It would be just to lose or look at. I save my money now for things I can use or resell, no sense to burden The Boss ....... too much
9ball
I always carry a carbon Number 7 when we go out to eat. Been wanting to get the biggest one, can not recall the number. It would be just to lose or look at. I save my money now for things I can use or resell, no sense to burden The Boss ....... too much
9ball
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Re: Anyone like opinel,
Think it's the #12 as the #13 is that huge one opinel do,biggest I went was #10 but like you my favourite is the #7 carbon
Paul,
friendship is a rare and precious gift,
A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
friendship is a rare and precious gift,
A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
Re: Anyone like opinel,
Love them I have #2,6,7,8,10 and a #8 filet knife and a garden knife!
Keep Near the Cross.
Re: Anyone like opinel,
I am a big fan of French pocket knives and Opinel in particular.
I have carried a Bubinga #8 for about 10 years until I wore down the blade from sharpening it, then a single Olive #8 for the next 10-15 years, I forgot when I got it, exactly. It's in my pocket right now.
I also really like the Effile/Slimline ones, too, specifically #8. #10 is a bit too big, I think, but it cuts food brilliantly.
I usually use it for cutting food and spreading stuff. Sometimes for utility work like opening boxes, prying things open, using the tip to pick something out or off (sometimes on circuit boards - the wooden handle is an insulator).
It is also THE OFFICIAL treat cutter for the kids. If there is a treat, like a pastry, then it is this knife that must be used to divide it. The kids won't accept anything else. It must be Dad's Official Pocket Knife (this Opinel).
You need to get the Inox (inoxydable = stainless) to use on food. The carbon tastes awful unless you stick it in a grapefruit overnight. That does some kind of fancy chemistry/science stuff that I don't understand and turns the carbon blade black. It won't make your apples taste like rust anymore, though.
I have several other French knives including Thiers, Laguiole knives of different sizes, and some Case knives. The Opinel cuts better than any of them, including the expensive ones, and dripping juice from fruit does not soak the Opinel or my hand because of its wide, round front. At first, I thought that was just lazy engineering but after comparing I understand why it is round like that.
Of all the gadgets in life I cannot believe that someone designed something so simple, so perfect, and so inexpensive. I'm amazed. I would love to create something - anything - like that at least once in my life!
In the photo, you can see some tiny round indentations. Those are from hammering a pin into some tiny model wheels on a Daddy-Daughter-Dream-Date. My little girl and I built a solar powered car at a cafe together. Each of those represents one kiss I gave her for figuring out something clever. The best one was when she figured out there was an issue with the gearbox, debugged it, and fixed it. Later, when Gramma asked her what a gearbox is she exclaimed, "oh, Gramma, everyone knows what a gearbox is!" She was 7 at the time. I'm so proud of her.
I recently restored it somewhat. It was almost walnutwood brown from age and use. I gave it a light sanding and it became olivewood color again. I used tung oil lacquer on it. That darkened it again. I'll use something else next time. I miss the olivewood smell.
As as real as the Velveteen Rabbit.
I have carried a Bubinga #8 for about 10 years until I wore down the blade from sharpening it, then a single Olive #8 for the next 10-15 years, I forgot when I got it, exactly. It's in my pocket right now.
I also really like the Effile/Slimline ones, too, specifically #8. #10 is a bit too big, I think, but it cuts food brilliantly.
I usually use it for cutting food and spreading stuff. Sometimes for utility work like opening boxes, prying things open, using the tip to pick something out or off (sometimes on circuit boards - the wooden handle is an insulator).
It is also THE OFFICIAL treat cutter for the kids. If there is a treat, like a pastry, then it is this knife that must be used to divide it. The kids won't accept anything else. It must be Dad's Official Pocket Knife (this Opinel).
You need to get the Inox (inoxydable = stainless) to use on food. The carbon tastes awful unless you stick it in a grapefruit overnight. That does some kind of fancy chemistry/science stuff that I don't understand and turns the carbon blade black. It won't make your apples taste like rust anymore, though.
