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looks like something a gay southern dandy would carry to clean the dirt from under his nails

>>2837833
Post your pick.

>>2837828
Are they really decent? They cost next to nothing and the metal fittings look so flimsy. I use a Kershaw auto.

>>2837836
> Are they really decent? They cost next to nothing

For the price their proprietary stainless and carbon steels are pretty good. Easy to sharpen, steep angle, last a moment. Hair-whittling easily under 1000grit. I just hone mine when it flattens.

> the metal fittings look so flimsy.

They're solid. Tighten them.

> I use a Kershaw auto.

I use my opinel mostly for food prep because roommates can't sharpen knives.

>>2837828
Based
My trusty no. 9 is essentially all I need while /out/. 99% of the time I won't even unsheath, let alone need, my hunting knife.

>>2837833
Confirmed retard that doesn't go out

>>2837836
They really are solid. Like OP said, they're pretty much all you need for food prep tho they're great for whittling too.

>>2837828
Opinel No.8 Carbone is THE best folding knife and you can add a spoon or fork attachment to it.

>>2837853
they look gay weather or not i go out and that makes it not perfect

Don’t fall for the meme they just don’t feel right in the hand. The blade is thin and wants to turn and the handle gets slick and feels like you’re going to drop it.

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>>2837838
>Solid
lies... first time picking one up I went to tighten one up and it fucking broke, just by trying to tighten the flimsy-ass locking mechanism on the damned thing, these things are only used by gay/euro-trash lightweight- backpackers that can't get or use a real knife because it's too heavy for their limp wrists.

>>2837853
>reaches for opinel instead of hunting knife
Confirmed for gay.

>food prep
try to slice anything harder than cheese and you're fucked.


Cheap is literally the only thing they have going for them, and I'd rather have a Mora that I can stab an opinel bitch user with.

>>2837866
I bet you drive a F150 to feel like a totally not gay tough guy

>>2837859
> Classic design
> Beautiful, comfortable and secure handle shape
> Razor-steep clip point as fat as the handle can fit
> Total of 5 part-dissassembly, metal and wood

weather

>>2837866
> first time picking one up I went to tighten one up and it fucking broke, just by trying to tighten the flimsy-ass locking mechanism on the damned thing
> tighten steel
> breaks

Whatever retard thing you were doing... Just watch a youtube tutorial on how to take apart those things.

> these things are only used by gay/euro-trash lightweight- backpackers that can't get or use a real knife because it's too heavy for their limp wrists.

When you actually go out your realize that less knife is often better than more knife.

> try to slice anything harder than cheese and you're fucked.

You legit have no idea what you're talking about. Get a cleaver if you want to fruit ninja cheese.

> Cheap is literally the only thing they have going for them

Yeah, they offer a practical, handy, quality traditional folding knife for a good price.

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>>2837867
Nope, a 99 Jeep Wrangler, 4.0 engine, 4.11 gear ratio, KC lights, Jack and shovel. Desert pinstriping all fucking over it.

F-150's are work trucks, not trail trucks, but they'll do if you've got nothing else.
>>2837877
>watch a YT video
it's a fucking knife it doesn't need instructions, it just needs to not be gay and flimsy.

>>2837879
I’m assuming you mean newer trucks but….Every TTB front end bronco/f150 desert truck disagrees with that comment. They’re a pretty solid platform for the prerunner crowd.

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>>2837881
>Solid platform
Like I said, they'll do. Pic related my 96 Bronco/ Daily driver and my weekend ride.

>>2837883
Do they come in hetero?

>>2837877
yep classic america right a dainty little folding knife with a fancy mechanism in a place where the most basic tool is a hatchet thats the kind of person you think of

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>>2837892
>hetero
For you? No chance in hell. Opinel shills are the gay.

Go find yourself a Subaru Outback.

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>>2837828
I prefer douk douks.

>>2837828
Opinels are very fine picnic knives.

>>2837923
cute, might pick one of these up. thanks for introducing me

>>2837838
Cool. I really don't need another knife, but I like their conservative look. For hikes, though, I prefer small multitools like a Victorinox Classic. More use for the weight.

