OPINEL No.06-No.09 Premium Woods, Stainless Steel Folding Pocket Knife, Made in France (No.08/Oak)

Where 100 plus years of history and robust design meet superb simplicity and quality. I’ve carried my share of other much more expensive brands. Those are all in a bottom drawer now in favor of my Opinel! It performs just as well as my other blades. Zero disappointment with Opinel. About the price, they could charge much more for these knives. But do not. Mine is used daily for mostly tough agricultural work. It holds an edge well. The blade locks securely with a beautiful and simple ring. The overall balance and natural feel of the wood gives the handler great confidence at the task. I have large hands and the #8 fits well yet small enough not to need a belt sheath. I chose olive wood because…. Well because it looks awesome.

I love the quality level of this knife. It really is a must have piece for the knife conniseurs out there. I don't recommend this as your first or only knife. This is one you buy when you have already built an established collection and want to start adding more "artistic" pieces and pieces with heritage. This knocks that out of the park. Excellent price, superb quality and feel. Very light weight as well and does come super sharp. The walnut is exquisite. I really enjoy using the locking mechanism on the knife as well, it's simple and just works. No matter what size hands you have Opinel makes a knife for you, I personally have smaller hands and while this knife does fit great I could see why the #07 would be delightful as well.

Opinel No. 8, Stainless Steel, Olive Wood I recently discovered the usefulness and versatility of pocket knives, and decided I wanted my own. I didn’t want one that was too expensive but also not cheaply made; enter Opinel. What great value for money. I chose the more rust resistant Stainless Steel over Carbon Steel because I don’t think I am diligent enough to maintain a carbon steel blade to prevent rust and also don’t care for that taste on food if I were to use it at camp. The Olivewood is beautiful and smooth in your hand. I am tall and have large hands for a woman, it fits perfectly in my hand. The size is compact enough for me to put it in my handbag or pocket. There are useful size guides out there on the interwebs, there are many size options, but the No.8 is a good everyday use size. A lovely feature of the Opinel pocket knives are the patented Virobloc locking ring that secures the blade in the open or closed position, and for their specialized children's models like Le Petit Chef, a rounded blade tip, a finger ring to ensure correct hand positioning, and a finger guard. P.S. We live in an extremely humid area and the wood expanded a bit the first day or two I had it and the blade had trouble opening, but a tiny drop of WD-40 in the hinge did the trick. I am quite impressed with this pocket knife and highly recommend it. P.P.S There is a lovely little book; The Guy's Guide to Pocket Knives by Mike Yarbrough if you don’t know where to start with pocket knives, and there are a few PDFs of "Nessmuk" George Washington Sears books on the interweb that also give interesting information on knives. Thanks for the tip Dave Whipple (Bushradical on YouTube)

We bought this as a first knife for our 8 year old son who is currently working to earn his whittling Badge in Cub Scouts. I was obsessively researching the perfect first knife for scouting - Benchmade Mini-Griptillian, Spyderco Delica 4, Buck 110, Leatherman Wave, Victorinox... And then I happened upon a review for this knife, and I knew this was it. Simple, safe(relatively, with the bonus that it locks in the closed position for pocket carry), and best of all, it is inexpensive so that when he loses or breaks it, no worries! I also liked the fact that it is all about the blade, no other stuff to focus on. Knife safety and knife skills are primary for a scout. The other things like the can opener, screwdriver, pliers, all that is good, but I want my kids to learn about the BLADE. I bought the No8 Carbone for myself, and for him, this Opinel No8 Luxe with Bubinga and polished 12C27M stainless steel blade - it is stunningly brilliant. This knife is lightweight ,fits in his pocket, the lock is bomb proof, and the handle fits his hands comfortably. We have not had to sharpen it yet, as it came cutting paper out of the box, and all he has done so far is open boxes, carve bars of soap, and sharpen a few sticks. I have sharpened my Carbone, and it was stupid simple with a diamond hone which a friend of mine showed us how to use. The Opinel Luxe stands out from the tactical crowd, which is refreshing to me. It is a reminder that this is tool for cutting, not combat - it does not pretend to be anything but what it is - a timeless tool, with superb functionality and a fantastic value. As I understand it, there are more Opinel No8's in the world than any other single knife. There is a reason for that.

Great knife. Classic design. Olive wood is very nice grain and color. This in Sandvik steel is a terrific idea. Great quality stainless steel. The lock leaves something to be desired. However many years ago when they redesigned the locking collar, I think they made a mistake. They could have continued with tradition of being able to twist in either direction but now it's one direction and that one is not the better one. I always turned an Opinel collar to the right so that the open gap of the ring is not right under the sensitive part of my index finger. Now, it can only twist to left and that puts the gap right under index finger when using. If they would have continued to allow it to go either way, you could twist to right and have smooth ring section under index (lefty's would twist to left for same result). With this design, only lefty's get smooth ring section under index finger. This was a miss, I think.

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