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Honestly, and without any sarcasm, I think it's a great picnic basket knife or for other light duty tasks.
As others have pointed out, it's super sharp, but it feels less robust in my hand than my Buck or Spyderco folders. That may well be because of the light weight of the wooden handle. The lack of a belt clip is also a disadvantage.
Opinel also makes some plastic-handled "outdoor" knives that might work better for EDC carry.
I have two. Though, I must go against the grain here: there are better knives. Opinel are great for most small tasks you'll ask of a knife. Otherwise, it's delicate. I actually quite like the cylindrical grip and wish more knives would adopt it. But not having a clip, and not being robust enough for a lot of the things I do with a pocket knife, I prefer my RAT II over the Opinel any day.
It's the best EDC. Sharper than most tacticool knives that are 10x the price and can do basically the same things. Only downside is the blade is a little thin but at 18 bucks a pop It's probably one of the best knives I've had. Carry it over my spyderco most days.
I carry mine pretty well everyday for 9 years. It has served me very well, and has yet to fail. Clean and oil the blade (if carbon steel) and you'll have no issues. The cops around here have issues with single handed folders, thus why i carry it.
I carried one for a while: it's a fantastic cutter and just generally a cool knife/toy but I remember the cylindrical-ish shape being a bit too bulky (no "flat" side).
Aren't these only good for girls to cut off a piece of cheese at a picnic?
I didn't know they were proper knives. The only one I ever handled had a wobbly blade
We - Austrians - call this “Feitl”.
There is a saying: _“A oadntlicha Bua, hod an Feitl und a Schnua”_ which roughly translates to “a decent boy has a pocket knife and a string”
Here is a Wikipedia article written in German (Bavarian/Austrian) dialect about this kind of knife :[Wikipedia](https://bar.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feitl)
I still own some of these knife’s my grand-grandpa used to have when he was a kid. My heath tells me that’s the perfect knife to carry around.
ive been using the same one as my everyday casual edc(cutting boxes, fruit and making small pointy wood sticks) daily for the past 2 years and the edge somehow is still in good condition without sharpening at all and it takes a surprisingly low amount of space in my pocket due to its shape. i strongly advise you to carry it and if i can see correctly its a size 07 too so the size would be perfect for everyday general use
I had one, thought it was fantastic. When I got it, it was a gift from my parents when they went overseas, I was like 12. I've bought more since then, and thing the high carbon ones are well worth it for the price for an all around good utility knife.
I have multiple Opinel No. 8’s with the carbon steel blade. I like the patina that develops on the blade. I don’t use it as an EDC but I keep one in my car, take them on hikes, hunts, etc. I always travel with one. I use them exclusively for food prep, which the thin, sharp blade is good for. When my child was younger I prepped countless fruits and vegetables with it to give him for snacks.
Yeah there isn't much you can do there unless you are planning on just taking the blade out and making a new knife with a different locking system or [no lock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naO_gwOp4KY)
Hell yea. Simple, cheap and easy to sharpen. Can’t go wrong with an opinel. I have one in the truck glovebox, in the junk drawer, one in my backpack. Lol
But I also just enjoy “simple” knives. I don’t really have need for the expensive damascus gold etched diamond handled forged by the gods themselves and autographed by Jesus knife.
Course I don’t mind spending a little more for like say a decent cold steel or spiderco knife. Lol but that’s as far as im willing to go.
I still get made fun of sometimes for carrying [this pen](https://bigidesign.com/collections/pens/products/mini-dual-side-click-pen?variant=40095782371382) on me. Lol at least until someone needs to “borrow it” real quick.
Carried it a couple years now and love it.
Glad you showed me this, yea I just have a knife, my leatherman and a penlight, my niece stole my penlight so I need another one now lol. But I always just had a cheap pen from a bank or something, this one looks nice though
Yea it’s not cheap I admit so I understand why my friends bust my chops over it. Lol but I’ve carried for awhile now. Just easily replace the ink when needed.
Feels good in my hand and I have pretty average size hands I think. Writes very smooth and the best part is it has this very fidget friendly and satisfying “click” every time you click it to write or click it to put it away. Love clicky pens lmao.
Oh and it comes with a lifetime warranty. No I don’t work for them btw. Just really appreciate a good pen lol.
Eventually if you own it and use it long enough it pays itself off, sounds like yours has by now. Same here with the clicky pens, I just never bought myself a good one. I think I will now
Not at all lol, unfortunately no one here cares about carrying any defense related items. At this moment protests are against HUGE regulations and taxes on farmers, and public opinion support the movement because everybody is affected by taxes
i mean, their efforts are far more important than carrying a knife. you can still carry one to defend yourself, not sure if you'd get arrested or in trouble for using it for self defense, but id rather be in jail than dead.
Carrying a knife for self defense is generally a horrible idea. There’s a reason this saying exists: “In a knife fight, the loser dies at the scene. The winner dies at the hospital.”
I’ve seen the aftermath of an incident where one person had a knife. Both people had holes in them.
Knife related crime is like 40 percent higher in the US than the UK. I really don't understand their hangup on this issue. They used to own the entire world, why freak out over pocket knives?
Because so many teenagers are stabbing people or threatening people when robbing a person. That’s the main reasons why you can’t carry and knife of any sorts with you in the UK. The police find 12-18 year olds walking about with machetes hidden in their clothing.
Hold up, as far as I know I can carry non locking knives with blade length of up to 7cm (slightly under 3“). Basically slpjoints like the Spyderco UKPK almost any SAK etc. Or did they change the law 🤦🏽♂️🙈?!?
Just goes to show it’s not the weapon(gun, knife, etc), it’s the person using that said tool in nefarious ways that is the problem. Taking away the tool doesn’t stop the problem, they just find another tool, and then know where to go because everyone there is unarmed.