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>>2837936
Victorinox Ranger with the serrations at the tip for food and rope cutting and plain blade toward the base for whittling stuff.

>conservative
it looks gay AF.

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OP here with my custom N°8 Carbon:

1. Baste and bake handle in olive oil at 175°C for an hour or more (stable process)
2. Clean blade with alcohol, dry and boil in white vinegar for patina (unpredictable finish)
3. Heat metal lockring parts on open flame until reaching desired tone, let sit in white vinegar if it get's too much of an oxodized brown hue (very unstable, have little experience with this, it just came out nice the third try)

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>>2837923
Otter's Mercator K55K "Black Kat", German military heritage utility knife. Carbon with coated stainless handle.

>>2837940
There are more dimensions to life than US left/right politics anon

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anyone used the cutlery set? the one with spoon and fork that can attach to the knife

>>2837969
No, I have one of those one things…
oh damn whats it called again…
oh yeah a penis. Get a penis.

>>2837879
You shit on Opinels for being gay and you drive that faggot ass jeep lmao can't make this shit up

>>2837973
Eating soup with your penis seems like a bad idea...

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>>2837974
Opinels are really great, FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!

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>>2837969
Yes it's great.

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>>2838002
FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!

>>2838002
nice, might pick up a set next time im at the store

>>2837978
Use a booger sucker or turkey baster and shoot it up your urethra then piss the soup into your mouth.
Do I have to teach you zoomettes everything?!
This is basic /out/

Perfect 4 cutting desu

>>2837828
Opinel no.9 it's just perfect. This and a good 14 (or more) function swiss army knife are all the tools you need.

>>2838167
I'd rather have a leatherman with pliers and a fixed blade knife.

>>2838357
>leatherman
Overpriced jewish subpar slop for larpers

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Superior choice coming through

>>2838360
Mine was free

>>2837836
they are the out equivalent of a scalpel
not great for heavy duty work but they get sharp as shit

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>>2838469
>heavy duty
Yes they are fine for gay-ass little picnics, but you have to be able to violently and with extreme prejudice put down any skinwalkers you see, permanently.

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>>2838500
Lost.

>>2838500
Lol at Anavar voice but roblox bod Lujan

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Alox #7 is my choice.

>>2837836
The fittings are exactly what they look like. I broke the metal collar off one and almost cut my finger off the first day I had it. I bought a second one since they're so cheap. If you're not retarded like me they're fantastic and very sharp. I usually carry an opinel no 8 in my fishing kit because they're exceptional for fish stuff. For general innawoods activities I bring my cold steel outdoorsman.

opinels are boy scout knives and picnic knives at best. subpar to anything american made. if i got one for a gift i would assume someone is being a cheap ass for not spending at least 30 on a first knife for someone.

>>2838530
>no corkscrew
absolutely barbaric!

>>2837828

nothing perfect about it

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Literally all you need.

>>2838875
It's perfect for its price

>>2837828
Is good for food but... when you cut lard, you have to wash it and the wood increase density making it hard to open.

>>2838948
You're not supposed to put water on a wooden handle
But actually the tradition is that you should never wash your knife

these peasant folders were originally meant for drunken brawls anyway, not for utility

>>2837947
Those are nice but did they chop noses off in the Algerian War?

>>2838530
>>2838925
yeah if you're going to have a folding knife that is flimsy and small then may as well keep a multitool and if you're going to have a multitool may as well have one that has pliers and a philips head

>>2839355
How many philips head screws do you encounter in the wilderness?

>>2839364
you might need it for something in your kit or your vehicle or just life elsewhere

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>>2839355
Pliers are a waste of time and the SAK can opener works on Phillips heads.

>>2839369
No. I mean, if you want to be prepared for everything, more power to you. I'm not an advocate for ultralight kits.

>>2839394
no that could work on flat heads not philips which are more about the triangular depth you have two openers on this thing and you're talking down on pliers the most versatile mechanical tool there is

>>2837828
Can anyone compare - is carbon really worth it? It looks like a hassle to take care of it. I have a stainless steel one and I'm happy with it. You probably won't find another knife that feels comfortable and weighs less than 37 grams.

