Opinel No. Whatever
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Well darn spelling error, and the reason you don't own one is you don't like them. 😒😜 Would have gotten the carbon steel version but the Olive Wood is just Awsome. Thanks for the video.
my Opinel #8 stays in my pocket , i use it more than any other knife i have ever owned . i own 13 acres that i " farm " and i use this this knife for everything from sharpening pencils to trimming horses hooves . it takes literally seconds to go from dull to razor sharp on a ceramic rod . and if i loose it or break it i'm only out 13 bucks !
How useful is it in your "farming" endeavors?
Woodsman Whitesmith slow clap
East Tejas? You've got more hogs than you can shoot, don't ya? What caliber do you hunt 'em with?
a solid argument!
"Nothing stands out."? That wood grain is gorgeous.
this has been a nightstand knife for a few months now, funny enough
I agree, the grain is really nice on that handle.
Mora's 12c27 has better edge retention but you can resharpen the opinel in seconds because they are softer . Very practical knives !
justice & sword opinels (inox) is made with the same steel.
I love all knives I don't discriminate.
tom casio 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
I think it’s a rule that you can’t be a “real knife person “unless you own a Opinel, a Buck 110, and a SAK..
The opinel is pretty damn cool for what it is. I have one and love it..
It's an integral handle design
Eric Schon haha that’s true. But without the “integral tax”
Damned I was about to write that 😀
I do love how sharp Opinel's are, once you remove the burr they are sharper than a razor.
What got me started on knives (at least as far as my current obsession) was a Nutnfancy video about Opinel knives. Ordered a No. 9, and then a No. 6 (both Inox) before the first one had been delivered. I don't carry them very often, but I still have them, and I still keep them sharp.
I like to think one of the reasons why this company sticks around with little to no change is for the user who enjoys quick care on super affordable knives. That thin stock will lend itself to slicing capabilities that much higher priced steels will fall short of. Everything is a trade off and this company does have appeal.
Very nice. I have the Walnut no 8, but that olive is awesome. Shame on you guys for not having an Opinel before. They're wonderful and scalpel sharp.
awesome blade, i use my #8 everyday
hagd
I have a No7, No8 (Black edition), a No10 and a No13. The 13 is 13 INCHES long in the blade. Such a fun knife LOL.
Brad Griffin No.13 is pretty much a folding short sword.
+Nazgoroth Haha! Yes, you're right. I keep it in its box and whenever I take it out I smile like a little kid getting their first bicycle. But then I laugh. It is an impressively sized knife by any standards, but as a folder? Next level.
Best damn blade for the buck. I prefer the carbon steel blades myself, but the INOX is also great. It's sad when a $13 knife cuts better than many sub $500 tactical folders that are currently sold
That Opinel is a beautiful first Opinel. My olive handled Opinel is one of my favourites. The timber feels fantastic.
I have this tote that contains all my camp kitchen stuff. I threw a #8 in there long ago and it’s been awesome for camp kitchen tasks.
My very first knife, was gifted to me 40 years ago by my godfather , he grinned of the tip since I was only 6 , now the latest purchase was the ZT 609 so things have changed hehe
Opinels have a couple of advantages--the first advantage is that if you lose one or break one, replacement is going to be less painful than with a $300 knife and one you learn to open an lock with one hand, it is less scary
haha been using this one a little bit around the house since this video
"Is that an Opinel in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"
Opinel, the first folding steak knife.
Wow! That lock and knife is so cool!
I keep one in my picnic bag ! Thanks for producing great content, I've learned a lot from your channel.
Hi guys! some background info: these knives are absolutely the essential tool of french country life. Farmers ALL own these, when i was a kid and went on vacation to the alps with my parents we used to stay with farmers who cleaned their sheeps feet, cut their cheese, peeled their potatoes, and cut their food and bread with this knife. Yes, the same knife. with some cleaning in between of course. It's possibly one of the only actually good technological products out of france that doesnt break down after moderate use. Abolute workhorse of a knife and cheap as dirt. I still have mine from the 80's. It's an absolute charming no nonsense kind of tool, and it opens bottles of wine too!! A GA-RON-TEE! HON HON HON!
Opinel folders have a convex grind, not full flat. Maintaining it on strops or sandpaper backed by something soft will let you keep a zero convex grind, just like a Rockstead, but about $1500 cheaper.
lol
The smaller opinels don't have the lock. I used to love my 7 & 9. My 5 is a bit small for my use. And yes, I have a thing for odd numbers. And then I found flippers and thumb tabs and my Opinels cry due to neglect.