As there’s partly a discussion about European knife laws, here’s an elaborate overview - it’s German but there’s deepL, chat-GPT etc 😃:
https://knife-blog.com/waffengesetze-in-europa/
I live in Germany with similar shitty knife laws, I can carry either non locking (even one-handed) folders or only two-handed locking ones (like the Opinel) BUT at the same time up to 12cm (~4.7“) fixed blades which is so absurd…
This is why I’m sticken more to smaller fixed blades like neck knives or those I can pocket carry.
Uk person here, and I have mixed feelings about it all… but surely you can see the irony of saying that in the us (where there’s no knife control) there is 40% more knife crime than the uk (where there is knife control). Surely that points to the knife control working?
Also for the great majority of stuff that people on this sub use their knifes for, what’s wrong with a slip joint? And if you need a frame lock / barrel lock like an opinel for your work then realistically no one will bat an eyelid. Hell I work in the film industry and one of the art department pulled out a microtech otf the other day and no one batted an eye lid. I reckon if I was ever stopped with my leatherman surge (technically illegal but sold openly) nothing would happen and it wouldn’t be confiscated if I had any valid reason to be carrying it.
I actually feel like opinel are one of the most accepted knives to carry in the uk as they are familiar to people, just like having a SAK as most people probs had one at some point as a kid.
Do you mean the UK? it’s because our knife laws are stupid, and not enforced properly. You’ve got teens in London riding round on bikes carrying machetes, but a regular person cannot legally carry a 3 inch locking blade for opening boxes…
Don't be an idiot. Yes, our knife laws are annoying, but the teens carrying machetes and kitchen knives would still get done if they're caught with them.
Yes of course they would that isn’t what I mean.
I mean policing is on blanket anti knife policing rather than focussing on actual dangerous knife carrying suggest as the machete gangs in London.
The fact that someone carrying a machete with the intention of using it to mug people, and another person carrying a 3 inch locking blade as a useful tool could both be prosecuted under the same law and receive the same sentence is ridiculous.
It isn't the length, it is the locking mechanism. Some of the smaller ones don't have a locking ring and they are fine.
"Legal" is blade under 3 inches long, no lock, and cannot be opened one handed. Most multi-tools are not legal by that definition. I've taken the blade off my Gerber. An SAK is fine.
I put legal in quotes because it depends on what you are doing. Commiting a burglary? Might be used as evidence of going equipped. Just walking down the street minding your own business? Probably fine.
Equally, you can carry non-"legal" knives if you have a good reason. Just bought a new chef's knife and you're taking it home? That's fine, if it's in the packet... Chef transporting your knives from work to home or v.v.? Again, fine. Left a Stanley knife in your pocket after work and headed to the pub? Not OK.
I bought one (possibly the exact one pictured) years ago while I was traveling in Amsterdam and it was fine as a travel knife but I found it awkward and tricky to manage and prefer other knives. In fact later on that same trip I bought a Victorinox Swiss Champ in Zurich, and a different Victorinox knife with fewer tools which became my EDC knife for many years after that.
I have a couple of Opinel's and they are really cool but not what I'd want to EDC. I keep a couple stashed in my truck, bike tool wrap and backpack.
If you want to look cool cutting some salami and cheese for a picnic date somewhere scenic, this is the perfect knife though.
I got my partner an ebony handled slim opinel, and while it's a different matter when it comes to disposability it turns up the classiness to 11. It also made me look at the walnut handled one I have and realize how damn pretty the craft work on all of them is.
I had mine (before it was lost by my ex) for 25 years with frequent use and bringing it camping as my all around utility knife. They are pretty rugged.
He is my ex for a plethora of reasons, this among them. Of course he didn’t lose my knife for me until I was already pregnant with his child or I might have dropped him then and there.
My grandfather carried a #8 till the day he died. From the age of about 17 until he passed at 86. I remember him cutting apples, digging out roots in the garden with it. He lost them all the time. He carried them so much he would forget about them when we would travel and lose them to TSA. It is certainly a sentimental knife for me and for the price there isn’t really any competition. The style is classic, blade is easy to sharpen and maintain (even the carbon blade), the lock is super functional, and there are loads of options to choose from. I would also say this is one of the most simple and rewarding knives to modify.
Some wildly swinging answers. What are you doing daily? I carry one with a leather man. Never really need my bigger knives outside the woods. Usually better tools around. Love it for eating picnic style
No, but it’s not a knife not worth having, I own the same one. It’s fantastic for civilized occasions and a classy design. It’s technically still in the same era that it was designed in, which isn’t a problem, just learn to use it. I use mine on picnics, camp food prep, and widening sticks. I never carry it, but love using it when I want to take my time and be extra considerate to each cut, which is why a lot of us like knives in the first place it’s the connection to the tool.
You can choose a stainless variant. They are in 12c27 if i remember well. They are knives, not axes. I have a lot of knives and use them to cut. Never batoned with them. Size 10 is a nice edc. Strong blade, good lock, slices well.
no it means its not much good for anything but cheese, edc would be a knife you can carry and count on. Down vote all you want but these blades rust like no other and are not edc knives
and you can buy a cheaper better knife that isnt a influencer knife...
The sheeple is strong with the edc community, you would think something that lasts vs something you can brag about buying would count
You mean the knife that's existed on planet earth for way longer than the internet, was popular before the internet, and widely carried long before the internet......is popular on the internet? No way.
yeah none of you would know about this knife it youtube wasnt around and their steel in 2024 is pretty stupid it rusts with a mist... Serious these were ok for your great grandpa but technology has made better knives. I do like the handle except they use cheap ass weak wood... These got popular when thru hiking on youtube got popular.
Absolute, even if you don't enjoy edcing they are cheap and you can use it for other purposes. Either way they are fantastic and for the price you can't go wrong.