>>2839460
No it's not, it's a knife you use every day so you just get stainless and don't think about it

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>>2839460
I like the carbon, i also have a few stainless models, ehat I like about the carbon is that i can get is scalpel sharp on basically any river rock I find. Stainless is fine, and my "fishing opinel" Effilé is stainless, makes sense

>>2839441
>not philips
The can opener does work on Phillips heads. It's designed for a Phillips #2.

>>2837879
My girl favorite car.

Yeah more or less. Perfect for light weight tasks, doesnt weigh much and holds an edge pretty well.
Like everyone else is saying, just remember its limits. If that blade comes down on your fingers its gonna be a bad time.

>>2837828
I use one as an eating utensil and keep a Mora for anything else. However, if you are not bushcrafting and stuff like that you wont use the Mora at all. So it’s a nice little knife.

>>2837836
I love them for what they do
they're great for food. I use this >>2839478 all the time in the kitchen
if you are having a picnic or a stroll somewhere they're all you need
locking mechanism is simple but it works well enough that you don't fear it snapping back on your hand like a SAK
don't lend one to normies because they do not have the intellect to understand there's a lock and will pull with the force of a gorilla with downs until the lock ejects itself into outer space
Actually just don't lend anything to anyone in general, I think people try to break shit that's not theirs on purpose. if you give them a knife they'll immediately drop it on the nearest hard surface.

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>>2837828
Yes

>>2839922
Post your man bun and beard.

>>2839932
Bald and shaved

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>>2837828
Best knife I ever owned, wife gave it to me on my birthday

>>2839460
I dont know how to say it. I had one and is just a food knife. I had a mora for bushcraft that broke in half while cutting fire woods. First time this happens to me. A restaurant knife would be better then some consumer survival knife.

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>>2839938
At least you’re not a fag. Nothing worse than a bald guy overcompensating with a beard.

>>2840088
Im sure they'll be glad to know youre attracted to them without a beard
Maybe one will date you

so much replies for a shitty letter opener

are folding knives always weaker than fixed blade ones

>>2840410
Yes but this is for cutting meat and whittling not batoning wood.

>>2840417
whittling can be kinda demanding on the knife my last one broke trying to take off dry bark off a stick but i meant more expensive ones

>>2840419
The op knife is $16-20

>>2840426
https://www.opinel.com/en/pocket-knives/stainless-steel/n8-stainless-steel

Regular is $13.5. How much does it cost in the US?

>>2840518
I've only looked on amazon but no8 is $17.68 on there right now with prime free shipping

>>2840572
That's for carbon actually, regular is $17.00

>>2837828
I have a no. 8 that i found on the street, not a bad knife

I see many Opinel using anons having a no. 8, yet I have a 9 and it's just the perfect size for my hand. Then again I am a borderline manlet, so unless I have big hands or you all have tiny ass hands, I don't see why you'd be comfortable using such a small knife as the no. 8, let alone a 7

>>2840803
If I'm 6'2 and can just palm a basketball what size shoud I get a no 12?

>>2840803
7/8 are almost too small and kinda useless outside of cutting food or opening boxes, but they're by far the most common to buy and the bigger ones take lot more place in your pocket

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>>2840812
>kinda useless outside of cutting food or opening boxes
That's all they're meant for. You keep the big jobs for your big knives.

I personally don't get the opinel hype though. The wood handle looks nice but it won't hold up to moisture and time. I use a Grohmann folder with a light-weight plastic handle and it's all I'll ever need for small jobs. It's so light I don't even notice it in my pocket.

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i think butterfly knives are the best folding knives
the fact that the blade is held by two joints means it will not lever itself out when excessive force is applied which makes it stronger than regular folders and it doesn't require complex locks to keep it open
and it's compact like any other folder

>>2840998
They really are both the sleekest and safest knives out there. I forever damn governments for being gay pussies and banning them everywhere because they watched too many action movies.

