I think the locking ring was patented about 1950. The blueing he used contains mercury so keep it away from food especially any acidic foods or you may need to be treated for heavy metal poisoning. The bad news being that permanent damage may already have been done. Since I do use my knives on food I'd trash that thing if it was mine. I don't need a knife with a poison blade.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dwight! The internet is a great place to learn, Opinel added the ring in 1955, The Gun blue contains no Mercury, It's an acid that changes the surface of the steel once it has done it's job and then cleaned off it is safe to use.

@3npitsu992

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, the blue patina is oxide, like the one that you get from heating it up to 700 C

Wow ! Just getting into exploring the Opinel line. This is one of the best restorations I've seen ! I really like what you did with reshaping the blade design Enjoying the good work from Southern California.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Eliel, They make a very nice knife for not very much money 👍😊

Great job Sparky 👍👍 She is a looker now!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Thanks DT 👍 👍 👍 😊

I didn't spot the pin in the handle at first. Rather I thought it was going to be solid. The turntable is great!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 ай бұрын

Opinal make a really good knife at a very reasonable price 👍Old broken Microwaves are always useful for something 🔨👍😉

That is a top drawer reno on a classic folder, mate!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Stan 👍 😊

Wow. I'd definitely trade my brand new one for that in a heartbeat!

@Everythings_Adjustable

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Climbsic 👍

Turned out very nice! I like how you pay attention to detail!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Dan, its a fun little project if you ever find an old one over there 👍

hello my talented friend. I watched a magnificent restoration work. congratulations. nice work. Thank you for sharing...

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Sahane, They are a nice knife to work on and not too expensive to buy 👍

I usually don't like music in videos like these, but this was actually really good.

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I always find it hard to match music to my videos 👍

@harpo5420

3 жыл бұрын

@@Everythings_Adjustable nice work, and choice of music - what is it we're listening to?

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

@@harpo5420 Thanks Mate, I have just added the details in to the description, I chose the music from the youtube selection when I uploaded the video I hope this is useful to you

@harpo5420

3 жыл бұрын

@@Everythings_Adjustable cheers, I'm always looking for new long form ambient music, and this has echoes of both Boards of Canada and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, two of my favourites 👍

@harpo5420

3 жыл бұрын

...in fact you just got another view so I could hear it again! (and see your work)

You truly are a master craftsman sparky! And I love watching you build and fix things. Bravo 👏! Cheers mate!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Neil! The knife wasn't too hard to do it just took a lot of patience 👍

Knife looks great

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Antonio 👍

Lovely mirror shine on that blade. Great job on the restoration.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate, fun little job 👍

Great job, looks brand new.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Wire, Thank you 👍

Nicely done !

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate 👍 😊

Well that was relaxing as hell. Thanks for the video.

@Everythings_Adjustable

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Bret, that's my most popular video

Looks great Tony, nice job !

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate, You've got to love an Opie 🔪 👍 😊

It may be a year after you published it, but this just popped up on my suggested videos. Really nice reworking of a classic Opinel. Top work Sparky 👍

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Phil! I was very pleased with that video and it has always been my most popular one 👍

Excellent job, beautiful restoration.

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Opinals are a nice knife to work on 👍

Excellent work and very well shown step by step.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Alvaro, Thank you very much! 👍

Turned out very nice indeed

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James 👍 😊

Getting into the opinel mod scene! Beutiful job sparkle.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Turbo 👍 😊

Well done man, tnx for sharing

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, they are a nice knife to work on 👍

Yes I finally watched it. Well worth it 👍

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate, I am really happy with how this one turned out they are a nice knife to work on 👍

Very impressive restore. Looks better than new!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Guys 👍

Great video sparky

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mate 👍 😊

Cool knife turned out awesome!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate, they are a nice knife to work on if you get a chance to pick one up 👍

Very nicely done 👍👍👍

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Opinels are a great knife to work on 👍

Very good work... nice detailed video!!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dubious, I was very pleased with that video as I wanted to show people how it's done 👍

Nice restore job

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rusty, it's great steel they will take a nice edge 👍

very fine craftsman work.. awesome video

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Wayne 👍 😊

Amazing! 👍

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob, They are a great little knife 👍 😊

Good work! Looks brand new 😍

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate 👍

Beautiful beautiful work my friend. Great video 😊

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Lev, They are a nice knife to work on 👍

Sparky not sure how I missed this video in the past but really well done!