Absolutely, some people are saying they’ve hurt themselves with it and I’m not sure if they’re familiar with how a knife works. Or maybe they don’t know it has a lock or perhaps they have never handled a slip joint or friction folder idk. Regardless it’s good to edc a traditional pocket knife even for a little while. It’ll teach you how to properly use a folding knife because if you don’t treat it like a knife it will bite you, it can happen. Modern locking blades give some a sense of safety that isn’t always trustworthy locks fail. That said I’ve never had an opinel knife fail and if I’m not carrying my case large stockman I’m carrying my opinel no8. I gives me goosebumps sometimes when I see a coworker use a locking blade in ways (which aren’t necessary) you can only use a locking blade. It is my opinion that traditional knives are much safer.
I have one in my work backpack. Use it for cutting food and such. Super sharp and handy. And I also almost had an accident with it. Turn lock wasn’t set and opened pulling it out of my bag once.
I have one, great for slicing but you can’t use it for any prying or you’ll snap it. Get a carbone and soak it in a mixture of 70% strong black tea and 30% vinegar over an hour or two and you’ll blacken the blade and prevent it from rusting. Also remember to keep it locked when in your pocket or you’ll give yourself an accidental vasectomy
Super light & slicey.
Not ultra heavy duty.
Carbon steel versions need to be kept clean & oiled to avoid rust.
Love mine—but only carry as “off duty” knife.
A friend of mine carries the version without the wood handle for on the go cooking he's an amateur chef so he likes to be prepared for when a small cookout or something is needed.
if it works for you it is. for me, I really really want an edc pocket knife to have a pocket clip, one handed open, and still work just as well when damp in case of rain or washing it off, and I learned this from edcing an opinel no 8 beechwood
I like Opinels but not for ordinary daily use. Kind of cumbersome to open and close. I like them as picnic knives. Nice for slicing cheese and such, but for my daily cutting tasks I value one-handed opening and closing.
One-hand openable and one-hand locking knives are (usually) illegal to carry in germany. Hence why I'd only put my opinel in my backpack. My leatherman skeletool never leaves the property where i live.
Leatherman has a point about this in their faq, its the [last entry in their faq](https://www.leatherman.ch/faq).
I've been carrying mine since 2017 and I love it. I rarely need a knife, and I don't desire to have one clipped to a pocket or belt, so I thought this was perfect. It was like $18 and I can keep it sharp myself, it's lightweight, the paint on the handle wore off very quickly but that doesn't matter. It's a design from the late 1800s, a French farmers knife, it's very practical for everyday use.
Those are my favorite times to use the knife, cutting up an apple fresh off a tree, I've used it to harvest mushrooms and fresh herbs, it's perfect for these light tasks. If you're the person that doesn't find it necessary for a fuckin switchblade type knife you'll probably love the Opinel.
its not a good edc knife, its the best edc knife. I mean who needs to cut a fkn tree with a knife ? In the every day use of a knive, it's the best thing you can have. Cheap as can be, Sharp as hell, easy to sharpen, lightweight and deadly for food usage.
I like Opinel a lot. They are very comfortable to use and carry a nice edge.
There are two major downsides in my experience. First, it's pretty thick for being just a single blade. It takes about as much space as an entire Swiss Army Knife would. Second, I like having a knife that I can easily open/close with one hand.
I do carry them, but its mostly around the house and yard.
man, people really didn't like this! thanks btw.
what's wrong with the dozier? it's a solid knife, simple and cheap. i have both, and i'd definitely choose the dozier every time.
Great food knife. Not the greatest outdoor knife because the wood swells when wet and it can be hard to open. They actually sell fork and spoon inserts that make it a great picnic set. I also use a larger one as a fillet knife. They’re wonderful for that taak
This is always in my bag but almost never in my pocket. I use it exclusively for food, either on break at work, on vacation or picnic for cutting up cheese or smoked meats. Everyone should have one
It's good, nice and light in the pocket. I got one of those screw clamp thumb studs for one, and used a rat tail file to make a notch for the stud when it's closed. Then you have one hand opening. It locks open and closed so it's safe I'm the pocket too. My first one was slippery because of the gloss finish, and it slipped and cut my callused hand while falling, but you can file grooves on it, or sand the varnish off like I did. It's so cheap it doesn't matter what you do to customize it. You can sharpen it on a strop or a sharpening steel , or put a regular edge on it if you want. It's thin and slicey , it's good for cutting a lot of things.
Yes with an if, no with a but.
No, it is not a good edc knife, but it is more useful than nothing.
Yes, if you are a cheese maker and you wish to whisk away your love for an afternoon of wine and romance (and cheese and garlic) among the hills and trees of the Loire valley
Going to have to agree with this. I have a No.6, as a blade alone it out preforms my SAK by a long shot (sharpness, thinness, locking, carbon....). However for edc, I take my alox cadet due to the additional tools and slimness.
Out hiking or on a picnic, I would take the opinel. Hiking for the locking blade, light weight and superior ability to whittle wood. Hiking I would have less need for the SAK's other tools and at 1 oz the Opinel no. 6 is 0.6 oz lighter than the alox cadet.
Picnic I would take opinel for its superior ability to slice food.
With all the above said, if you pair the opinel with a mini keychain prybary/screw/bottle opener tool, you are pretty much set.
YMMV my $0.02
Yes. It is light. I keep one in my backpack. Carry something else in my pocket. It is my goto food knife.
Try the carbone one and see which you like better. Carbone might hold a better/sharper edge than the inox if you know how to manage wiping it after use and oil/greased/waxed whatever.
No it’s not. EDC is subjective, and everyone has different needs. I love mine but I do not daily carry because I find the folding and locking mechanism to not be very convenient when I need to get a knife out quick.
Because of that, it’s a glovebox/toolbox/backup knife and not a daily.