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my grandpas opinel, I stole it from him because I fucking hate him, anyway it's my fishing beater knife, I treat this thing like shit, just occasionally sharpen it, don't even bother cleaning the fish guts off it most of the time, dunked it in saltwater constantly, still holds up really solid, golds fine, locking ring still smooth, great knife

desu the best part is how thin the blade is, sharpening takes literally 2 mins

Lost my ss08 recently and i miss it dearly. Great for daily use, as well as field dressing everything up to red deer. Lasted for years before losing it and you hardly even notice its in your pocket.

>>2837828
i just carry a swiss army knife everywhere

>>2840805
>shoud I get a no 12?
Yes, anything from 10 up should work well for you

I prefer sheepsfoot blades.

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>>2837923
just looks like a frog version of Higo no kami

>>2839964
nice

>>2837828
god tier picnic knife

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>>2842139
The higonogami was based on the French doukdouk.

>>2842438
interesting, didn't know that. then again, you could fill a book with the shit I don't know.

is it considered to be an improvement?

>>2838366
>svörd
Are they for real? Ridiculous
>>2838964
Whose tradition? Never heard of it, sounds awful. And anon is right, water gets on the handle when cleaning opinels, and that can make it swell. You can be careful but it's inevitable.

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Best acessible folding knife you can buy here in Brasil, there is also a version with a tip, i like this one cause mom got me one as a gift. But i would love t have a opinel also...

https://cutelariabianchi.com.br/

>>2842470
>Whose tradition? Never heard of it, sounds awful
I heard this one in the Alps from co-workers and oldfags, probably a memory of the times when there was only carbon blades
You just wipe the knife clean with something, typically on your pants if you're out and it's all good

>>2837879
>F-150's are work trucks, not trail trucks,
99.9999% of F150 are commuter cars.

>>2842470
I have a friend who's a pro cook. He carries an opinel everywhere, and uses it whenever he cooks away from work. Washes the thing in the dishwasher if one is around.

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mam operario, a liner locking sheepsfoot from portugal. they used to be 9$ but are at least twice the price now

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>>2837828
Answer me this if you really are an Opinel guy:

Is the Paduak handel knife more resistant to moisture, as people have said? I have read that the properties of the paduak wood stop it from swelling and becoming too stiff to close.

Is this real or just another meme? I had the wallnut version.

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>inb4 Navy trash

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>>2843347
SHIT

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I have a Walther whateverthefuck
Quite possibly the ugliest knife ever made, but I bought it as a retarded teenager and now I like the holster, that it opens with one hand and that it's got both a good length of blade in front for meal prep and a good length of serrations at the back for cutting rope.
Basically it's a good knife to keep around while I'm out climbing. It was also dirt cheap if I remember correctly, but that was more than 10 years ago, so who knows.

Maybe I'll try my hand at making some new scales someday, but in the mean time it also doubles as a fine bottle opener.

>>2837892
No.

>>2843348
I regret not buying the 110 in this configuration.

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My grandfathers last every day carry blade. I'm sure he abused it since farming life requires that.

>>2837828
I eated some sausage with that knife.

>>2837828
the best knife is the one you have on you

any idea how thick the blade on a sak is supposed to be
are compound grind knives bad at biting into wood

>>2843698
The best knife is the one you forgot at home

>>2843347
>>2843348
Wow it's just like an Opinel but shittier in every way, good job

>>2844342
>but shittier in every way
how so?

>>2844342
>just like an Opinel
how so this too

>>2838515
American cryptids are a mix of native american bedtime stories and ameri/k/ans thinking shit up they'd either have to shoot or be able to pass off as a real story to anyone who will listen, which is everyone
EU 'cryptids' are a mix of fucked up stuff they'd tell the kids in the past so they wouldn't play near rushing water(see Näcken and Bäckahästen, literally just creepy shit to keep kids away from deep water), and aaaaallll the shit that no one genuinely believed in at any point but it's kinda funny or cute to imagine so it sticks around. Like Santa.

Unless you're hunting, I consider anything other than a SAK to be for larping. Even looking into other knives is cringe /in/ behavior. I've never once even thought "huh it'd be nice if my knife were way bigger and didn't have a bunch of other useful things with it." (Opinel is fine if you live in Europe, as I understand it they're a common thing to have.)

