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Anyone carries an opinel with you

Anonymous Mon 20 Nov 2017 13:36:18 No.1142513 View View Reply Original Report

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A review by a proud opinel owner

https://hubpages.com/sports/The-Opinel-a-Good-Office-Knife-and-Field-Knife

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 09:41:39 No.1145138 Report

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>>1142513
Opinels are based

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 10:35:39 No.1145156 Report

Quoted By: >>1147407

>weighs fuck all
>normie friendly
>great slicer
>easy to sharpen
Perfect for edc.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 11:28:58 No.1145170 Report

Quoted By: >>1146177 >>1146182

>>1142513
Good for EDC but lacking for campsite/dressing work. I'd get one if I didn't have a SAK already

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 12:31:26 No.1145194 Report

Quoted By: >>1145213

>>1142513
Opinel are the first knives kids get in France, it's very common
I had no idea they were a thing outsider this coutry until I came to /out/
That or a Laguiole but those are more table knives

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 13:29:23 No.1145213 Report

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>>1145194
It's like Mora knives, everyone has one in every room of the house + their trunk but foreigners go wild for it
I'm not swedish but it's the most common knife here in Norway as well, Opinel not so much

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 13:31:53 No.1145215 Report

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>>1142513
Opinels are very solid knives, but I've never felt the need to grab one myself.

I'd buy one for others though.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 17:48:25 No.1145318 Report

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I carry the #6, Handy as fuck.

Also own a #7, first buy, thought it was too long to be legal in my pocket. So bought the #6.

Bought a #8 because it's badass and good for camping.

Like Moras, too, but for folding, it's Opinel.
And it's French, ooh la la!

inb4: as a tactical its too slow.
my sides!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 18:18:23 No.1145329 Report

Quoted By: >>1145332

>>1142513
Opinels have really thin blades, they are okay to have around your house, but they are not /out/ worthy IMO.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 18:21:18 No.1145332 Report

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>>1145329

>implying thin blades have no /out/ use

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 18:37:31 No.1145336 Report

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>>1145332
If you carry more than 1 small knife and 1 medium knife, both thick bladed when /out/ you are overdoing it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 18:41:55 No.1145338 Report

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>>1145336

t. limp wrist who has never processed game

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 18:43:15 No.1145339 Report

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>>1145338
If you want to process game you get a knife for that, not an Opinel.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 18:51:45 No.1145341 Report

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>>1145339

pic related

Regardless you were discussing blade thickness at this point.

Using a thing blade and a hatchet has far more uses than just using "1 small knife and 1 medium knife, both thick bladed", rofl.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 18:53:01 No.1145344 Report

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A stainless opinel and a kershaw leek are my go-to innacity knives. I also have a beaten up carbon opinel which I take for casual camping/day hikes. I expect the first knives I give my kids will also be from opinel. They're beautiful, cheap and sturdy.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 19:37:14 No.1145356 Report

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Nah, I carry a SAK like any decent human being.
The corkscrew saved my ass more times than the blade desu.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Nov 2017 21:28:51 No.1145395 Report

Quoted By: >>1145609 >>1146175

>folding flimsy knife
>good outdoos knife

pick one

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Nov 2017 07:39:51 No.1145609 Report

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>>1145395
Tell that to Mors.

Opinel is fine for out. Your rambo fantasy about spear-hunting and butchering wild hogs while on the run from the local hick óf a sherrif and his national guard buddies needs to be taken down a notch.

3-4" long, 1/8" thick fixed blade is all the "heavy duty" knife you'rs going to need. A thin knife - even a folding one is quite useful to have.

Tom Sawyer had a barlow knife ffs. Not a BK2.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Nov 2017 01:27:08 No.1146038 Report

Quoted By: >>1146176

>>1142513
I'm working out and I'm planning to get one only for food preparation.
Lightweight , carbon, good blade shape - I think I will like it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Nov 2017 09:17:52 No.1146175 Report

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The lack of pocket clip is what bothers me about them for an EDC knife. /out/, and it's not as much of an issue.

>>1145395

You can make a fire with a fucking SAK if you want or clean an animal.

I've got a SAK Huntsman that's cleaned countless fish and bunnies and started fires.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Nov 2017 09:19:24 No.1146176 Report

Quoted By: >>1146230

>>1146038

I'd go stainless if it's dedicated food prep. You won't notice any difference in slicing, as it's just as thin and the steel isn't S30V levels of hard.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Nov 2017 09:22:44 No.1146177 Report

Quoted By: >>1146178

>>1145170
>lacking for dressing
i disagree, the are great for small game like rabbit

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Nov 2017 09:25:35 No.1146178 Report

Quoted By: >>1146190

>>1146177

The blade is ideal for small game and fish, definitely.