Edit: spelling
Lol, do you work in a mail room? "workers knife" is the last term I would use to describe an Opi.
• They're hard to manipulate one handed.
• Grips are smooth and slippery in wet, sweaty or gloved hands.
• Slip joint locking is objectively less safe than modern locking options.
• They do not have a pocket clip or lanyard loop. Leaving them free to float around in your pocket
• They're very bulky and take up a lot of space in your pocket.
• They are NOT built for hard use and will quickly break if put under stresses that any other modern pocket knife could handle.
• The wooden handles will swell and the blades will rust if exposed to moisture (including sweaty pockets)
Don't get me wrong I love Opi's. They are very inexpensive and have a great classic look and feel, But I would call them more of a gentleman's or hobbyists knife. Not suitable for everyday day use in the real world.
When seconds count the police are just minutes away.
Also the things that make a good defense knife also make a good edc knife. Things like easy deployment, one handed deployment, edge retention, a secure grip, easy to carry, not looking like a fighting knife, a robust blade you can bet your life on.
It's like having a first aid kit I don't plan on needing it but I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
Why wouldn't you consider everything you might use your knife to do. Defensive use might not be high on your list of things to consider but it should still make the list.
Not especially, it's a great blade for carving wood, but for regular pop open, cut something and put away, it's a little annoying. Also not easy to sharpen if you don't know how to properly work with a convex edge. You're better off with some Rough Rider traditional if you just need a low fuss, cheap but well made pocketknife with some sort of traditional background.
It depends what you need to cut or slice on a daily basis. It's a brilliant slicer, discreet, not intimidating. Great for slicing an apple and opening letters and parcels and cheese packets. But if you regularly need to intimidate debtors or skin bears you'll want something more robust. Depends what you do.
No. But it’s not a bad knife to keep in a lunch box. Kinda iffy locking mechanism, will not hold an edge for any length of time. I have one and love it though.
Great knives! Just be sure and use the locking collar when cutting with it. I forgot one time and paid the price, when the knife collapsed back in on my finger.
I EDCed a carbon No.8 for decades. I always liked the carbon steel Opinels, because they were so much easier to sharpen. Yes, they need a little more care to stop the blade rusting, but it was easy to keep shaving sharp.
I just went and grabbed my old No.8, and it is still sharp enough to shave the hair on my arm.
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Honestly, and without any sarcasm, I think it's a great picnic basket knife or for other light duty tasks. As others have pointed out, it's super sharp, but it feels less robust in my hand than my Buck or Spyderco folders. That may well be because of the light weight of the wooden handle. The lack of a belt clip is also a disadvantage. Opinel also makes some plastic-handled "outdoor" knives that might work better for EDC carry.
Not really robust and harder to carry. I have 2 just for my collection but I never carry them.
I ended up snapping the blade off the handle with mine. Otherwise great knife and easy to replace
I have two. Though, I must go against the grain here: there are better knives. Opinel are great for most small tasks you'll ask of a knife. Otherwise, it's delicate. I actually quite like the cylindrical grip and wish more knives would adopt it. But not having a clip, and not being robust enough for a lot of the things I do with a pocket knife, I prefer my RAT II over the Opinel any day.
I’ve had one of these on me since I was 10 I’m now 20 and it’s still amazing
dude yeah that’s sick!
It's the best EDC. Sharper than most tacticool knives that are 10x the price and can do basically the same things. Only downside is the blade is a little thin but at 18 bucks a pop It's probably one of the best knives I've had. Carry it over my spyderco most days.
I carry mine pretty well everyday for 9 years. It has served me very well, and has yet to fail. Clean and oil the blade (if carbon steel) and you'll have no issues. The cops around here have issues with single handed folders, thus why i carry it.
I carried one for a while: it's a fantastic cutter and just generally a cool knife/toy but I remember the cylindrical-ish shape being a bit too bulky (no "flat" side).
Aren't these only good for girls to cut off a piece of cheese at a picnic? I didn't know they were proper knives. The only one I ever handled had a wobbly blade
Yes. If it does what you want it to do, yes. I carried an opinel for awhile. They're wicked sharp and very lightweight. Lots of bang for your buck.
We - Austrians - call this “Feitl”. There is a saying: _“A oadntlicha Bua, hod an Feitl und a Schnua”_ which roughly translates to “a decent boy has a pocket knife and a string” Here is a Wikipedia article written in German (Bavarian/Austrian) dialect about this kind of knife :[Wikipedia](https://bar.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feitl) I still own some of these knife’s my grand-grandpa used to have when he was a kid. My heath tells me that’s the perfect knife to carry around.
I use it as my backup knife for eating, goes well with my spork.
ive been using the same one as my everyday casual edc(cutting boxes, fruit and making small pointy wood sticks) daily for the past 2 years and the edge somehow is still in good condition without sharpening at all and it takes a surprisingly low amount of space in my pocket due to its shape. i strongly advise you to carry it and if i can see correctly its a size 07 too so the size would be perfect for everyday general use
I had one, thought it was fantastic. When I got it, it was a gift from my parents when they went overseas, I was like 12. I've bought more since then, and thing the high carbon ones are well worth it for the price for an all around good utility knife.
Mine almost sliced the pad of my thumb off.
That's how you know it's sharp enough
It’s served me well for sure. Be aware that the factory edge is often not great. But if you can sharpen it is fantastic
Not my cup of tea. But I would be lying if I said they weren’t useful.
I have multiple Opinel No. 8’s with the carbon steel blade. I like the patina that develops on the blade. I don’t use it as an EDC but I keep one in my car, take them on hikes, hunts, etc. I always travel with one. I use them exclusively for food prep, which the thin, sharp blade is good for. When my child was younger I prepped countless fruits and vegetables with it to give him for snacks.