>>2845967
>I consider
no one cares, you're clearly a retard

>>2838500
>any skinwalkers you see
Dealing with skinwalkers is easy, given they don't exist.

>>2845973
What do you use your knife for?

>>2846001
There's no point in having a discussion with someone who starts out of the gate saying something so dumb that he can't be taken seriously.

>>2846005
If you can't even make up an answer I fear you don't go outside.

>>2846016
>I fear
Again, not a single person cares about you or your retarded opinions.

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What do we think of Victorinox's new Alox design?

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>>2845993

>>2837828
it's clunky to open, it's nice for food like sausage or peeling apples

>>2837828
Exact knife I got. Need to whittle the handle to fit the hand though and apply some mineral oil to it.

>>2848602
>and apply some mineral oil to it.
in my box it just said to cut cheese with it

>>2848602
>whittle the handle
That'll probably just fuck it up, they are nice as they are, I wouldn't go messing with it. Also if you have small hands just get over it.

I just got a new No.8 but I returned it for being too small for food prep. I always end up getting butter and stuff stuck in the hinge due to the short blade - not the type of thing you want with a wooden hinge.

I like how lightweight they are and the shape of the blade so I'll get a No. 10 for future trips.

>>2849207
Whittle it to fit your own hands.
Not important but if you are using it frequently you want it to be able to fit snug in the hand, it is the reason to buy a knife with a wooden handle like this.

A reliable humidity indicator and better cheese slicer than a cheese slicer- that's my Opinel report for the day.

>>2843347
>inb4 Navy trash
posted bottom up. heh heh

Opinels are slicey little bastards, hard to beat that thin geometry in production knives. Hard to imagine it not meeting someone’s home/work needs. Only downfall is it’s a little delicate, but if you need something you can whack through a branch with, you probably want a fixed blade anyways.

Benchmade AFO 2

Kabar Dozier

>>2849864
for me, the way my Opinels fit in is the stopgap between going for my Milwaukee, and grabbing a buck or a full tang knife

unbeatable for foodprepn just "good enough" for medium to light work. actually pretty good for carving/whittling

>>2838366
yuk

>>2839845
>Actually just don't lend anything to anyone in general, I think people try to break shit that's not theirs on purpose. if you give them a knife they'll immediately drop it on the nearest hard surface.

Sadly this does appear to be the case.
Fucking retarded monkeys.

>>2842470
>water gets on the handle when cleaning
In my experience, this won't make it swell, but humidity will.

>>2837828
I just shaped and sanded the handle on my #6 because of this thread.

>>2837828
It really is perfect.

>>2849208
you could get one of those victorinox folding tomato knives with the linerlock, they're good for that sorta thing. but not for whittling.
or an opinel No12 Explore since it's got a plastic handle, but it's fucking huge (it's a no12 after all, though with a blade more like a no10).

>>2837828
Yes, but they are only perfect because they are dirt cheap. You won't mind losing it or fucking it up.
They are also really light. You won't even notice the weight in your jeans pocket and you can just throw one into some pocket of your backpack.

Is the paduak wood version really better for the hinge? People say it doesn't swell when wet.

>>2850136
I like those bigger opinels, they can butter a bread roll and whittle some wood in equal good measure. i think I will get one.

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>>2837969
I see a critical flaw in this design...

>>2850055
>my #6
Post your tiny, delicate hands, m'lady

>>2850580
Just take your 2nd opinel out, duh

>>2850580
You get 1 knife with most of those sets, and then you can buy another one if necessary. Maybe get a serrated one and a normal one, to justify carrying 2? I got 2 titanium spoon-forks on chinese ebay for a few bucks each and they are lighter than plastic so whatever.

I'm from the valley they're made in, they have a whole museum there (though it's pretty small). The creator used to smith tools for his alpine village and would also make knives for his friends, eventually he decided to make a folding knife that would be cheap to produce and easy to carry in the mountains.
Nowadays it a cultural phenomena here, everyone I know carries one at all time.

