Thread: Opinel folding knives

Originally Posted by Oldbloke

https://opinel.com.au/products/n-8-s...42246239486143

That garden is interesting.
I was thinking I'll get the traditional and modify the tip to give it a small drop point.

Do they have, like a shim or any thing between the blade and wood? To take the wear?

Honestly bro, you should stop asking the questions, because you will get 100 different opinions. At $30 ish ,Just buy one, try it for yourself. And report to us if you like it or not. If you don’t quite like it , give it to your nephew, if you hate it , sell it to your enemy. If you can’t spare the $30, remember that anything else will probably be more expensive.

I've got an opinel in my emergency kit, one both cars, 2 in draws in the house, one in my laptop bag and one in my pocket.
Apart from that I don't really use them

Yet to hear anything bad about the Opinel and price is right. Soo, just ordered two No 08s in SS.

I'll grind the tip down a tad to make it more like a drop point.

One for me and one for one of my grandsons who is just waiting for his Licence to arrive in the mail.

Thx everyone for your input.

Originally Posted by Oldbloke

Sooo, hang on. They don't lock in place, you rely on your hand or a bit of string,,right?

If thats the case, not interested. Sorry.

yes and no....and once upon a time most pocket knives didnt lock..swiss army knives are classic and dont lock... the tang goes back into the slot and stays in place... you would have to be doing something rather dumb to make it come out..like pushing on BACK of blade,trying to stab a walrus with knife held in fingertips...the string thing is just extra just because I can...only do it on the small version as string is on there so can hang around my neck.
when you look at it..pushing knife into something cutting side first,actually pushes the tang HARDER into handle.

Originally Posted by Friwi

I can cut Brie with my sword peasant knife , just ;-)

if its that terrible I will swap you a gerber paraframe for it, Ive ground the silly serrated bit off blade and resharpened it more in line with normal blade. it definately locks,is light and has a belt clip.

The opinel locks.
You just do in manually by rotating the SS ring. Can lock it open or closed.

If only Bacho made a folder....we could have a 50 page thread �� ��

sounds like a challenge LOL.... but then folks would debate the merits of locking systems!!!! PERSONALLY I am more than happy with Svord swinging style..buggered if can see how folks get into trouble using them.

Originally Posted by johnd

If only Bacho made a folder....we could have a 50 page thread �� ��

That brings back memories. Was that on this forum or the old HnF. I went and bought a Bacho at the height of that thread. Didn't need one but in the end HAD to have one.

the old forum.... Xpoacheryeahright sent me my first Bacho as I couldnt find one for sale...now they are everywhere.

Mickey, I cut myself badly with a folder once, trying to push newspaper into the window rubber, in a ships crane to block out the sun. Had to radio up and let them know I was climbing down for the day. My buddy went up for the last stint, and he reckoned it looked like a murder scene!
I had to get down quickly, I wasnt sure how much claret would come out before I fainted.

the last time I cut myself..was trying to pry lid off a slicker pad to add more water...stupid bloody thing to do and it went bad and caused grief for months afterwards.

I have a No8 SS I inherited from my late Grandfather, its stored away safe. I bought a No10 carbon, good knife, blades a bit stiff to open at the moment. I'd like a No12 in SS.

Just bought this bad boy today, the mighty No12

Outrageous