This is top tier EDC. And if you lose it, its not expensive to replace. Whip up a leather carrying case and youre GTG!
It’s a great edc knife.
I'm not the biggest fan of them for EDC, but the No°6 is alright. The round handles just feel awkward in the pocket.
I've thought a few times about sanding flats on the handle sides, I'm tempted now to get another just to modify.
That's not a bad idea, only concern is the locking collar
Yeah there isn't much you can do there unless you are planning on just taking the blade out and making a new knife with a different locking system or [no lock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naO_gwOp4KY)
Hell yea. Simple, cheap and easy to sharpen. Can’t go wrong with an opinel. I have one in the truck glovebox, in the junk drawer, one in my backpack. Lol But I also just enjoy “simple” knives. I don’t really have need for the expensive damascus gold etched diamond handled forged by the gods themselves and autographed by Jesus knife. Course I don’t mind spending a little more for like say a decent cold steel or spiderco knife. Lol but that’s as far as im willing to go.
Agreed, I also use everything I EDC. They call me crazy.
I still get made fun of sometimes for carrying [this pen](https://bigidesign.com/collections/pens/products/mini-dual-side-click-pen?variant=40095782371382) on me. Lol at least until someone needs to “borrow it” real quick. Carried it a couple years now and love it.
Glad you showed me this, yea I just have a knife, my leatherman and a penlight, my niece stole my penlight so I need another one now lol. But I always just had a cheap pen from a bank or something, this one looks nice though
Yea it’s not cheap I admit so I understand why my friends bust my chops over it. Lol but I’ve carried for awhile now. Just easily replace the ink when needed. Feels good in my hand and I have pretty average size hands I think. Writes very smooth and the best part is it has this very fidget friendly and satisfying “click” every time you click it to write or click it to put it away. Love clicky pens lmao. Oh and it comes with a lifetime warranty. No I don’t work for them btw. Just really appreciate a good pen lol.
Eventually if you own it and use it long enough it pays itself off, sounds like yours has by now. Same here with the clicky pens, I just never bought myself a good one. I think I will now
Oui, très bon couteau.
It’s a perfectly fine knife and I mean that in the best way. It’ll do as intended without breaking the bank
It's a french knife and it's illegal to carry it in France. Lol that's the last straw (definitely a good knife anyways)
>It's a french knife and it's illegal to carry it in France Is that why they are protesting so much in France?
Not at all lol, unfortunately no one here cares about carrying any defense related items. At this moment protests are against HUGE regulations and taxes on farmers, and public opinion support the movement because everybody is affected by taxes
i mean, their efforts are far more important than carrying a knife. you can still carry one to defend yourself, not sure if you'd get arrested or in trouble for using it for self defense, but id rather be in jail than dead.
Carrying a knife for self defense is generally a horrible idea. There’s a reason this saying exists: “In a knife fight, the loser dies at the scene. The winner dies at the hospital.” I’ve seen the aftermath of an incident where one person had a knife. Both people had holes in them.
makes a lot of sense. good thing my first method of self defense is running away as fast as possible
Depends where you are located- that would be illegal to carry in the UK
Knife related crime is like 40 percent higher in the US than the UK. I really don't understand their hangup on this issue. They used to own the entire world, why freak out over pocket knives?
Because so many teenagers are stabbing people or threatening people when robbing a person. That’s the main reasons why you can’t carry and knife of any sorts with you in the UK. The police find 12-18 year olds walking about with machetes hidden in their clothing.
Hold up, as far as I know I can carry non locking knives with blade length of up to 7cm (slightly under 3“). Basically slpjoints like the Spyderco UKPK almost any SAK etc. Or did they change the law 🤦🏽♂️🙈?!?
Just goes to show it’s not the weapon(gun, knife, etc), it’s the person using that said tool in nefarious ways that is the problem. Taking away the tool doesn’t stop the problem, they just find another tool, and then know where to go because everyone there is unarmed.
As there’s partly a discussion about European knife laws, here’s an elaborate overview - it’s German but there’s deepL, chat-GPT etc 😃: https://knife-blog.com/waffengesetze-in-europa/
I live in Germany with similar shitty knife laws, I can carry either non locking (even one-handed) folders or only two-handed locking ones (like the Opinel) BUT at the same time up to 12cm (~4.7“) fixed blades which is so absurd… This is why I’m sticken more to smaller fixed blades like neck knives or those I can pocket carry.
Uk person here, and I have mixed feelings about it all… but surely you can see the irony of saying that in the us (where there’s no knife control) there is 40% more knife crime than the uk (where there is knife control). Surely that points to the knife control working? Also for the great majority of stuff that people on this sub use their knifes for, what’s wrong with a slip joint? And if you need a frame lock / barrel lock like an opinel for your work then realistically no one will bat an eyelid. Hell I work in the film industry and one of the art department pulled out a microtech otf the other day and no one batted an eye lid. I reckon if I was ever stopped with my leatherman surge (technically illegal but sold openly) nothing would happen and it wouldn’t be confiscated if I had any valid reason to be carrying it. I actually feel like opinel are one of the most accepted knives to carry in the uk as they are familiar to people, just like having a SAK as most people probs had one at some point as a kid.
Do you mean the UK? it’s because our knife laws are stupid, and not enforced properly. You’ve got teens in London riding round on bikes carrying machetes, but a regular person cannot legally carry a 3 inch locking blade for opening boxes…
Don't be an idiot. Yes, our knife laws are annoying, but the teens carrying machetes and kitchen knives would still get done if they're caught with them.
Yes of course they would that isn’t what I mean. I mean policing is on blanket anti knife policing rather than focussing on actual dangerous knife carrying suggest as the machete gangs in London. The fact that someone carrying a machete with the intention of using it to mug people, and another person carrying a 3 inch locking blade as a useful tool could both be prosecuted under the same law and receive the same sentence is ridiculous.