>>2850696
>Nowadays it a cultural phenomena here, everyone I know carries one at all time.
That's pretty cool. What's the popular size? I would guess #8.

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>>2850701
Got it right, everyone uses the n°8. Usually it'll even be the first knife you gift to your kid, I still have mine and use it. I have a special one for mushroom foraging too.

>>2837828
Thats not a buck 110

>>2850696
Saint Jean de Maurienne en force.
J'ai grandi juste a coté de la gare.

>>2850736
what is the difference between a Buck 110 and a boat anchor?

NOTHING!

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>>2850966
Very nice though aren't they? For me it's the kind of thing I'll buy once, a Buck knife of my choosing, and then I'll keep it until I die. But I just bought this one and it wasn't cheap, it's as heavy as a Buck despite being titanium.

Opinels I appreciate for their lightness and the fact that they are like very sharp butter knives in the hand haha.

>>2850702
I'm thinking of getting this for my wife for christmas. Does the brush part get annoying if you try and put it in your pocket?

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>>2850985
the brush is only annoying in your jail pocket.

>>2850976
Titanium is twice as strong as aluminum, but 1.6x heavier. So, theoretically, an osbourne 940 could use titanium, but 1/2 as much material as the aluminum model and be lighter and just as strong, but if you use the same amount of metal, it's going to be 160% the aluminum weight and twice as strong.

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>>2850966
So get the LT version, crybaby.

>>2850985
I never annoyed me, not that I remember. The brush is pure boar hair too.

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>>2851015
I had this exact knife up until this past weekend when I dropped it in the forest somewhere. I bought this little kershaw to replace it.

>>2851117
That looks like chinesium that'll fail the second you depend on it to baton a small block.

>>2846762
meme

>>2851122
it might be a meme, shitty skeletonized scales, but i still want it, and when i find somewhere to buy it in my shithole without retarded shipping cost i will, but, in my completely uninformed opinion, most of them are going to ´murica

>>2851119
Do you really use folding knives to baton

>>2851119
I don't care. I mostly use my knife for mushroom foraging. I also always seem to lose my knives so not point spending a lot of money on one.

>>2851122
The file is a better design than previously and the package opener tool is arguably more useful than the old can opener that used to be in its place.

>>2851353
>package opener
>on a folding knife

>>2851392
not to scare the normies
my don't scare the normies knife is a victorinox solo so I'm SOL if I encounter some very aggressive ones

>>2846762
That looks lame. Random cut-outs and patterns and shit that nobody asked for. Into the bargain bucket it goes.

>>2851481
It has a liner lock and pocket clip too. A hybrid abomination.

>>2850615
>spoon-forks
it's been called a spork for decades now, get with the times

>>2851119
i've batoned a bit with grand harvest sak clone
just don't bend the knife to lever the wood apart because it's not stiff like a mora and flexes hard
feel like batoning doesn't even put that much pressure on the joint if you can make it all the way through

>>2851551
Honest question. Why? I have thought about batoning with a good knife in my hand, but the folding saw was so efficient in cutting logs that perfectly fit my stove, there seemed like no reason to do it. The saw is lighter than my knife too.

>>2851566
its just what i had in my pocket just needed thin sticks out of small spruce boards no thicker than an inch to start a fire was sleepy and didn't feel like fetching it was just at home not even outdoors

>>2846762
i don't get the point of the holes, they don't appear to serve a function which is very un-victorinox. male it flimsier for no gain and look kinda dumb too.
am a bit torn on the package opener, on one hand I never used the can opener and it does have the upside of not gunking up your main blade, but IF you need to open a can now you're shit outta luck and have to abuse the blade, , whereas previously you could open a can and also open a package with ease.
>>2851483
liner locks have been a thing on vics for ages, and it's good they're finally adding pocket clips like modders have for years. no more bouncing around at the bottom of pockets.

>>2837836
>Are they really decent?
for sharpening sticks as a kid yeah pretty decent, i got mine from france, i assume they are french knifes, i associate them with fishing so good for filleting, i've found if you stab one into the mud/ground and step on it it will snap where the blade meets the handle, the metal bit is a swivel which locks the blade.