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Tom, It is my most viewed video 👍 😊

Nice job restored it back to its brand new condition

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Tristan 👍

Great work man! Finally have time to catch up on all your videos! :D They're great!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kirk I do have 'allsorts' of stuff in here 😀

Nice work! Shiny blade.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy, I like shiny 😊

Very cool. Its even worth giving a new one that kind of treatment.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

You are not wrong MJ, when they are new the butt of the handle can be very uncomfortable and you almost cut yourself on the side of the slot 👍 😊

Mate what a great little project you done a spanking job on that it looks fantastic 👌🏻

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, they are a nice little knife and you can get them shaving sharp 👍

That turned out great! I like the small features that you added like the recessed part of the handle so you can fit your fingernail in better. I want to find one of these now too.

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate, They make a great very affordable knife 👍😊

Top job well done.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, they are a great knife to work on 👍

Hello dear. nice work. Thank you for sharin

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Engin, Thank you very much 👍

Nice work, enjoyed the video a lot and what a beautiful result. Incidentally this must be the longest video you have made so far.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Bob, I wanted to show all the steps and the minutes added up, anyone can do this it just takes a lot of patience (That's a lot of different evenings work as I only have a small amount of patience 😊 )

I love my Opinels.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Lovely bit of steel, really nice to work on 👍

Très beau travail filiation tu et Un grand artiste chère amie

@Everythings_Adjustable

Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup, je suis content que ça vous ait plu

Opinel France wow haven't seen one of them in a long time

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

As you can guess there's a lot of them over here in the UK 👍

@sturusk3620

4 жыл бұрын

Have a look on Amazon or farming supply shops 👍

Good video ^^

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 👍 😊

Bon travail. Bravo

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup, j'adore ces petits couteaux 👍 😊

@layachidjoudi3891

4 жыл бұрын

@@Everythings_Adjustable je m abonne. Merci

Отличная работа мастер!

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Большое спасибо за добрые слова (Thank you very much for your kind words) 👍

Très beau travail .

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Good French steel 👍

Looking great! love knife videos 🤘 Try to make your own knife from scrap metal 😮🤘👌

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

I made this one from an old leaf spring if that's any help?kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZaJ0KyRlpOrg9o.html

Cool project and Great job buddy 👍Subscribed👍

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate, Opinel's are a great knife 👍

Opinel are cracking knives. I carried a small one all the time when out in the woods, not too expensive so wasn't worried about losing it. Personalising it like this is great, although, I would now be worried about losing it. Bit of a catch 22 going on

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Roland, Well I'm off camping next weekend so I might take it with me and see if I loose it 😁

The nice thing is that Opinel knives cost nothing and are pretty good looking, also sharp

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I do have a few of them now 👍 😁

I like those Opinel knives. Adding the lanyard hole was a nice touch. I've been hoping to come across a carbon steel blade model at the right price. (aka cheap!)

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

That one was a couple of quid as it was so beat up, Good luck in your search 👍

It's like I am watching the International Space Station being made.

@Everythings_Adjustable

2 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha I',m not sure it's that complicated Elazar 👍😊

@elazarpimentel5340

2 жыл бұрын

@@Everythings_Adjustable I know, but I realized I was looking at it with rapture, as if a space module was docking with some other piece of equipment :D

@Everythings_Adjustable

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elazar that's a kind thing to say, and I'm very glad you enjoyed the video so much

Like that little tip of notching to get finger in to open blade , For some reason these knives when aged, have this problem of blade disappearing into handle ,possibly blade cuts into handle when closed .

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack, I've been doing that for a good few years now with all my Opies, I like these knives very easy to work on 👍 😊

I had just made a number six with leather covered handle and copper on the locking collar it fell in the canal through a hole in my back pocket and i hate Primark

@Everythings_Adjustable

Ай бұрын

RJ, That's a real shame Mate, it's always sad to loose a knife but worse when you have worked on it, What will you be replacing it with? another Opie?