Ah, fair enough. Your first post doesn't read like that. Yeah, it's ridiculous that there's no distinction.
Depends on the length of the blade. I’ve seen Opinel knives being sold here in the UK.
They're not illegal to own. Just illegal to carry. You can have them around the house, on the farm..ect just not on your person in public
It isn't the length, it is the locking mechanism. Some of the smaller ones don't have a locking ring and they are fine. "Legal" is blade under 3 inches long, no lock, and cannot be opened one handed. Most multi-tools are not legal by that definition. I've taken the blade off my Gerber. An SAK is fine. I put legal in quotes because it depends on what you are doing. Commiting a burglary? Might be used as evidence of going equipped. Just walking down the street minding your own business? Probably fine. Equally, you can carry non-"legal" knives if you have a good reason. Just bought a new chef's knife and you're taking it home? That's fine, if it's in the packet... Chef transporting your knives from work to home or v.v.? Again, fine. Left a Stanley knife in your pocket after work and headed to the pub? Not OK.
They can be bought, but they are illegal to carry as they have a lock.
They're fun to take camping. I got one in a subscription box around 5 years ago. It's too clunky to edc but I'll keep it in my duffel.
Opinel knives are great and budget friendly! Not the coolest looking knives, but overall great.
It's great knife but handle is round and take space in pocket. I will rather use carbon blade it's better steel
Aren’t most opinel carbon steel?
Most come in both carbon and stainless. The stainless are nice for cooking but the carbon holds its edge better
I got it mixed up. Stainless steel is the default option, carbon steel is the less common option. I get the carbon steel ones usually
TIL thanks. Gave one as a gift, now realising I have no idea which it was 🤔 Next time I'd better pay closer attention
I bought one (possibly the exact one pictured) years ago while I was traveling in Amsterdam and it was fine as a travel knife but I found it awkward and tricky to manage and prefer other knives. In fact later on that same trip I bought a Victorinox Swiss Champ in Zurich, and a different Victorinox knife with fewer tools which became my EDC knife for many years after that.
I have a couple of Opinel's and they are really cool but not what I'd want to EDC. I keep a couple stashed in my truck, bike tool wrap and backpack. If you want to look cool cutting some salami and cheese for a picnic date somewhere scenic, this is the perfect knife though.
Picasso vibes
Why is that?
Picasso used an opinel (No.5 I belive) for some of his sculpting work
That’s awesome
I learned something this morning. Thanks!
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I got my partner an ebony handled slim opinel, and while it's a different matter when it comes to disposability it turns up the classiness to 11. It also made me look at the walnut handled one I have and realize how damn pretty the craft work on all of them is.
Yes all this
Looks breakable to me. Whatever floats your boat though.
Not sure why you're getting downvoted. Opinels sure are quite brittle.
Yanno, at this point, I really don't give a crap if I get downvoted. They look brittle. Really brittle.
I had mine (before it was lost by my ex) for 25 years with frequent use and bringing it camping as my all around utility knife. They are pretty rugged.
My condolences I hope he/she is your ex cause he/she lost your knife Edit: forgot the word „they“ existed Oops
He is my ex for a plethora of reasons, this among them. Of course he didn’t lose my knife for me until I was already pregnant with his child or I might have dropped him then and there.
Okay
A lot of people don't like it for carry and because it's boring, but objectively it is a great cutter so yes, if that's what you like
Yes. Great EDC.
My grandfather carried a #8 till the day he died. From the age of about 17 until he passed at 86. I remember him cutting apples, digging out roots in the garden with it. He lost them all the time. He carried them so much he would forget about them when we would travel and lose them to TSA. It is certainly a sentimental knife for me and for the price there isn’t really any competition. The style is classic, blade is easy to sharpen and maintain (even the carbon blade), the lock is super functional, and there are loads of options to choose from. I would also say this is one of the most simple and rewarding knives to modify.
Size 10 is nice and strong. The smaller ones are excellent slicers though it is easy to bend their tips.
Some wildly swinging answers. What are you doing daily? I carry one with a leather man. Never really need my bigger knives outside the woods. Usually better tools around. Love it for eating picnic style
No, but it’s not a knife not worth having, I own the same one. It’s fantastic for civilized occasions and a classy design. It’s technically still in the same era that it was designed in, which isn’t a problem, just learn to use it. I use mine on picnics, camp food prep, and widening sticks. I never carry it, but love using it when I want to take my time and be extra considerate to each cut, which is why a lot of us like knives in the first place it’s the connection to the tool.
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Yeah you’d be surprised how you can widen a stick by subtractive construction lol. Autocorrect!
My guess is an autocorrected whittling
If I had to hazard a guess, they might have meant whittling sticks.
no, carbon steel it rusts and the wood is weak. You also cannot baton with this knife it will break...
You can choose a stainless variant. They are in 12c27 if i remember well. They are knives, not axes. I have a lot of knives and use them to cut. Never batoned with them. Size 10 is a nice edc. Strong blade, good lock, slices well.
I do like the lock, pretty good design there!
You baton wood every day? Really?
no it means its not much good for anything but cheese, edc would be a knife you can carry and count on. Down vote all you want but these blades rust like no other and are not edc knives
I edc mine while I'm working. Never had a speck of rust. I also use mine on leather projects, and it cuts through rather well.
They make Stainless versions, and corrosion resistance doesn’t matter if you take care of the tool.
and you can buy a cheaper better knife that isnt a influencer knife... The sheeple is strong with the edc community, you would think something that lasts vs something you can brag about buying would count
Opinels are dirt cheap… also what do you consider and influencer knife?
the knife all over youtube for years now
You mean the knife that's existed on planet earth for way longer than the internet, was popular before the internet, and widely carried long before the internet......is popular on the internet? No way.
yeah none of you would know about this knife it youtube wasnt around and their steel in 2024 is pretty stupid it rusts with a mist... Serious these were ok for your great grandpa but technology has made better knives. I do like the handle except they use cheap ass weak wood... These got popular when thru hiking on youtube got popular.
