OPINELNo7 Carbon Steel Folding Pocket Knife with Beechwood Handle

This folding knife is excellent! The carbon steel blade is sharp and durable, and the folding mechanism works smoothly. Comfortable to hold and easy to carry, it’s perfect for outdoor activities or everyday tasks. High-quality, reliable, and a great value—highly recommend!

These knives are awesome. Not designed to be cool, but to be functional. This design is probably the best general function knife that's ever existed, or ever will. I have many of these, and lost many. They're inexpensive, high quality, easily maintained, I've honed far beyond razor sharp. They're even good for precision whittling, which demands extremely sharp knives. The only downside, if you can even consider it such, is they're not "sexy". Nothing tactical, or high tech. Just amazing design from before anyone was thinking about marketing. The design is well over 100 years old, and still going with very little change. They're even on the list of best engineered products in history, from the queen. Given it's a French knife, and the Queen was English, that's a very big deal.Research prices though. Amazon sellers like to price them WAY above what they're supposed to be. Sometimes triple. Make good choices.

I'm not a collector but I have a few nice Kershaw knives in the Onion series (Chive, Leek, Scallion). I love them but saw a review of the Opinel knives on another site. Tried a No. 6 carbon/beechwood first, figuring I can't go wrong for the price. Pleasantly surprised by the very light weight, nice blade, secure opening, and solid feel when open or closed. Loved it so much I immediately purchased a No. 8. Neither one weighs down my pocket. These will be my go-to EDCs. I'll still cycle in the Kershaws now and then but the Opinels are hard to beat. Interested in seeing how they hold up. Both cost around $15-$20 and I bought them with Amazon points, so they're pretty much free! 6 stars.

I stumbled on the Opinel booth at the 2017 Summer Outdoor Retailor show. I was immediately impressed with the combination of cost and quality of their products.I own knives ranging from cheap (almost throw away) to very fine (one that will surely be handed down to one of my kids). I realize and appreciate there is a place and market for them all. In Opinel I found a knife intended for real everyday use. Something that give good value for the price. Well designed and manufactured enough to be highly useful and reliable, while inexpensive enough that I am not worried about if I might damage it during use or losing it. It has classic clean and simple aesthetics.After much deliberation I decided to purchase the No8 Carbon version. I chose the carbon blade as I intend to use this as a EDC (Every Day Carry) knife so did not need the corrosion resistance of stainless, but wanted something that would take and hold a really fine edge. So far I have not been disappointed.The knife arrived with no problems and was exactly what I expected. As expected the hinge was stiff, making the blade difficult to open unless I used the ‘tap the handle on the table’ method to get it started. The blade was sharp enough for use as I would expect directly from a manufacturer (but far better than I would expect for a knife in this price range). There are some faint machine marks on the blade left over from its manufacturer and some burr from sharpening. I had no trouble getting a sharp enough to shave with edge.Being an engineer and someone who can’t leave well enough alone, I decided to make some customizations. I used a blend of bees wax (used for waterproofing boots) on the hinge to get it to move smother and be less prone to swelling when damp, sanded off the finish, and added a indent in the handle near where nail groove of the handle rests to make it easier to grip. I then refinished the handle using teak oil.I carry the knife daily and use it often for various tasks. With use for things like cutting oranges, the blade is starting to take on a nice patina. A few swipes on a small stone when needed is all it takes to get the razor sharp edge back.I find the No8 size to fit my hand quite well and be very versatile for many tasks, but for me it is slightly large for a EDC. I am considering picking up a No7 or 6.

I'm a bit of a knife and sharpening enthusiast. My wife says, "There's very little difference between a hobby and mental illness."Pros- It's a nice piece of straight forward design and vintage craftsmanship, they've been making the same knife at the foot of the French Alps for 135 years. It's authentic, not a retrograde copy. It feels good in my hand. Very inexpensive. Simple locking mechanism, little to go wrong. One of my favorite restaurants has lousy steak knives. I'll bring this, might even buy a second one. This will be in the Christmas stocking for my grown kids.Cons- It's very poorly sharpened. It's surprisingly light. I guess beech wood isn't very dense.I've attached two, hard to see, images. One shows the "out of the box" edge on the Brubacher Edge Sharpness Scale score of 300 (a lower number is better. A good Henckles will be about 225 out of the box). The edge was so poor and the bevel so short I couldn't measure the factory bevel angle with a laser goniometer. I sharpened it to 15 degrees on either side, typical for a good blade, on a 1200 grit diamond water stone. The other photo show that I got it down to 160, which is excellent. I bought some scalpels on Amazon that were duller at 205, they must be for students to use for dissection, they certainly weren't for surgery.You'll be happy with the purchase.

Very nicely made. Sharp. Might be little big for pants pocket but great for bag.

Nice knife. For the price you just can't beat it. Extremely sharp and very lightweight. This is the 3rd Opinel for me. I had 2 of the No. 8 model that I ended up gifting to friends. I like this No. 10 because it is a little bit bigger and the blade is slightly thicker at the spine. This knife is so lightweight I can't even tell it is in my pocket. I would recommend.