Opinel saw?

[anthonyyy]

I'm thinking of getting one of these:
http://www.eknifeworks.com/large/knife/OP165126.jpg


http://www.eknifeworks.com/webapp/eCommerce/product.jsp?Mode=Cat&Cat=51&SKU=OP165126

6-3/8" Folding Saw.

What do you think? If it's of the usual high Opinel standard it should be good. I want a saw thats small enough to take for walks and be good for light work; perhaps getting fuel for a Kelly Kettle.

 

[Hoodoo]

I've been carrying one for years now. They are reasonably priced, lightweight, and excellent cutters. You can't go wrong with one.

 

[bogflogger]

Opinel Saws are Really good!

To save on Shipping one back across the pond, try Outdoorcode first, as I know Andrew stocks them:

http://www.outdoorcode.com/

 

[bogflogger]

You can also get them from:

http://www.opinel-musee.com/uk/idx_magasin-uk.htm

 

[anthonyyy]

You can also get them from:

http://www.opinel-musee.com/uk/idx_magasin-uk.htm

I just tried that site.
Good price for the saw: 16.85 euro

but postage to Ireland 17.28 euro

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[bogflogger]

LOL :twak:

 

[AJB]

Love mine - and more aesthetically pleasing than the alternatives, if that bothers you!

 

[queeg9000]

The Opinel range are good value, and you can modify the handles a bit too, to make them more comfortable.

Try this link as well when you're looking:-

http://www.outdoorgb.com/c/opinel_knives/?gclid=CJvEiJHD64UCFTZSEAodEQp8Hw

 

[addyb]

Looks like a nifty saw.

How would it compare to an SAK saw?

Cheers,

Adam

 

[bogflogger]

They cut exactly the same as SAK Saws, there's just the major advantage of them being much longer.

 

[Hoodoo]

 

[addyb]

Ahhh....that explains it. Thanks, guys.

 

[dommyracer]

Anyone have any experience of these versus a laplander?

 

[anthonyyy]

There are 2 distinctly different Opinel saws.
One is comparable to a Laplander and has an 18 cm blade.
The other looks just like a normal Opinel knife when folded. This one has a 12 cm blade.

http://www.opinel-musee.com/uk/idx_magasin-uk.htm

Click on “Utilitaires” then “Saw"

 

[Buckshot]

The new ones have a slightly different handle shape. The top of the handle at the end hasn't got the flare out, only the bottom part has.

Mark

 

[Keith_Beef]

I replied to this thread yesterday, and not find my post has disappeared!

The handle shape changed in 2005; what used to be the same as the N°12 handle (as shown in Hoodoo's picture) now looks like this:

The bigger saw looks like this:

K.

 

[Hoodoo]

Very intersting Keith. Is that bottom saw larger?

I bought one very similar to that bottom saw and giave it to a friend. He broke the blade the first time he used it. I've never had a problem with mine and I have two.

It looks to me like that bottom saw might be a redesign of the larger saw I bought.

 

[Keith_Beef]

Very intersting Keith. Is that bottom saw larger?

I bought one very similar to that bottom saw and giave it to a friend. He broke the blade the first time he used it. I've never had a problem with mine and I have two.

It looks to me like that bottom saw might be a redesign of the larger saw I bought.

Hoodoo, the Opinel saw in your picture has exactly the same handle as the N° 12 folding knife. The saw blade is 120 mm (4.3/4"), the same as the knife blade.

The new saw, which replaces this one, also has a 120mm blade. The locking ring and ferrule beneath it are the same (and may even carry the N° 12 stamp, I can't say for sure).

The other, larger model with a latch that hooks the back of the blade has a 190mm (7.1/2") blade.

I discovered the change in the handle at the Nontron show, in 2005, where I snapped up the last few for sale at the Opinel stand. Then I got the last two from Courty's shop in Paris just before coming over to the US.

I don't like the new shape.

K.

K.

 

[Hoodoo]

Here's a photo of what I think must be the old version of that larger saw you posted.

 

[leon-1]

Here's a photo of what I think must be the old version of that larger saw you posted.

Yep that is the older version, I have one and they compare very well against the laplander (I actually think they are better, but that is just me).