Olive Wood Opinels

[johnnytheboy]

I got two on holiday in France last year and i can't get them open, or well i can with pliers, they are really stiff, any ideas how to free them off?

 

[falcon]

That's happened to me previously.....I just used WD40 and some oil and the thing became too loose....

 

[scanker]

The standard method is to hold the hinge end and tap the other on a hardish surface. They'll become looser with use. Mine was so stiff I had to use pliers to open it at first!

 

[Buckshot]

Something I've done in the past is heat the blade enough to char the wood at the hinge.
Careful you don't change the temper of the metal though

 

[NatG]

open and close a few hundred times with the pliers, should loosen it up, then when it gwets to loose whack it with a hammer and tighten the pivot up, adjust accordingly

 

[Celt_Ginger]

I have exactly the same problem with my olive handled opi. Holding the hinge and tapping the other end works not too bad.