Thread 2837828

looks like something a gay southern dandy would carry to clean the dirt from under his nails

>>2837833
Post your pick.

>>2837828 (OP)
Are they really decent? They cost next to nothing and the metal fittings look so flimsy. I use a Kershaw auto.

>>2837836
> Are they really decent? They cost next to nothing

For the price their proprietary stainless and carbon steels are pretty good. Easy to sharpen, steep angle, last a moment. Hair-whittling easily under 1000grit. I just hone mine when it flattens.

> the metal fittings look so flimsy.

They're solid. Tighten them.

> I use a Kershaw auto.

I use my opinel mostly for food prep because roommates can't sharpen knives.

>>2837828 (OP)
Based
My trusty no. 9 is essentially all I need while /out/. 99% of the time I won't even unsheath, let alone need, my hunting knife.

>>2837833
Confirmed retard that doesn't go out

>>2837836
They really are solid. Like OP said, they're pretty much all you need for food prep tho they're great for whittling too.

>>2837828 (OP)
Opinel No.8 Carbone is THE best folding knife and you can add a spoon or fork attachment to it.

>>2837853
they look gay weather or not i go out and that makes it not perfect

Don’t fall for the meme they just don’t feel right in the hand. The blade is thin and wants to turn and the handle gets slick and feels like you’re going to drop it.

>>2837838
>Solid
lies... first time picking one up I went to tighten one up and it fucking broke, just by trying to tighten the flimsy-ass locking mechanism on the damned thing, these things are only used by gay/euro-trash lightweight- backpackers that can't get or use a real knife because it's too heavy for their limp wrists.

>>2837853
>reaches for opinel instead of hunting knife
Confirmed for gay.

>food prep
try to slice anything harder than cheese and you're fucked.


Cheap is literally the only thing they have going for them, and I'd rather have a Mora that I can stab an opinel bitch user with.

>>2837866
I bet you drive a F150 to feel like a totally not gay tough guy

>>2837859
> Classic design
> Beautiful, comfortable and secure handle shape
> Razor-steep clip point as fat as the handle can fit
> Total of 5 part-dissassembly, metal and wood

weather

>>2837866
> first time picking one up I went to tighten one up and it fucking broke, just by trying to tighten the flimsy-ass locking mechanism on the damned thing
> tighten steel
> breaks

Whatever retard thing you were doing... Just watch a youtube tutorial on how to take apart those things.

> these things are only used by gay/euro-trash lightweight- backpackers that can't get or use a real knife because it's too heavy for their limp wrists.

When you actually go out your realize that less knife is often better than more knife.

> try to slice anything harder than cheese and you're fucked.

You legit have no idea what you're talking about. Get a cleaver if you want to fruit ninja cheese.

> Cheap is literally the only thing they have going for them

Yeah, they offer a practical, handy, quality traditional folding knife for a good price.

>>2837867
Nope, a 99 Jeep Wrangler, 4.0 engine, 4.11 gear ratio, KC lights, Jack and shovel. Desert pinstriping all fucking over it.

F-150's are work trucks, not trail trucks, but they'll do if you've got nothing else.
>>2837877
>watch a YT video
it's a fucking knife it doesn't need instructions, it just needs to not be gay and flimsy.

>>2837879
I’m assuming you mean newer trucks but….Every TTB front end bronco/f150 desert truck disagrees with that comment. They’re a pretty solid platform for the prerunner crowd.

>>2837881
>Solid platform
Like I said, they'll do. Pic related my 96 Bronco/ Daily driver and my weekend ride.

>>2837883
Do they come in hetero?

>>2837877
yep classic america right a dainty little folding knife with a fancy mechanism in a place where the most basic tool is a hatchet thats the kind of person you think of

>>2837892
>hetero
For you? No chance in hell. Opinel shills are the gay.

Go find yourself a Subaru Outback.

>>2837828 (OP)
I prefer douk douks.

