Armed Polite Society
Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Perd Hapley on December 02, 2010, 05:32:31 PM
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For many years, I have been meaning to pick up an Opinel. Just because they are so funky and dirt cheap. My father-in-law always gives us some cash, so we can get our own gifts. (Then we have to wrap them and open them, and act surprised. ;/ :lol: )
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi171.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu292%2Fjoshbissey%2FOpinelpocketknifeNO10small.jpg&hash=9301cdf7945801a235b4098c78769f67f78b96af)
http://www.ragweedforge.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinel_knife
This is one of the larger, carbon steel models. Since the shipping cost is fixed, I also got a 3-inch model for my father-in-law, as a Christmas gift. I wanted to order an Okapi, too, but they didn't have the size I wanted. =(
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Dude, your knife is lame. It says so itself, right under Opinel.
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=( :'(
If someone could translate, I'd be obliged. 'Far as I can make out, it says something like "carbon steel blade." If anyone could shed light on which type of steel they use, so much the better.
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Oh, jeez, I used to buy stuff from his site years and years ago! I'd totally forgotten about it, and now I have that spending bug again. :)
Thanks, OP!
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we have to wrap them and open them, and act surprised
It gets easier as you get older ;)
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It gets easier as you get older ;)
Mortality sucks...
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Sergeant Bob, I see we have a similar taste in sig lines.
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I have an Opinel #7 that was also purchased from Ragweed Forge. They are a rare bargain in the knife world. I carried it for a year until I was able to open and lock it single handed but it was just too clumsy for fast paced kitchen utility work. I can't say that no one looks twice when you pull out a pocket knife any longer but the Opinel certainly looks tame and garnered little attention from my coworkers. It's just too hard for me to go back and carry a knife that doesn't open and close easily with one hand. Now I am embarrassed to admit that my EDC during the work week is a Mastercraft folding utility knife. It is large, clumsy, oversprung, and rides poorly. I found it in a parking lot and have used it and abused it for 3 years while only replacing the utility blade twice. I sharpen the replaceable blade every few days and it always serves well. They are completely overbuilt and it should go on as long as I don't lose sight of it.
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Sergeant Bob, I see we have a similar taste in sig lines.
I have to give you credit for being first. Dan Stark is da man! =D
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As a teenager, I used to carry around Cold Steel's plastic version of the Opinel. The big round (hinge) end of the handle wore a hole through my jeans. The Opinel may be a little gentler on the pocket, but I still don't plan to carry it much.
I just want it for the cool.