Thoroughly enjoyed. What was the music by the way? Very soothing.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, It's from the youtube audio thing, It's called 'I don't see the branches I see the leaves' by Chris Zabrinsky

Is it on your pocket right now? If not it should be! Man that's beautiful!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you, It's not in my pocket but I do have a lot of knives here, they are a lovely little knife to work on 👍

That's an interesting sharpening "stone" block with different grit sides you used... what kind is that ? Looks like it comes with a tray for collecting water and residue ? Great job on the knife... Those opinel knives make for fun projects... I just customized an Opinel No.8 with a Sambar stag roll... had so much fun with that, I picked up an old used No.7 to also do, but it has a little surface rust and pitting... thinking on trying your techniques for cleaning up the blade !

@Everythings_Adjustable

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, The stone is a cheap 4 sided diamond stone, I think it was about £10 or £20 I do like a good knife project good luck with yours 🛠️👍😊

Would the heat treatment be spoiled?

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

No, if you watch at the beginning I dip the metal in water when I'm grinding are you going to work on one of these Ramilam?

How wide are your diamond stones? Also, nice work, I take it the point of the countersink bit running backwards was deburring or similar?

@tomcardale5596

4 жыл бұрын

It's to flare the ends of the tube to fix it in position. A bit like peening over the head of a rivet, but backwards.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

That block is about 40mm ish, cheap block I think I got from Lidls Tom got it spot on 👍 😊

@BensWorkshop

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomcardale5596 Cheers.

@BensWorkshop

4 жыл бұрын

@@Everythings_Adjustable Cheers.

so if a new no8 is around 10-15€ how much did you save by restoring this one! lol Looks great btw, and thanks for the tip on running the countersink bit backwards!

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

If you add up all the little bits and pieces I used to do it.... It's cost me 50 quid 😀 😁 I remember ruining a brass tube years ago before running it in reverse, I think I need to find a very blunt countersink and keeping it just to do these as that one is still a bit sharp for this job 👍

It's rather coincidental that you put this up just days after I found an old opinel knife in the kitchen which needs some TLC as well. Was there a reason you decided not to remove the blade entirely? Lovely job by the way.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, no real reason I didn't think I needed to but to be honest the finish on the blade close to the handle isn't as good as the rest of the blade but it does make it easier to work on the edge when there's a handle to hold

@k.hussain360

4 жыл бұрын

@@Everythings_Adjustable Yeah that makes sense to be honest. The one I've got is a little rusted on the inside so I may need to take it apart. Depends when I can get around to it.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe make a video of your build? 👍

@k.hussain360

4 жыл бұрын

@@Everythings_Adjustable I can add it to the list of video ideas lol.

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

That list gets longer every week😁😁

Johnsons paste wax would make that handle pop as well

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

👍 😊 I used my home made wax which is bees wax, turpentine and linseed oil 😉

@AntonioClaudioMichael

4 жыл бұрын

@@Everythings_Adjustable that's a good combination

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

It is I also use it on leather sheaths 👍

👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏🙋‍♂️

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

🥃 👍 😊

Contra más haces más estropeas,una pena

@Everythings_Adjustable

5 ай бұрын

Siento que te sientas asi, Quizás puedas hacer un video para mostrarme cómo hacer un mejor trabajo. ¡Gracias!

El mango le kitaste la pátina y le jodiste,ke manía de torturar el mango de opinel,si es perfecto en origen no lo token

@Everythings_Adjustable

5 ай бұрын

"You removed the patina from the handle and screwed it up, you have a habit of torturing the Opinel handle, if it is perfect originally, don't token it" Ricardoa, Thanks for your comment, I hope this translates well, The finish on the handle isn't perfect for me, it creates hot spots on my hand, I like the handle to feel smooth in my hand and pocket, also easy to open, I finish the handle with bees wax which is a nicer finish than the varnish, it is waterproof, feels nice in hand, and easy to repair Ricardoa, gracias por tu comentario. Espero que esto se traduzca bien. El acabado del mango no es perfecto para mí, crea puntos calientes en mi mano, Me gusta que el asa se sienta suave en la mano y en el bolsillo, además es fácil de abrir. Termino el mango con cera de abejas, que tiene un acabado mejor que el barniz, es impermeable, se siente bien en la mano y fácil de reparar.

Oh nooooo you rounded the butt. Well, otherwise good job ;)

@Everythings_Adjustable

3 жыл бұрын

What can I say I like a nicely rounded butt, You might not like the knife I'm working on at the moment video coming soon 🛠👍😊

Gute Arbeit kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIma1pargba7nLQ.html&t

@Everythings_Adjustable

4 жыл бұрын

That's some very nice work 👍