Cut or Carry: Opinel #6 & #8 Review

[@wamps3370]

Each to their own. I'm sorry to hear you don't much care about the Opinel. But let me explain one thing to you that you might not know. In 1985 the Victoria and Albert Museum in London selected the Opinel knife as part of an exhibit celebrating the “100 most beautiful products in the world”, featuring the Opinel alongside the Porsche 911 sports car and the Rolex watch. So the lowly Opinel is so much more than a peasant knife. Think about it; then cherish the 'lowly' Opinel.

[@catey62]

Same here, I just recently purchased my first Opinel, a No 8 garden knife in Stainless steel. was so pleased with it I ordered a No12 carbon steel knife almost straight away, and will be getting the standard No8 in Carbon steel as soon as I can. and will probably add to that. lovely little knives that are a pleasure to use.

[@cmd2four]

The models with the carbon steel blades are only available with one type of wooden handle, the original varnished beech wood.

[@pjfsr7024]

my opinel 8 is on my hip, with either my Victorinox Ranger or my Leatherman multitool.

[@AbbaKovner-gg9zp]

They're fantastic for food prep. Wouldn't be my only carry, but if I'm somewhere making food outside or where the kitchen knives are trash, having an Opinel around makes life easier.

[@Eliel7230]

I like the look of that #6. 😃

[@andrewdarowski1975]

Ive had a bunch of them and always give them to friends. I usually knock down the corner on the top if the handle to make it more ergonomic. I also shape the tip into a drop point as i find it more useful. With the carbon, you can stab it into an orange, the acid will etch the steel, protecting it somewhat and you can see the cell pattern of the fruit on the steel.

[@NigeJordan]

Olive wood has a distinctive sweet smell which is an indicator it's olive wood.

[@Mr_Obvious]

I have a nbr 9 with a custom M390 blade. There's a guy in the Ukraine that makes them. Super slicers!

[@tonnynijholt7090]

Carbone was the first metal they used, not stainless. Carbone you can only get with the beach wood handle

[@fpassow1]

I sometimes carry a #6. I love the history. And it's a great, light-weight, practical slicer. But it just isn't as much fun as other knives. And knives that are more fun to open and close work well enough for cutting threads, tags, and boxes, etc. So I carry them more. It seems kinda childish. But that's the truth.

[@timbutterfield2]

I have the No9 Inox with Beech handle. For this type of slicer, I like the longer handle and blade, something closer to a folding kitchen type of knife Other than dropping it into a backpack, I don't often carry it. As stated, it's a classic knife, kind of like my Laguiole also. I don't regret getting either of them. But, for EDC pocket use, I prefer something with a bit faster deploy and lock/unlock mechanism.

[@petergambino2129]

I love my opinels, a lot of knife for the price.

[@catey62]

They're a fantastic knife for very little money.