I have several other French knives including Thiers, Laguiole knives of different sizes, and some Case knives. The Opinel cuts better than any of them, including the expensive ones, and dripping juice from fruit does not soak the Opinel or my hand because of its wide, round front. At first, I thought that was just lazy engineering but after comparing I understand why it is round like that.
Of all the gadgets in life I cannot believe that someone designed something so simple, so perfect, and so inexpensive. I'm amazed. I would love to create something - anything - like that at least once in my life!
In the photo, you can see some tiny round indentations. Those are from hammering a pin into some tiny model wheels on a Daddy-Daughter-Dream-Date. My little girl and I built a solar powered car at a cafe together. Each of those represents one kiss I gave her for figuring out something clever. The best one was when she figured out there was an issue with the gearbox, debugged it, and fixed it. Later, when Gramma asked her what a gearbox is she exclaimed, "oh, Gramma, everyone knows what a gearbox is!" She was 7 at the time. I'm so proud of her.
I recently restored it somewhat. It was almost walnutwood brown from age and use. I gave it a light sanding and it became olivewood color again. I used tung oil lacquer on it. That darkened it again. I'll use something else next time. I miss the olivewood smell.
As as real as the Velveteen Rabbit.
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Re: Anyone like opinel,
ErikB, Welcome aboard. Opinels are admired by many of the members including myself.
Re: Anyone like opinel,
I like them and have several! That’s a No. 13 at the top. I’ve added a few more since this group was taken.
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in case it was missed earlier, this is the new black blade Opinel. The lock on this one can be used in the closed as well as the open position.
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I just have this No. 8. I think it's the Trekker, ingenious locking design.
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I only own 1 Opinel and i hate it. There is nothing i like about this set of knives.
That may surprise some people, but that is the way it is.
What's more is that this is the only style of knife that does nothing for me.
Tony.
That may surprise some people, but that is the way it is.
What's more is that this is the only style of knife that does nothing for me.
Tony.
Re: Anyone like opinel,
I only have one. I have just never gotten around to doing more reading about them and deciding which ones I would like to have.
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Don't hold back Tony. Let us know how you really feel about Opinels.
I've had a couple in the past that have mysteriously disappeared but I still have two left. Since all I ever carry is one of my Camillus 72s, I can't comment on their usefulness nor desirability.
A Nº07 gift from 313Mike a few years ago. And this Nº08 I bought a few years ago.
I've had a couple in the past that have mysteriously disappeared but I still have two left. Since all I ever carry is one of my Camillus 72s, I can't comment on their usefulness nor desirability.
A Nº07 gift from 313Mike a few years ago. And this Nº08 I bought a few years ago.
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Too bad Camillus never made a 72 fixed blade, eh Jerry?jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:18 pm Don't hold back Tony. Let us know how you really feel about Opinels.
I've had a couple in the past that have mysteriously disappeared but I still have two left. Since all I ever carry is one of my Camillus 72s, I can't comment on their usefulness nor desirability.
A Nº07 gift from 313Mike a few years ago.
Opinel Nº07 Orange - Christmas '16 from 313 Mike.jpg
And this Nº08 I bought a few years ago.
Opinel #8 Slim.JPG
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
Re: Anyone like opinel,
John
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Make sure some of them are Dirt!!!
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That is an eye-catching photo John.
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Thank You Garry..
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Ya had to post that orange HUH?? Thanks.. Got me looking for one and found a navy blue too.. DECISIONS.. DECISIONS...jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:18 pm Don't hold back Tony. Let us know how you really feel about Opinels.
I've had a couple in the past that have mysteriously disappeared but I still have two left. Since all I ever carry is one of my Camillus 72s, I can't comment on their usefulness nor desirability.
A Nº07 gift from 313Mike a few years ago.
Opinel Nº07 Orange - Christmas '16 from 313 Mike.jpg
And this Nº08 I bought a few years ago.
Opinel #8 Slim.JPG
Vit.. Real nice collection.. Thanks for sharing!!!
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Of all the paths you take in life,
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