>>2837828 (OP)
Opinels are very fine picnic knives.

>>2837923
cute, might pick one of these up. thanks for introducing me

>>2837838
Cool. I really don't need another knife, but I like their conservative look. For hikes, though, I prefer small multitools like a Victorinox Classic. More use for the weight.

>>2837936
Victorinox Ranger with the serrations at the tip for food and rope cutting and plain blade toward the base for whittling stuff.

>conservative
it looks gay AF.

OP here with my custom N°8 Carbon:

1. Baste and bake handle in olive oil at 175°C for an hour or more (stable process)
2. Clean blade with alcohol, dry and boil in white vinegar for patina (unpredictable finish)
3. Heat metal lockring parts on open flame until reaching desired tone, let sit in white vinegar if it get's too much of an oxodized brown hue (very unstable, have little experience with this, it just came out nice the third try)

>>2837923
Otter's Mercator K55K "Black Kat", German military heritage utility knife. Carbon with coated stainless handle.

>>2837940
There are more dimensions to life than US left/right politics anon

anyone used the cutlery set? the one with spoon and fork that can attach to the knife

>>2837969
No, I have one of those one things…
oh damn whats it called again…
oh yeah a penis. Get a penis.

>>2837879
You shit on Opinels for being gay and you drive that faggot ass jeep lmao can't make this shit up

>>2837973
Eating soup with your penis seems like a bad idea...

>>2837974
Opinels are really great, FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!

>>2837969
Yes it's great.

>>2838002
FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!

>>2838002
nice, might pick up a set next time im at the store

>>2837978
Use a booger sucker or turkey baster and shoot it up your urethra then piss the soup into your mouth.
Do I have to teach you zoomettes everything?!
This is basic /out/

Perfect 4 cutting desu

>>2837828 (OP)
Opinel no.9 it's just perfect. This and a good 14 (or more) function swiss army knife are all the tools you need.

>>2838167
I'd rather have a leatherman with pliers and a fixed blade knife.

>>2838357
>leatherman
Overpriced jewish subpar slop for larpers

Superior choice coming through

>>2838360
Mine was free

>>2837836
they are the out equivalent of a scalpel
not great for heavy duty work but they get sharp as shit

>>2838469
>heavy duty
Yes they are fine for gay-ass little picnics, but you have to be able to violently and with extreme prejudice put down any skinwalkers you see, permanently.

>>2838500
Lost.

>>2838500
Lol at Anavar voice but roblox bod Lujan

Alox #7 is my choice.

>>2837836
The fittings are exactly what they look like. I broke the metal collar off one and almost cut my finger off the first day I had it. I bought a second one since they're so cheap. If you're not retarded like me they're fantastic and very sharp. I usually carry an opinel no 8 in my fishing kit because they're exceptional for fish stuff. For general innawoods activities I bring my cold steel outdoorsman.

opinels are boy scout knives and picnic knives at best. subpar to anything american made. if i got one for a gift i would assume someone is being a cheap ass for not spending at least 30 on a first knife for someone.

>>2838530
>no corkscrew
absolutely barbaric!

>>2837828 (OP)

nothing perfect about it

Literally all you need.

>>2838875
It's perfect for its price

>>2837828 (OP)
Is good for food but... when you cut lard, you have to wash it and the wood increase density making it hard to open.

>>2838948
You're not supposed to put water on a wooden handle
But actually the tradition is that you should never wash your knife

these peasant folders were originally meant for drunken brawls anyway, not for utility

>>2837947
Those are nice but did they chop noses off in the Algerian War?

>>2838530
>>2838925
yeah if you're going to have a folding knife that is flimsy and small then may as well keep a multitool and if you're going to have a multitool may as well have one that has pliers and a philips head

>>2839355
How many philips head screws do you encounter in the wilderness?

>>2839364
you might need it for something in your kit or your vehicle or just life elsewhere

>>2839355
Pliers are a waste of time and the SAK can opener works on Phillips heads.