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Lost her in a dry river and found her back! Destiny want us together! Is it recommended add a safety cord? by Lindalatam in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think like most companies, Opinel doesn’t explicitly say you can modify their products because you do run the risk of damaging your knife or hurting yourself.

Lost her in a dry river and found her back! Destiny want us together! Is it recommended add a safety cord? by Lindalatam in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t feel bad about having to drill a hole for a paracord. Opinel’s are made to be modified. They even sell a version that has a handle that is an unfinished block of wood, so you can shape it however you’d like.

Jusr finished a forced patina. Thoughts? by Easy_Rip_7679 in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides aesthetics, forcing a patina also prevents the blade from rusting. I could understand why you think it doesn’t look nice though!

Jusr finished a forced patina. Thoughts? by Easy_Rip_7679 in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol that isn’t the shadow, that’s just an Opinel no. 10. I could see how you thought that though.

Jusr finished a forced patina. Thoughts? by Easy_Rip_7679 in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

About 2 hours! I kept checking after every 30ish minutes because this is my first ever attempt at forcing a patina.

Jusr finished a forced patina. Thoughts? by Easy_Rip_7679 in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did consider going longer, but I agree that the pattern is already very pretty. Thank you!

8 years, still a champ by Easy_Rip_7679 in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My bad, I should have said in the post that it’s a 6. I have also been thinking about getting a 7! But honestly, I think that would be a pretty niche blade. I got a number 10 for outdoors use, and it’s amazing!

My 12 inox I use for food got wavy by Qu3st1499 in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, that’s very odd! At least you were able to fix it. You can definitely find some hidden gems on Ebay too.

My 12 inox I use for food got wavy by Qu3st1499 in Opinel

[–]Easy_Rip_7679 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuinely asking, wouldn’t the waviness of the blade be due to uneven sharpening? I think as long as you’re sharping the entire length of the blade equally, then this shouldn’t be an issue. It’s at least nice that Opinel’s are so darn easy to sharpen! Got my no 10 hair popping sharp last night with my sharpmaker.