>>2837853
>My trusty no. 9
Based, i think i snapped my number 8, and still have my number 9, i actually used the number 8 to shave the handle of the number 9 to make it look not so new.

also when i was in the french alps i saw a number 29 or number 30 on a pedistal, it was fucking massive, like full on beefy hand sized slasher.

>>2838925
>Literally all you need.
yes when you are an 8yr old.

>>2837866
You basically sound like the biggest fag ever

It's a good folding knife; you could say that if you rob a bank with it and the teller knows martial arts, you should leave.

>>2850966
Boat anchors aren't made of brass.

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>$100 plastic knivesfags think they can berrate Opinel
Go back to your ShitMade and never come back

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i have a no.5 carbone that i got 11 years ago for my 18th birthday from my girlfriend, whittled the handle down with one of my other opinels and coated the blade in mustard to give it a solid coating. it is my go to around the house for little tasks like opening boxes and shit, i also have the no.6 inox that i use as my go to when camping, as i'm not doing much more than a little whittling, feathering sticks, cutting food and cutting thread/cord if needs be. i have a few mora's too but they see no use other than whittling in my yard now and again

>>2838366

i've always found my svord uncomfortable, handle is too curvy, feel your fingers creep up on the unprotected back edge of the blade. the tab sticking out the back is uncomfortable. it does have the benefit of being britbong legal though. not as positively held open as you would be led to believe.

I have several but don't like them.

The locking mechanism is prone to getting grit in it, they're not waterproof and in fact particularly susceptible to the grip swelling and locking them up. The construction is fairly weak.picnic tier.

>>2853524
>they're not waterproof
the fuck you mean water proof? you could tool it in a pool for a day, pick it up, dry it off and it would be fine, sure the carbon version might change colour but, waterproof? what?

>>2853557
As I've said before, humidity makes it stick worse than throwing it in a pool for a day.

>>2853524
>The construction is fairly weak
Yes that's the whole point, they're extremely cheap and still good enough for basically everything

>>2850580
nice wrist action fancy boy

>>2853558
just whack the heel on the table, its literally what its designed for, also, of course it isn't a maritime knife, someone with an above room temp IQ would know that

>>2850966
>neither get watersoaked and need "a whack" to use
checks out

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Just got myself a new one, top is one I got 3 years ago.
Since then it's become my EDC knife, it's great for my uses. Sure if I need pliers I'll take the leatherman, and if I know I'll need to cut thicker wood or want easier cleaning when gutting larger fish I'll take the mora, but the opinel is just right to fit into basically any pocket without being uncomfortable, does most jobs I need it to, and is overall a joy to use.
Got a friend the olive wood handle version, saw how nice it looked, and now I got myself one too.

>>2853524
>picnic tier
I was with you until there, but that's just wrong.
They are cheap and good enough for 95% of uses the normal person needs a knife for.
I use mine primarily as edc. I don't have to baton with my knife or do self defense on a regular basis (not bri'ish), I need it to cut fishing line when fishing, kill the occasional catch, open packages, prepare food etc.
None of those requires a full tang knife, or a super easy to clean knife.
Sure I pay attention when killing larger fish to not get too much guts and blood on the handle and mechanism because cleaning it is a bit of a pain and not good for the wood, but that's easy to do. I just oil it once a year and that's it.
It's not zero maintenance, but it's not like they can't last or are hard to take care of either.

>>2837828
I've read it's too easy to buy a chink-made dupe of these knives. Are there any reputable places to buy an authentic one?

>>2855595
Yeah, a real dealer like bladehq, smkw, knivesshipfree, knifecenter. Never buy knives on Amazon or alibaba. You could always buy from the company's website too. A Carbone #8 is $22 on their official website.

>>2855642
Thanks. I'll get one from the Opinel site. Stainless Steel or Carbon Steel?

>>2837828
I use victorinox ranger 179 for EDC and camping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4y2qgS7IZo

>>2855841
IDK, I've had a carbon one for 10 years and completely neglect proper maintenance and it's fine, just has a patina.

