Opinel as a bushcraft knife

[Samon]

I take it you don't have the opinel gardening knife then robbi http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?um=1...05&start=13&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:13,i:147

you know you need one!

 

[Robbi]

yep, the second picture is the gardening knife, the one you've linked to is the Pruning knife

here ya go

http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/opinel__garden_no8_knife/

 

[Samon]

ah! then, I guess you don't have the pruning knife!

haha goo oooonn!

 

[Robbi]

LOL ! no mate, i don't

 

[Samon]

http://www.heinnie.com/No.-8-Outdoor-Knife/p--8835/ do you want one of these?

haha looks like bear grylls has had a go designing one!

 

[British Red]

Is the hobo one with the fork a modified one or are they widely available robbi? Its a new one on me and I like it!

 

[Robbi]

it's not actually an Opinal BR, it's a copy that i got in Portugal a few years ago, works well though and is quite well made.

 

[Bowlander]

To make it a legal edc I take off the locking ring and the blade is short enough through years of use - it was my dads.

 

[spandit]

I bought one, it was razor sharp but rusted quite badly as it got damp. Has a nice patina on the blade now but I seldom use it any more

 

[Corso]

a double bladed opinal, please explain

very simple mod

take 2 opinels (I used no 7's) dismantle, widen the channel of one of the wood handles. Make a new pin, put back together, the lock ring needs a slight mod - either cut an opposite channel to the one already there - or you can make the current one a little longer - making sure the slot is at 90 degrees to the blade when open so the lock up is secure. the nail nicks are also on the same side so I made scagel holes in the blades - reshaped one as a clip the other as a droppoint -finally I reshaped the handle sodbuster style...

 

[shaggystu]

To make it a legal edc I take off the locking ring and the blade is short enough through years of use - it was my dads.

that's a thing of beauty, loved to within an inch of it's life, superb.

i like opinels, they're fantastic tools for the money. i've got loads of various sizes, a #8 usually comes camping/walking with me. people have mentioned in this thread, and others re. opinels that they're no good for battoning, they're fine, just don't try splitting wood that's too big for the tool

 

[ged]

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57035

 

[CurtisJohnson]

D'you know what? I'd completely forgotten about starting this thread. The topic has changed an awful lot by the end thanks guys, very much appreciated.

Curtis

 

[greasemonkey]

Excellent, and cheap, knives. I keep a number 7 in my pocket at work, it's probably the sharpest knife I have and definitely the easiest to sharpen. They also throw a good spark.