The bigger models would be fine with piggies/deer too, as the lock is sturdy enough for that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Nov 2017 09:40:13 No.1146182 Report

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>>1145170
i used mine on the mountain all season. it worked like a champ

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Nov 2017 10:06:54 No.1146190 Report

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>>1146178
very true

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Nov 2017 12:11:52 No.1146230 Report

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>>1146176
thx anon

Maurice

Maurice Mon 27 Nov 2017 11:36:03 No.1146839 Report

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>>1145341
I'd really love to get my hands all drenched in blood really putting force behind the blade cutting skin, cartilage, muscle and bone with that thing.
Sounds like a field day to me

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 27 Nov 2017 15:02:58 No.1146896 Report

Quoted By: >>1146906 >>1147290 >>1150016

Whats you opinion on this? I always bought the wooden ones since my father gave me one when I was 7. It costs 20 euros at the hardware store near me

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Nov 2017 15:04:45 No.1146898 Report

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>>1142513
>opinel
made for old pops

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Nov 2017 15:17:39 No.1146906 Report

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>>1146896
seems pretty trash,

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 02:46:55 No.1147290 Report

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>>1146896
The wood handle is great because you can scrape off the thin coat of laquer and it will grip in your hand much better than rubber. You can even shape it to your liking. The plastic handle looks cheap and removes these possibilities. You can probably get the wood one cheaper online anyways.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 03:43:29 No.1147313 Report

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>>1142513
I've been carrying a No6 for years. Its a good EDC utility knife.
I take it camping but prefer a fixed blade if I'm going to be doing a lot of cutting.

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Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 04:22:18 No.1147333 Report

Quoted By: >>1150670

>giving money to the french

Are you guys retarded?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 07:02:18 No.1147407 Report

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>>1145156
/thread

Take it to a picnic to cut cheese, and you can still do knife stuff with it.

They're also cheap so if you break one using it for prying (I know) or lose it, you just grab another one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 07:21:58 No.1147413 Report

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They're ok for apples and cheese slicing, I had a bad experience with my first one, I tried to make some tent pegs and broke the locking mechanism as soon as I put force behind the blade. I'd never want one as an only knife, they're too flimsy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 18:39:25 No.1147628 Report

Quoted By: >>1147636 >>1150917

>>1146839

t. has never processed game before

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 18:52:10 No.1147636 Report

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>>1147628
Don't talk that way about Maurice

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 21:21:50 No.1147723 Report

Quoted By: >>1147724

>>1142513
Opinels are good but you've got to give the handle a coat of varnish. It's my go to knife for cooking but when you wash it the wood absorbs all the water and the blade gets stuck

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 21:24:27 No.1147724 Report

Quoted By: >>1147748 >>1147821

>>1147723
>you've got to give the handle a coat of varnish
why though?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Nov 2017 21:54:52 No.1147748 Report

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>>1147724
Because the varnish it comes with is shit

Maurice

Maurice Tue 28 Nov 2017 23:32:09 No.1147821 Report

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>>1147724
>>why though?
>when you wash it the wood absorbs all the water and the blade gets stuck

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 02 Dec 2017 14:19:15 No.1150009 Report

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>>1142513
Blades are too thin and flex too much

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 02 Dec 2017 14:26:00 No.1150016 Report

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>>1146896
I take it hiking, I like how it has a whistle on the base. Theres a even newer one with a screwdriver kit?, but it looks dumb as shit to me.

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Anonymous Sat 02 Dec 2017 20:21:34 No.1150335 Report

Quoted By: >>1150413 >>1150533

What do you use your opinel's for, I use a small knife just for food prep

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 02 Dec 2017 22:16:23 No.1150413 Report

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>>1150335
These things, a opinel, a touk touk and the mercator k55k are my ultimate oldschool quartett.
Just owning the k55k at the moment, but loving it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Dec 2017 01:08:57 No.1150533 Report

Quoted By: >>1150671

>>1150335
cute. whats this called?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Dec 2017 06:16:04 No.1150668 Report

Quoted By: >>1150747

>>1142513
I've got big hands and am looking at an opinel 8, should I go for a 9 or 10 instead? Because I've heard the handle on the 8 can be a bit small

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Dec 2017 06:18:26 No.1150670 Report

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>>1147333
Based French

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Dec 2017 06:21:58 No.1150671 Report

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>>1150533
higo no kami

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Dec 2017 10:37:54 No.1150746 Report

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>>1150413
Ive got all of those in my classic knife collection too, check out the Case Sodbuster, Buck 110 and the Okapi knife for other old school folders, the okapi especially is a really fun and interesting carbon folder

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Dec 2017 10:39:04 No.1150747 Report

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>>1150668
Ive got big hands and the 9 is perfect for me, but i dont believe an 8 would be too small for me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Dec 2017 18:09:34 No.1150917 Report

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>>1147628
This a bunch.

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