>>2852476
>i've found if you stab one into the mud/ground and step on it it will snap where the blade meets the handle
wtf lol

>>2837879
nice hairdresser car

>>2837913
>he still thinks Subaru Outbacks are for lesbians

America truly is a shithole country

>>2837828
I got mine with the nice carved handle variation

>>2837828
if the mechanism gets sticky, it feels like you're going to slice your thumb off every time you close one.

>>2837947
i'll only buy it if i glows red when jews are near

>>2845931
I just tell the kids about crocodiles and sharks, works here in Australia

>>2837836
It's an amazing design honestly. The handle and steel are decent for the price, which is to say they are nothing special. The locking mechanism is a lot more sturdy than you'd imagine, but obviously it won't compete with a full tang or something like that.
It's essentially the answer to an optimization question, where it's decent at almost everything for little money. Go into either extreme away from it and you have to make general sacrifices for a specialty usecase (which can still be worth it for someone, but it's going to be the minority).
The truth is for all the "this knife can be put into a hydraulic press and survives" memery people do, how often does a extremely sturdy construction actually matter?

Most of what I use a knife for when out is preparing fish I caught, cutting line or cordage, maybe cutting some tape to fix something, preparing food etc. For all of these uses, having a thinner blade and a more nimble smaller knife is an advantage. If I do want to baton some wood I still carry a beefier knife sometimes, but I rarely use it anymore.

So to summarize: It's cheap, it's good at almost everything that matters, it looks good while doing it.
My main complaint is that they are a bit of a bitch to clean, so you want to pay attention not to get too much disgusting shit (mostly fish guts in my case) into the mechanism or on the handle. Similarly the mechanism doesn't do too well with sand. Not hard to fix if it gets in there, but still annoying. Neither complaint invalidates what makes it great, just stuff you have to pay attention to. If I hunted or had to kill larger fish the cleaning issue alone might be enough reason to use a easy to clean knife with a plastic handle. For the kind of fish I catch, it's fine.

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>>2840821
based Grohmann carrier

>>2837836
>Are they really decent?

It's a picnic knife, slicing fruit & cheese. OK choice for food prep camping, they weigh very little. As a main knife no.

>>2858790
>Canada
May as well be made in China

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>>2840998
Yeah

I use a taylor's eyewitness folding penknife, black plastic handle, held open by a spring, brother's got a couple of opinels so I've used them.
Not really a fan of opinels all that much, kinda flimsy and too many space to pick up gunk from all the shit and silage mine gets shoved in.

but I sharpen my knife on a brick so it's not like I care that much about the thing

>>2860383
*lambsfoot

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>>2860383
>>2860384
they're like £20, don't know what that amounts to in dollars but they come with a lifetime guarantee, which I've never actually been able to claim on because they inevitably get lost before I can wear one out.
2 1/2 inch blade. I like the grippy handle the smooth ones tend to slip from the gunk on my hands, I use it for cutting and whittling sticks whn I need one, but mostly it's cutting bale plastic, baler twine, slicing plastic barrels, being being used as an emergency screwdriver/hammer, probing gaps, scraping rust and crud off stuff and anything really I need it for.
I grease it occasionally by melting beef fat into it.
I do use it for camping stuff when I need one because I use what I've got and it's not failed me yer.
I think it's a pretty decent solid and versatile knife with the one downside that I've lost like three of the little buggers over the years

>>2860388
Oh and they can be a little hard to open if your hands are cold or slimy but I can generally manage somehow, I've got a shitty fixxie if I can't as backup in the truck, literally just some old bit of mower blade with tape one side for a sort of handle grip

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>>2838530
yup, the harvester is my /out/ carry

>>2839355
multitool with pliers and philips isn't needed desu. i would think nothing of it if I saw a leatherman in the wild, but a victorinox is more than enough.

for my urban carry a philips driver is a requirement, I carry a victorinox climber. the 2D phillips on the can opener is legit, you can really crank down on philips screw with it.

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>>2860420
based

>>2837828
meme

>>2837828
Price vs quality, yes

I just use my uncles swiss army knife.