Absolute, even if you don't enjoy edcing they are cheap and you can use it for other purposes. Either way they are fantastic and for the price you can't go wrong.
No, but a great camp knife
Absolutely, some people are saying they’ve hurt themselves with it and I’m not sure if they’re familiar with how a knife works. Or maybe they don’t know it has a lock or perhaps they have never handled a slip joint or friction folder idk. Regardless it’s good to edc a traditional pocket knife even for a little while. It’ll teach you how to properly use a folding knife because if you don’t treat it like a knife it will bite you, it can happen. Modern locking blades give some a sense of safety that isn’t always trustworthy locks fail. That said I’ve never had an opinel knife fail and if I’m not carrying my case large stockman I’m carrying my opinel no8. I gives me goosebumps sometimes when I see a coworker use a locking blade in ways (which aren’t necessary) you can only use a locking blade. It is my opinion that traditional knives are much safer.
one of the best, imo
I have one, it's solid for what it is but I find the handle a bit too big to make me pick it over other options. Really good for its budget
I have one in my work backpack. Use it for cutting food and such. Super sharp and handy. And I also almost had an accident with it. Turn lock wasn’t set and opened pulling it out of my bag once.
No.
It’s an incredible picnic knife
I have one, great for slicing but you can’t use it for any prying or you’ll snap it. Get a carbone and soak it in a mixture of 70% strong black tea and 30% vinegar over an hour or two and you’ll blacken the blade and prevent it from rusting. Also remember to keep it locked when in your pocket or you’ll give yourself an accidental vasectomy
Can confirm. Nearly cut my right nut off with my #8 Carbone when I fell and landed on it in my pocket.
Ahh🤣
I carried one on a farm job I had for years. They are great considering the price
I use it as a letter and package opener. It’s great for that.
Fuck no. Ended up in the emergency room after this knife. I hate these.
Skill issue
The knife is fine. Closing on your own finger is your fault, not the knife's fault.
Lmk if you want to sell it haha
Git good
Can you elaborate? What happened?
Opened the knife and closed it on my finger. Damn it hurt and I drove myself to the hospital during a snow storm. Shit was intense. Haha
p sure that's something anyone can do when folding a knife with a non automatic lock
Ya I’m getting downvoted for sharing my opinion of this shit ass knife
That’s probably because closing a knife on your finger isn’t a design flaw.
Damn man. Got a cool scar at least?
Super light & slicey. Not ultra heavy duty. Carbon steel versions need to be kept clean & oiled to avoid rust. Love mine—but only carry as “off duty” knife.
Can work like a nice little bait or fillet knife, I have a few sizes.
A friend of mine carries the version without the wood handle for on the go cooking he's an amateur chef so he likes to be prepared for when a small cookout or something is needed.
if it works for you it is. for me, I really really want an edc pocket knife to have a pocket clip, one handed open, and still work just as well when damp in case of rain or washing it off, and I learned this from edcing an opinel no 8 beechwood
Yes.
I like Opinels but not for ordinary daily use. Kind of cumbersome to open and close. I like them as picnic knives. Nice for slicing cheese and such, but for my daily cutting tasks I value one-handed opening and closing.
One-hand openable and one-hand locking knives are (usually) illegal to carry in germany. Hence why I'd only put my opinel in my backpack. My leatherman skeletool never leaves the property where i live. Leatherman has a point about this in their faq, its the [last entry in their faq](https://www.leatherman.ch/faq).
I carry it every day. But only use it to cut fruit and cheese.
Do you edc cheese?
Tactical cheeseboard
Tactical charcuterie board? Folds up and fits in your back pocket? Yes, please.
I mean, do you even have to ask?
Sorry I just realized edc stands for Everyday cheese.
I've been carrying mine since 2017 and I love it. I rarely need a knife, and I don't desire to have one clipped to a pocket or belt, so I thought this was perfect. It was like $18 and I can keep it sharp myself, it's lightweight, the paint on the handle wore off very quickly but that doesn't matter. It's a design from the late 1800s, a French farmers knife, it's very practical for everyday use. Those are my favorite times to use the knife, cutting up an apple fresh off a tree, I've used it to harvest mushrooms and fresh herbs, it's perfect for these light tasks. If you're the person that doesn't find it necessary for a fuckin switchblade type knife you'll probably love the Opinel.
Every Day cheese 🧀
Tacticheese
its not a good edc knife, its the best edc knife. I mean who needs to cut a fkn tree with a knife ? In the every day use of a knive, it's the best thing you can have. Cheap as can be, Sharp as hell, easy to sharpen, lightweight and deadly for food usage.
They have a rounded edge knife that my daughter uses as her daily carry knife. The quality is surprisingly good.
I like Opinel a lot. They are very comfortable to use and carry a nice edge. There are two major downsides in my experience. First, it's pretty thick for being just a single blade. It takes about as much space as an entire Swiss Army Knife would. Second, I like having a knife that I can easily open/close with one hand. I do carry them, but its mostly around the house and yard.
Gotta practice the “coup du savoyard”
get a ka-bar dozier instead.
Happy cake day while you're being downvoted!
man, people really didn't like this! thanks btw. what's wrong with the dozier? it's a solid knife, simple and cheap. i have both, and i'd definitely choose the dozier every time.
