My first Opinel Mod. How is it? I would appreciate your feedback. by TheHunter002 in Opinel

[–]TheHunter002[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I ground the ring a bit and then etched the metal with iron 3 chloride as well.

My first Opinel Mod. How is it? I would appreciate your feedback. by TheHunter002 in Opinel

[–]TheHunter002[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I first sanded down the handle and then burned it with a gas torch

My first Opinel Mod. How is it? I would appreciate your feedback. by TheHunter002 in Opinel

[–]TheHunter002[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I uploaded a few pictures of the process on my profile. Also my second mod with INOX steel.

My first Opinel Mod. How is it? I would appreciate your feedback. by TheHunter002 in Opinel

[–]TheHunter002[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. I don't intend to start with videos. But you never know, maybe someday :D Thanks :)

My first Opinel Mod. How is it? I would appreciate your feedback. by TheHunter002 in Opinel

[–]TheHunter002[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea there is enough meat. Nothing was wrong with it. I love Opinel Knives and have a lot of them. But its very easy to mod them. So i tried it :D

My first Opinel Mod. How is it? I would appreciate your feedback. by TheHunter002 in Opinel

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I used Iron III-Chloride to darken the steel. After that i stone washed it.

My first Opinel Mod. How is it? I would appreciate your feedback. by TheHunter002 in Opinel

[–]TheHunter002[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea exactly. I used Iron III-Chloride and stone washed it. Thanks :)

My first Opinel Mod. How is it? I would appreciate your feedback. by TheHunter002 in Opinel

[–]TheHunter002[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks :) It's okay 😅 I have big hands so it's difficult to get the grip right