Problems with my Opinel knife, design fault perhaps?

[Biker]

We've all done it, put a toffee in its wrapper in the hip pocket intending to eat it later, however the failing memory being what it is one forgets and pretty soon that solid toffee has melted itself into a gloopy thing that no way resembles what it was like when it went into your pocket.
When you have two toffees, then it gets really bizarre.

So imagine my surprise when I pulled out the two Opinel no.9's in my hip pocket after a long walk on a hot spring day. Can't figure out how this happened, can you?

Maybe if I soak them in boiling water they won't look like siamese twins anymore.

 

[John Fenna]

Very good!
You are a twisted genius...

 

[TJRoots]

you have way too much time on your hands.

thats brill

 

[slammer187]

This is what happened...you just happened to get a siamese baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBY1TgYzpB8

*Mods if you feel this is inappropriate I'll remove it.

 

[locum76]

thats so cute.

 

[Whittler Kev]

Now watch the hundred or so people copy it....come to think of it maybe Opinel would pay for the idea....whats their web address again?

 

[Biker]

you have way too much time on your hands.

thats brill

Not really what it is is being at my workbench in the basement supposedly making an oak frame and window for someone but having a severe case of "can't be ar$ed today" and pratting about instead.

Thanks John, been called twisted before but never with the Genius part tagged on as well. Ta muchly.

Slammer187. So what you're saying is that a penknife took advantage of an Opinel no.15 while he was drunk? I knew there was a reason I don't trust penknives, just couldn't put my finger on it. Sneaky beggers!

Locum76. Thanks! Wanna see the video of the delivery? It'll be on youtube one day, the wife will be proud of it I'm sure

Whittler Kev'. Somehow I doubt Opinel would be pleased with that, bit like Bentley dis-owning anyone who fitted a supercharger to their 1929 car. That, or I shall be expecting a snotty letter from their lawyers.

Thanks for the feedback folks. It could look a lot better, I know, but I was having a play with two knives I picked up at a bootfair for a couple of euros. Contrast in wood too, Oak and beech.

Ta ta

 

[topknot]

That's some fine cutting there, looks good.
Topknot

 

[Waldganger]

excellent work mate!

 

[pwb]

Now that's really great , only wish I had the talent to copy it .

 

[Biker]

Topknot and Puub. Confidence to make the cuts helps but having one of these babies makes the job soooo much easier.

In 30+ years of sawing wood into smaller pieces and putting them back together again into things like houses and furniture, I have never had such a sweet saw to use. It's a pleasure to cut with and cuts on the pull stroke too, so the blade is less than 1mm thick and works like a dream. Throwaway blades too.

Can't recommend one of these to you woodworkers highly enough.

Dovetail saw Bah! It's a bow saw compared to this!

Thanks for the comments. Confused the hell out of my neighbour this morning when I showed him. He's an Opinel man through and through .... uh ohhhh even as I type there's a torch bearing mob armed with farming tools gathering at the bottom of the hill and Roger's leading 'em! :yikes:

 

[_scorpio_]

whats that saw?
oh, and what have you done to that opinel!?!
have you seen some of the re-handling designs people have done? i will see if i can find the link...

 

[_scorpio_]

http://michel.montlahuc.free.fr/rob.htm <---those...
i will have to mess up an opinel soon... everyones doing it!!

 

[Biker]

Yup saw those Scorpio and showed a Frenchman the other day and he was well impressed too. I think I saw the double ender there amongst the Opinls which is what gave me the idea in the first place.

That saw is called a Dozuki. You can buy them for about £18. The blade length is about 20cms, or so, and is designed for fine work. I'm sure there are bigger version for heavier work. But for accuracy I can't beat it, as I said above I can't rave about these saws enough. Having used one I wonder how I did without one all these years.

 

[Whittler Kev]

http://michel.montlahuc.free.fr/rob.htm <---those...
i will have to mess up an opinel soon... everyones doing it!!

This guy does some nice stuff to the blade as well Fabrice LAURENT

 

[bikebum1975]

What a cool mod funny thing is that thing is so good it looks like ait could have been a factory piece.

 

[Minotaur]

Quick question.

Were do you get the saw from?

They have two possibles at Axminster.

PS Nice knife!!!

 

[leon-1]

They have two possibles at Axminster.

It's This One

 

[Biker]

It's This One

That's the baby. I was mistaken on the blade length (not a good thing to admit being someone whose work requires accurate measurements I know :togo

Anyway, yup that's the exact same saw I have. If I could give it marks out of 10 for accurate cutting I'd rate it about a 13!

One little trick is looking at the reflection in the mirror bright blade if the wood appears as a straight line you know your blade is 90º to the wood. Same with cutting at 45º you see a right angle in the reflection. Clever chaps these Japanese eh?

My best mate bought one on my say so and he wonders how he's got along without one all these years. He dabbles in woodwork as a hobby.

 

[TJRoots]

http://michel.montlahuc.free.fr/rob.htm <---those...
i will have to mess up an opinel soon... everyones doing it!!

those are bloody brilliant! i wish i could do stuff like that one day... one day....