The number 6 is my favorite size.
price and function Opinel & Mora beat everything else
Richard G Absolutely!
Sweet! I need to grab an opinel at some point when I have an extra few bucks.
Welcome to the club! Now you need to get one in carbon steel to become legit. 😉😝😁😆
Awwwe...there soooo fun to carve and mod and customize tho...you should see some that ive done...super fun to play around with
Check out the no. 13. (8 3/4” blade) 😮.
Awesome knife! ^^
I feel like I have ants on me now.
These are great slicers. Very thin blade stock. Get very sharp. I carry a #6 in a kydex sheath as a neck knife. Kinda my back up.
And the locking collar IIRC, only dates from the 1950's or thereabouts! You can (and I do) use it as a friction folder...
Great little work knife!
I used my opinel as a a picnic knife because I don’t mind to lend out.
I need to pick up a Laguiole for restaurant use. Also another traditional French knife.
After you sharpen it you will like it more. They are very thin behind the edge. Makes them cut very well.
I love this knife and have a few myself
thanks for watching Dean O!
I have one that rusted living in a picnic basket that's only been used once . I think I wanted something cheap to cut the stinky cheese with lol.
Amazing! You mean you don't need a $400 OTF microtech, a titanium fidget spinner, and a $40 lanyard bead on a boutique paracord survival bracelet to open boxes or prune shrubs in the garden?
Opinel doesn't work for me, the handle collects moisture and swells badly despite my efforts to sand around the pivot and linseed oil the beech wood. Maybe olive version is better?
The opinels never really did much fot me personally, but i have thought of buying them so i could give them as gifts for birthdays or holidays... havent done it yet... still might one day though.
For the price they are fine for small tasks, great video! 🙂
thanks David!
Simple, non threatening and relatively inexpensive! I am sold!
12 is the bet value large one. Makes a great kitchen/camping knife. #8 is great edc. Thin blade stock and tough carbon steel.
any of the 6 to 12 make good carry knives depending on hand size--since I have big hands and carpal tunnel syndrome==I prefer the 10 and 12
Peasant knives rock
And they cut realy well. The edge is so thin. I like more the carbon version.
...collar will also lock the blade closed ...have a great week...enjoyed the Atlanta videos....
I am going to buy a Opinel this Christmas for my collection wanted to watch a older video.
I agree with you Opinels are kinda plain Jane. But that being said I love them I have 3 I never edc them I like something with a pocket clip and faster to deploy. But I backpack and I always have usually a #7 with me on all my hikes great knife super sharp and very light!
i have the same and i also have an Okapi and trust me these two are classy and useful and can take much of an abuse
Great for shewing through wood like it's butter. THAT is why I believe they are popular. Nice whittler.
The perfect picnic knife.
opinel # 8 should be in every collection along with a svord peasant knife a south african okapi and several moras
Maddawwg45 and a german otter mercator and a french douk-douk and a higonokami ;)
we still need a Svord as well lol
Sweetest couple in the knife world, very happy for you, Patties Potato Peelers very cool! Too.like that guy, Enjoy your vids! Paddy like a Cool GrandDad!
Nice video, nice knife.
I wuould have a outdoor real knide, a Mora as a second knife, and a Opinel or Swiss Army Knife as third.
Wow! Like that new Integral that Blade Banter sent you!!
haha yes
Yes, compared to most of what y'all review, the Opinel (and some others) don't have the features. However. They are well known for being incredible slicers especially for food prep! Try em in the kitchen...! Then get back to us!
A #7 lives, in my lunch kit.
Paul Helm 7 is my favourite size I have a 6,7 and an 8
It will grow on you, if you let it. : ) The utility of Opinels vs. the price is unmatched.
strop continuously . so thin stock ..it works
I purchased the opinel # 8 and Ontario rat 1 after watching Nick Shabazz. I carry the rat and really do like ur. I have yet to carry the opinel. I agree with you, it is neat but something about it just does not fit me. I am gonna make an effort to carry it and use it. First time I ever said that about any of my knifes.
Do they float because of the wood?
buoyant!
knife experts =/= french knife experts.
I don’t own an Opinel either. Someone send me one. 😂😂😂 I’ve actually had one in my Amazon cart many times. The olive wood is nicer than the beechwood. There is no fun factor to the Opinel, just functionality.
Hey guys
Worlds cheapest integral
Can you lock it in the folded position
yes
These knifes carve wood like crazy and they are thin so they are good at slicing
Great knives!
Now that I look at it, I really like it. It's kinda tiring to watch those titanium diamond infused ceramic bearing hand engraved tactical spear point recurve flippers. It's just a sweet little knife, and all we really need. Not that I wouldn't carry a more "serious" knife, but the Opinel won't scare anyone, looks way better for cutting bread than doing it with your fancy knife, it's just perfect.