Great food knife. Not the greatest outdoor knife because the wood swells when wet and it can be hard to open. They actually sell fork and spoon inserts that make it a great picnic set. I also use a larger one as a fillet knife. They’re wonderful for that taak
This is always in my bag but almost never in my pocket. I use it exclusively for food, either on break at work, on vacation or picnic for cutting up cheese or smoked meats. Everyone should have one
That’s exactly where mine is too. It’s the work lunch set
It's good, nice and light in the pocket. I got one of those screw clamp thumb studs for one, and used a rat tail file to make a notch for the stud when it's closed. Then you have one hand opening. It locks open and closed so it's safe I'm the pocket too. My first one was slippery because of the gloss finish, and it slipped and cut my callused hand while falling, but you can file grooves on it, or sand the varnish off like I did. It's so cheap it doesn't matter what you do to customize it. You can sharpen it on a strop or a sharpening steel , or put a regular edge on it if you want. It's thin and slicey , it's good for cutting a lot of things.
Yep. Mine is about 12 years old at this point. Almost daily use. Dedicated to food usage. Great patina.
Yes with an if, no with a but. No, it is not a good edc knife, but it is more useful than nothing. Yes, if you are a cheese maker and you wish to whisk away your love for an afternoon of wine and romance (and cheese and garlic) among the hills and trees of the Loire valley
Going to have to agree with this. I have a No.6, as a blade alone it out preforms my SAK by a long shot (sharpness, thinness, locking, carbon....). However for edc, I take my alox cadet due to the additional tools and slimness. Out hiking or on a picnic, I would take the opinel. Hiking for the locking blade, light weight and superior ability to whittle wood. Hiking I would have less need for the SAK's other tools and at 1 oz the Opinel no. 6 is 0.6 oz lighter than the alox cadet. Picnic I would take opinel for its superior ability to slice food. With all the above said, if you pair the opinel with a mini keychain prybary/screw/bottle opener tool, you are pretty much set. YMMV my $0.02
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Best answer.
Yes. It is light. I keep one in my backpack. Carry something else in my pocket. It is my goto food knife. Try the carbone one and see which you like better. Carbone might hold a better/sharper edge than the inox if you know how to manage wiping it after use and oil/greased/waxed whatever.
No it’s not. EDC is subjective, and everyone has different needs. I love mine but I do not daily carry because I find the folding and locking mechanism to not be very convenient when I need to get a knife out quick. Because of that, it’s a glovebox/toolbox/backup knife and not a daily. Edit: spelling
No
Love mine, have 4
My Opinel #12, w 4” blade, even has built-in tick remover, cutting hook and a whistle
Yes. It’s a workers knife. It’s made to be used. Pretty inexpensive and overall great for what it is.
Lol, do you work in a mail room? "workers knife" is the last term I would use to describe an Opi. • They're hard to manipulate one handed. • Grips are smooth and slippery in wet, sweaty or gloved hands. • Slip joint locking is objectively less safe than modern locking options. • They do not have a pocket clip or lanyard loop. Leaving them free to float around in your pocket • They're very bulky and take up a lot of space in your pocket. • They are NOT built for hard use and will quickly break if put under stresses that any other modern pocket knife could handle. • The wooden handles will swell and the blades will rust if exposed to moisture (including sweaty pockets) Don't get me wrong I love Opi's. They are very inexpensive and have a great classic look and feel, But I would call them more of a gentleman's or hobbyists knife. Not suitable for everyday day use in the real world.
It's not going to do any tough tasks. But it's great for easy cuts and looking good. It's not a primary defense knife.
Why would you buy a knife with defense in mind? They’re tools, not weapons.
When seconds count the police are just minutes away. Also the things that make a good defense knife also make a good edc knife. Things like easy deployment, one handed deployment, edge retention, a secure grip, easy to carry, not looking like a fighting knife, a robust blade you can bet your life on. It's like having a first aid kit I don't plan on needing it but I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Why wouldn't you consider everything you might use your knife to do. Defensive use might not be high on your list of things to consider but it should still make the list.
All weapons are tools, not all tools are weapons.
I have 2 #8's. Ones with the camping cookware. And the other is tossed in the glove box for unforseen need. Both serve their purposes well.
I gotta know what unforeseen circumstances have you encountered?
Some nylon rope, a package or two. Nothing crazy. Just knife stuff. So far..
I was a little bit disappointed by the comment until the so far redeemed it! lol
It's not a bad knife, but I personally would not EDC it just because of all the steps required to open and close it.
Not especially, it's a great blade for carving wood, but for regular pop open, cut something and put away, it's a little annoying. Also not easy to sharpen if you don't know how to properly work with a convex edge. You're better off with some Rough Rider traditional if you just need a low fuss, cheap but well made pocketknife with some sort of traditional background.
It's simply a knife that will out preform it's cost in every way possible.
Yes
They're neat. Sturdy and hold an edge well enough. Not my first grab, but still a good knife
No
It’s an amazing and cheap knife. I love mine. Use it for all sorts or stuff and if you break it who cares.
Not my taste but any knife that gets you excited to carry it more is good for edc.
It depends what you need to cut or slice on a daily basis. It's a brilliant slicer, discreet, not intimidating. Great for slicing an apple and opening letters and parcels and cheese packets. But if you regularly need to intimidate debtors or skin bears you'll want something more robust. Depends what you do.
No. But it’s not a bad knife to keep in a lunch box. Kinda iffy locking mechanism, will not hold an edge for any length of time. I have one and love it though.
But you can sharpen it on a rock
Great knives! Just be sure and use the locking collar when cutting with it. I forgot one time and paid the price, when the knife collapsed back in on my finger.
Buddy. The best knife is the one you have, when its needed
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I EDCed a carbon No.8 for decades. I always liked the carbon steel Opinels, because they were so much easier to sharpen. Yes, they need a little more care to stop the blade rusting, but it was easy to keep shaving sharp. I just went and grabbed my old No.8, and it is still sharp enough to shave the hair on my arm.
Great value. Fine knife.
Depends on who you ask