Got a 6 ,8 ,12 all carbon fantastic knives, been using openils in the bush for over 20years never had a problem

Beech is my favorite wood

I got the opinel black oak it’s such a nice knife

THANK YOU! Great video, needs more views and had me sorted while I was torn making a decision :-)

@Turgon92

5 жыл бұрын

...so??

Great video! nice job!

I love my Opinels.

Best knives ever for the money! I would almost go to war to prove that point. Oh, and be careful...If you buy one, you may never stop...

@doctordrommos6432

Жыл бұрын

Best knives ever period. Beautiful workmanship, low price, amazing quality, and a very “unscary” looking knife to EDC. I own a No.8 Garden and just got my No.8 in oak

Opinel had been around since 1890

As I understand it, and we are talking on the microscopic scale here, carbon steel holds a finer edge because it is more malleable and pliable, while stainless is more brittle and prone to chip. So you can use a leather strop to hone a carbon steel blade, and that 'unrolls' the microscopic edge that rolls up when sharpening, while a stainless blade's edge just breaks off o the microscopic level. I love Opinel knives, especially the carbon steel blades.

@Thetoolmerchants

6 жыл бұрын

Nice explanation, thanks for mentioning it.

@ScottHead

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, just found your channel and learned of your products. Might be picking up some tools if I can work it into the spring garden budget this year, which is almost spent already.

@Thetoolmerchants

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Scott. We offer 10% off to new customers, if that helps. You can find the coupon on the left side of the product category pages. :) -Matt

@rickwebermusic

4 жыл бұрын

You have it backwards, carbon steel is harder- more brittle, than stainless. SS is softer and will bend more. Carbon steel does take a finer edge, and will hold its edge much longer than most stainless steel knives.

Is the walnut wood stabilised? I am just curious how well it will hold up in humid weather and occasional splashes.

from what I've heard from metalergists (and take it with a grain of salt) stainless is just as good as carbon steel, except that there's a lot of very cheap stainless about and they tend to put it in everything. I think if you've got good stainless it's high carbon steel anyway, just with a couple extra bits.

For some reason I can get my stainless Opinel a bit sharper than my carbon.

looks like you have opinels under control. please explain why yours has a locking mechanism that works from both sides, while mine can only be locked from the right side? did i get a fake opinel?

I have an opinel no 8 carbon

Have you ever watched Smiling Friends? Listen to the Boss speak :)

Why no brand on the handles of the Oak and Walnut?

@Thetoolmerchants

6 жыл бұрын

Good question, maybe not to take away from the prettier wood.

you sold me

I got an Opinel 8 with Walnut handle,beautifull thing. But it doesnt have the sweet wood patterns like the one displayed,is there a procedure i can follow to bring them to light?

@Thetoolmerchants

5 жыл бұрын

a light sanding then some linseed oil might help. could also just be the grain of that particular handle.

@Turgon92

5 жыл бұрын

@@Thetoolmerchants im suspecting the latter,but i will try! thanks a lot for the reply!

@automaticenforcer9051

4 жыл бұрын

Turgon92 ...so??

Carbon is softer

@rickwebermusic

4 жыл бұрын

Carbon steel is actually harder than stainless. As such, it is more brittle and prone to cracking/breaking, whereas stainless steel will bend before breaking. Carbon steel will also take a finer edge, and hold it's edge longer than stainless. This is why many chefs prefer carbon steel to stainless.

@rickwebermusic

2 жыл бұрын

@Nessi For low carbon steel, then yes, stainless steel is generally harder. But I'm referring to high carbon steel- which is what is used in blades. And generally speaking, high carbon steel is harder than stainless steel. It doesn't take much research to confirm this. That's not me saying that high carbon steel is always the better choice, only that it is harder than SS.

Is the oak a white or red oak?

@automaticenforcer9051

4 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Pietrzak my guess is it’s white

It upsets me that I can only find the carbon version in that cheap wood

@Turgon92

5 жыл бұрын

i've read somewhere that the olive handle in particular is a bit acidic so it cant be used with the carbon steel

@marcjohnson4385

5 жыл бұрын

BS carbon steel #9

@garethbaus5471

4 жыл бұрын

@@Turgon92 that is really just an excuse, my knife deals with plenty of acidic things all the time but I use it enough that it doesn't matter.

@garethbaus5471

4 жыл бұрын

I wish it came in olive wood.

Stainless steel is much better, it won't freaking RUST (!!!) These blades come with excellent factory sharpness.. Nobody is trying to use these pocket knives as RAZOR BLADES 🙄

@Barncat01

5 ай бұрын

That's why most of your pocket knives are stainless. Plenty hard and sharp enough for what a pocket knife is supposed to do. And the high quality carbon steel is left to the work horse, camp, or tactical knives.