I don't think these opinel knives are really intended to be anything but a picnic/food knife. Take one to your next steak dining experience and just enjoy how excellent they are at the table. They just got popular for all sorts of tasks because they are just the best when used at meal time. (Not prep) Try it against any other folding knife at the dinner table and then you can finally appreciate it's form and function. Thanks for reading my comment.
Hello there
It's a good picnic knife and they are easy to customize. Won't cost you much if you fuck it up. But I prefer carrying almost anything else. lol
U should have mentioned how you've yet to pick up a Stan Wilson Non Flipper Flipper. But that is super cool of u BB
it is true though to anyone reading ;)
Now I know... All I have to do to get a shout out is to bribe you! I'll have an 812 Superfast delivered post haste!
lol post haste
Isn’t it a 0 degree grind? I think that’s why it doesn’t hold an edge as long...
If it is like mine, it is NOT a flat grind at all... Watch the reflections on the blade as he moves it. It is a FULL convex grind from spine to edge. put a piece of 800 to 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper on a old style thick mouse pad and lay the entire blade flat on the paper and pull back AWAY from the edge with just a little downward pressure and you will have a nice strong very sharp edge. You can finish up by doing the same on a piece of leather with some green compound rubbed on it and raise the spine up about a blade thickness and do about three pulls on each side... Then you should be able to shave with it.
The strong bit was for the carbon steel version... The stainless versions stay in my display case. :-)
James Kenney I meant that it doesn’t have a relief edge... 0 degree edge
the dude fucked up by not getting the high carbon steel version
he should have sent you a carbon steel #12
I just received my first olive wood knife. I smoothed and sharpened it. I told my wife it is ready for her to inspect. She looked up from her gardening, yah, but no long presentation. So I held it up and spun it around. Stop! Hold it still! Oh my that is the most beautiful wood I have ever seen! Boiled Linseed Oil brings out the grain without hiding any texture. Even has a bit of a three dimensional look to it! Trick to unboxing is to back stroke on folded over box flap after use to wipe off tape glue, and strop to the razor edge once again.
Oooh park review
I probably wasnt first lol
thanks Nick!
I’ve learned to love the Opinel. I love the simplicity and history. I think that is one of the problems with today’s society. Everything has to be high tech. I think it’s the practical Wyoming boy in me. Simple means a great deal.
Where in Wyoming?
I’ve lived in Douglas.
@@BirdShotIV NO WAY! I’m from Douglas
My family still lives there but I moved several years ago. Home of the jackalope. Lol
@@clintashmead3558 I went to middle school/high school there in the early/mid nineties
I KNOW! I'll send you some more ants!!
No queens, though. That's illegal.
I thought Frankie liked all things girthy!?!
I bought an Opinel No 5 at a gun show years ago.
Only $5 plus tax.
Have Never Used It for Anything.
Yet.
A good knife for the cheap price!!
But the Opinels were conceived in the late 1800s, and knife technology has Moved On Immensely!!
Pocket clips.
Liner locks and back pressure locking devices.
The Opinels Don't Lock until the Opinel NO 6.
The unique French locking collar.
The Opinel is a Classic knife, to be sure!!
But it's Absolutely Not Good for Any Kind of Hard Use!!
Because the blade, though Very Sharp right out of the box...is Way Too Thin to handle Any kind of Rugged Field Use!!
Absolutely NO Battoning!!
The too-thin blade would Surely Break!!
SMH.
A Good Knife.
But practical Only for slicing carrots or slicing tape off of boxes.
And for skinning both Large and Small game.
That is...in the experienced hands of an Expert.
My Opinel Number 5 is merely a Collector's Item.
But now that I think of it...perhaps it's time t' Use it...
good carry knife
The Opinel 8 is a fire starting star... check it out:
th-cam.com/video/xwtjNPsBAus/w-d-xo.html
God Bless you and yours... LJ
Those tactical knives are so ugly omg haha
Hope you give it away. They are wasted on fools
The thin blade cuts really well but I would rather use my thick ass XM24.
First
You two are the only ones who can talk 11 min about an opinel. But you two probably spend a lot of time editing your videos!! And Frankie no disrespect but as most women do you can extend a video with your commentary. I know someone else that does the same I just don't tape her commentary for good reason. Gotta go someone's calling me!!!
Me no likea dis either.
I'm sorry , I never cared for those opinel knives. Rather have a falcon manual stiletto. You can still open those with one hand. And their just as old.