Cheap Knives : Part 3 - Opinel No 8

This video is of an Opinel number 8 folder, this knife can be purchased for under $15 almost anywhere online, its a great cheap folding knife, if you like what you see, I suggest trying one out, its cheap enough to take a chance and see if you like it too...

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[76tammystanley]

I would put American steel on par with Japan ..German steel is still the best though

[cutlerylover]

@76tammystanley depends what steel your talking about, its all in the heat treat

[50cliber]

why dose the door ring in like all your vids

[bamtroop]

Like This If You Got That Door Bell Ringer :L:L

[RemzofFrance]

Great knives, I have about 15 of them, in various conditions and sizes. Should open the blade for your viewers' information though. Opinel is a work knife per se. It is meant to cut. The tip of the blade is somewhat brittle so you can't pry open a box or dig a hole in a piece of wood. Or yes, you may try but it might break. But, hey for 6 euros, who cares? But to cut out tent pegs, to cut open a tin can, to cut small limbs from a tree to make a fire, these are great knives!

[clemenspunkta]

@antlese Acid and fat corrode carbon steel. Make sure to wipe it thoroughly after use. The patina will stay. The older an Opinel is, the older it looks.

[antlese]

I recently got myself a No 7 and a No 8. The carbon steel versions. Used one the cut some sausage in the kithen. A few hours later i decide to wash my dishes and the thing is covered in rust and spots. Looks like an antique after owning it for about a day. My first experience with a carbon steel knife. The sausages were good though.

[clemenspunkta]

Opinels are THE common lock knife in france. They are an every day icon like Betty Crocker or Coka Cola in the U.S. The carbon steel is not meant to be the best or longest lasting. But carbon steel is easyer to sharpen on your own. They look older after some years, that's the point. And no one uses his Opinel for anything else than apples, cheese and sausages. There are better knifes. But Opinels are french lifestyle.

[CannabisDelux]

@76tammystanley Sweden is also famous for their steel an blacksmiths

[kagemurai]

for the price opinel is allright; but as an overall knive, it´s just crap. It´s only use is to slice cheese.

[Maddawwg45]

dont care were its made a good knife is a good knife not all of the "best knives in the world" are american made u ever seen america make better steel then the japeneese ,or germans ???? yes we do make awesome steel and knives but were not the best in the world at all things is my point guys give credit were credit is due!!