I am putting together an EDC pouch, The Mini Venture from Lochby, and I picked up my second Opinel for it. I have a No.10 that I keep on my sidetable for food prep. I have a Victorinox Explorer for the pouch, but I wanted a dedicated food prep knife so the No.8 was a no-brainer.
Not sure if the engraving is original, I got it from a shop in Devon along with a matching fish themed one for my partner
It's served me well in the months I've owned it that's for sure!
I’m looking at buying a sharp pocket knife for every day use such as opening parcels, cutting cardboard and plastic banding straps, thin plant stems and also I’d like to try some wood carving/whittling.
I have average size hands.
What size Opinel would suit best please? I was thinking No8, but would a 6 be better for whittling?
Thanks.
Hi all, I have inherited a number of Opinel collectors items and i would like to sell some. As an example i have the while series of knives celebrating the 1992 olympic games in Albertville and the football world cup. Where would you recommend putting them up for sale?
Finished the forced patina on my new Opinel. I think it turned out pretty good. I wiped down the blade with isopropyl alcohol as prep, then did three 15 minute mustard applications. First application was stripes on the stamped side. Second was stripes on the smooth side. Third was a uniform coating of the entire blade, both sides.
I learned that the most color variation occurs just outside of where the mustard is applied. I used a syringe to get better control of the application.
I'm in the process of making a "micarta" handle for my no12 which is used as a camp chef knife. I'm replacing the handle for fun and to make it less sensitive for water.
I've created two quick prototypes to see which store I like the best, but still can't decide.
Which style should I go for, Photo 1 or 2? The third pic is the material I'm planning to use.
Did not have a sheath for my no8’s.
So just bought an other no8 which was normaly an inox , but i like carbone for the patina…
So the clerk was so nice to ask the owner if he Could swap the inox with the Carbon Blade and she Could !.
So imma mod the shit out of this one cause I got plenty.
13€ for the knife with sheath on sale at AS Adventure
Sorry for grammar , I’m belgian,
This was a fun project! I’ve had the knife for 6 months but I finally made the time to mod it. Handle and blade cut down. Stop pin for the blade. Red g10 and brass cap.
I already had a mild patina on my old no. 6, but I had an orange that was a few days past it’s prime. When life gives you oranges, you force a patina. What do you think? Did I leave it in too long, or not long enough?
I’ve had this little guy for around 8 years. It was my second Opinel, I wanted something a bit smaller than the no 8. It’s really the perfect size. I broke the tip off around 5 years ago, but it’s still very usable. It also sharpens beautifully. You really can’t beat Opinel when it comes to value for your dollar.
Could the blade on my carbon Opinel 8 have rusted? I washed it after buying it, immediately cut 3 oranges, washed it with cleaning agent, wiped the blade dry, and put it in my pocket. Could it have rusted in these two hours? There are rust and brown microcraters all over the blade, I don’t think it’s patina.
I know why this happened, it was done to demonstrate that it is necessary to keep a close eye on the carbon steel, but the person doesn't believe me and says that the knife is Chinese))), in any case, before patination you need to sand it and I haven't lost anything in essence, this is my training knife, I want to work with it, practice sharpening and processing the handle, disassemble it, before climbing into my stainless steel eight with an olive handle.
I got one of the walnut handle no. 8s off Amazon. After I ate an apple with it, it got extremely sticky. Guess I didn't clean it well enough afterward. I tried cleaning with alcohol, drying on radiator, oven, mineral oil.. it's still so stiff there are audible clicks as the blade moves. Do I have to disassemble the entire thing? I don't understand why the oil seems to be making it worse. What should I do at this point?
First time trying something like this, what's everyone's opinion.
When I lay my Opinel no. 7 on a flat surface (pressed slightly on the back half of the spine), on the left side, the blade is flushed with the surface. On the right side, the tip is raised slightly. looking straight at the spine, does it look more like the left side is ground flat while the right is tapered? or was mine warped?
How about yours?
Hi everyone,
I’m new here and just got my first Opinel.
Quick question: should the Virobloc ring rotate fully until it stops, or is a small gap at the end normal?
Thanks in advance!
Tomorrow I'm going to the garage to get the blade's axis beveled. I want to polish it to a mirror finish. How should I do that? Does it make sense to make straight bevels from the spine, as I don't understand how to sharpen on a lens without a microbevel? Is it worth it to do a microbevel, considering whether the difference in cutting is even noticeable? This is a follow-up to my previous post, where I intentionally rusted a blade to show a friend. It took less than two hours, on a knife straight from the store. An eraser helped quite a bit, but you can't remove it without disassembling everything.