Opinel No.08 Stainless Steel Folding Pocket Knife

Knife is great and super expensive blah blah blah but on the real tip, no knife does plant work better than Opinel No. 8 Pruning Folding Knife - Stainless Steel for Pruning, Grafting, Harvesting, Gardening, and Everyday Use

The design is definitely simple and easy to figure out, so from that standpoint it's good for knife beginners or as a gift for people. The locking collar and how it helps keep it closed can be a good safety feature around kids. It's also got a benign-looking design to it (doesn't look tacticool) so ...

I have used Opinels all my adult life. I have always had either a No7 or No8 in my pocket for the last 20 years or so, and a No9 or No10 knocking around at home. With Opinels being so inexpensive, I have often given my pocket knife away to someone and bought a new one, or bought them as gifts. I'd s...

The best thing about this knife is it's size, weight, and portability. It has only one blade which I like as other tools that are features on other pocket knives don't get in the way. The locking feature is clever but not really needed. This knife will never open by itself. As a matter of fact, my o...

The best thing about this knife is it's size, weight, and portability. It has only one blade which I like as other tools that are features on other pocket knives don't get in the way. The locking feature is clever but not really needed. This knife will never open by itself. As a matter of fact, my o...

The best thing about this knife is it's size, weight, and portability. It has only one blade which I like as other tools that are features on other pocket knives don't get in the way. The locking feature is clever but not really needed. This knife will never open by itself. As a matter of fact, my o...

Extremely light knife. Hard to index in low light , handle requires sealing. Thin stiff blade . Think of it as a folding paring knife. Back when these were dirt cheap they made a good utility knife.... There are too many better choices of better steels simpler more relible locks and maintance free h...

I have purchased 40-50 of these knives in the past 15 years. Rarely do they dissiapoint, especially the high carbon blades. I usually carry one for a few months and then give it to a friend. I have modified them with pocket clips and thumb studs most each time. For whatever reason, this no 8 is not ...

Unparalleled cutting performance, lacking in deployment. Wooden handled opinels should come with needle-nose pliers so that you can open the darn thing when its pivot gets stuck.

Unparalleled cutting performance, lacking in deployment. Wooden handled opinels should come with needle-nose pliers so that you can open the darn thing when its pivot gets stuck.