Nice knife!!!!My grandson just fashioned this knife from a piece of rebate this afternoon in a blacksmiths shop in Gatlinburg. He really enjoyed making his own knife.View attachment 1099824View attachment 1099825
blacksmiths shop in Gatlinburg
blacksmith for 46 years
Nice looking knife, curious if all blades lock, or just the main one?This followed me to the car from Smokey mountain knife works. My First Boker knife.View attachment 1099614
All 3 blades lock. The center blade takes a lot of effort to get it to release.View attachment 1100024
Nice looking knife, curious if all blades lock, or just the main one?
I have a similar Browning three blade knife, only the main pointed blade locks. Older, made in Japan, great hunting knife.
Does this count? My son asked me to carve a knife for him and picked this design. It still needs some sanding and I think he’s going to paint it, but it’s close to done.
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My wife and I were canning stewed tomatoes this morning she peeled and I cut. Now my new opinel has that used look, due to the acid in the tomatoes.View attachment 1099760
It's weird to see your Opinel so shiny as mine has been dull for years now.
I absolutely love my number 6. I got it about 4 years ago and it's now the only pocket knife I own. Goes pretty much everywhere and does pretty much everything.
My favorite thing about an Opinel is how thin the blade is. Every other pocket knife I see seems like a prybar now. The barrel lock is an excellent feature, as well.
A little tip for anyone who has a hard time with the wood swelling and pinching the blade when wet. Dip the end into a melted tealight candle. That waterproofs it very, very well. It's been over a year since I last did it and I can still leave the thing in the sink overnight without it binding. I assume you could also use beeswax if you were concerned about the wax being food grade.
My only complaint is that it is a bit soft for my liking. I've wondered if I could somehow harden the blade without damaging or destroying it. If hardening this one isn't feasible I've considered swapping it out for a stainless number 6 as I've read that they are a fair bit harder.
Wait, no corkscrew, how is one to survive?I needed to replace my Victorinox Swiss Army knife after leaving at a friend's house in Florida. Officier Suisse.
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It has a bottle opener! I'm from the Dairy state. We have beer, brats, and cheeseWait, no corkscrew, how is one to survive?
Viva la FranceView attachment 1101236
Wait, no corkscrew, how is one to survive?
I’ll buy another one of their FC3.5 knives if they’ll sell it to me without a firesteel, Kydex sheath
I like my own, homemade "pouch style" leather sheaths.What will you use for a sheath?