[Closed] Knives Again..

Opinel. Cheap and good.

No real experience (I like swiss army knifes) but a starter for 10, these have been around for years & just work:
http://www.outdoorgb.com/c/opinel_knives/

Blimey:

The company is still run by the Opinel family, and Opinel sells around 15 million knives annually. A museum dedicated to the Opinel knife (Le Musée de l'Opinel) is located at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

[url] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinel_knife [/url]

you know you said you didn't want a leatherman?
i've got one, and it does everything. what the knife can't deal with the saw can. i've had it about 10 years and it's still the mutt's nuts.
pricey, esp compared to an opinel, but for a utility tool i wouldn't rule it out

Ive got a leatherman, and it stays in the bottom of my biking rucksack, if I took it out for gardening duties I know that I would forget to put it back in and would then need it next time I am out.

I want something on hand in the garage/shed instead of having to rumage through cereal bar wrappers & innertubes 🙂

more blimey:

In 1985 the Victoria and Albert Museum in London selected the Opinel as part of an exhibit celebrating the “100 most beautiful products in the world”, featuring the Opinel alongside the Porsche 911 sports car and the Rolex watch. The Opinel was also selected as one of the 999 best designs in Phaidon Design Classics, and has been exhibited by the New York's Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) as a design masterpiece.

Its not as good a knife as an opinel tho

good point, it does everything, so ends up everywhere, last time i used it was in the garden to cut some.. no, maybe it was in the lockup when i was working on.. no, wait, i think i took it camping the other weekend, or may it's...

btw did you get a silky saw in the end, or just go for a chainsaw?

TBH I carry my swiss army knife (a small one with 2 blade with 13 tools in all) all the time and don't worry that the police would try to charge me with carry an offensive weapon, the same with my leatherman as there "multi tool", a single bladed knife (even of the legal length) wouldn't be seen in such a light.
Just something to be aware of.

I picked up a four inch blade Opinel cooking knife whilst in France the other month. Cracking little knife for general kitchen duties. Back to topic, we use Opinel on the farm, where they prove their worth everytime.

really opinel is a superb general knife. I have a couple, and recently treated myself to a no.10 in France (hard to get in UK). I have one I used to sue on the farm that disappears into the stock it's so far worn 🙂

Would it be ok to take a penknife like this packed in your suitcase on holiday if you were flying?

Suitcase, I expect so; hand luggage, not so much.

Just to add about the legal thing - to buy an opinel (or other locking knife) over the counter in Scotland you now need to show either a passport or photo drivers licence. So I found out when getting my replacement No 8. However you can buy it from Amazon no questions asked.

Which reminds me of their other great advantage - they are cheap (usually around a tenner) so when you loose / break one it isnt the end of the world.

I have one of these for mushroom collecting

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It's very good indeed

knife laws are weird in many countries so be careful what you take where. In principal my gerber keyring knife is illegal here in denmark because the blade locks open even though the blade is only about 1cm long.

You're allowed to own lots of different knives for hunting or whatever, but if you're not hunting, then you can't carry it

I've just got to work and found the lovely Gerber Powerframe knife I ordered last week has arrived. Very light, looks the business, sharp as you like and cost about £18.

btw did you get a silky saw in the end, or just go for a chainsaw?

err, I got 2 silky saws and a HUSKY electric chainsaw LOL 😆

Loving the Silkys, got a Gomtaro 270 and a BIG BOY!!

they're great saw's, glad I took the recommendation off here.

That Powerframe looks lovely, but is the handle not impractical? Uncomfortable / catches dirt?

Gerber Powerframe knife

this looks interesting

I thought locking knives were now illegal here in the UK to carry in public? Such as the opinel which as Stoner mentions a great work knife.

Unless you have a good reason to carry one & then is it up to the courts to decide?

[edit - could be wrong here?]

Used to use opinel for years on the farm I worked at, great bit of kit, now I don't even take it camping with me as I am not a 100% sure where I stand with one of them?

Could you not pop the lock ring off an Opinel when carrying it so it's no longer a locking knife then put it back when you want to use it, or just be very careful about how you use it?

Im going to get one when I'm in Spain later this year, but I can't remember what number it is...

any locking blade and anything over 4" requires reason to carry.

I usually only carry mine out of the home if Im taking it camping, so it's not in my pocket, but in the rucksack. But occasionally its in my pocket if Im just going out to the shops whilst in the middle of some work.

Im more likely to end up carrying a locking box cutter or opinel into a pub by accident at the end of the day in my work clothe's pocket. That would be much harder to be excused for. At least round these parts knives in pubs dont mean the same as knives in pubs in other places.

Unless you have a good reason to carry one & then is it up to the courts to decide?

That's my understanding too. Camping, hunting, gathering mushrooms etc are all good reasons. I'd never bring one to the pub etc.

That Powerframe looks lovely, but is the handle not impractical? Uncomfortable / catches dirt?

Not that I can tell. It's comfy enough for me and certainly a lot more robust than the rubbery grip on my old Buck knife. The locking mechanism is a tad "agricultural" but nothing awful. Can't see dirt being a problem either, cos it's all open and easy to rinse.