I love Opinel pocket knifes and have several. They are affordable and super practical. The simple locking mechanism is genius. You can use them in the kitchen, in the garden, in the workshop, or when out camping and hiking. Everywhere, really. They hold an edge quite well and are easy to sharpen when needed. This one you made is obviously not an exact copy but I think it is a worthy tribute to the original. Good job!
Love the opinel knife job well done sir. I personalize my Opinel but I don’t have the equipment you have. I am a big fan of your Chanel. Thanks for sharing cheers from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Nice work Koss! Love the way the spine tapers to the pipe and nice touch with the copper plating. Definitely heavy duty and probably could use it instead of a roll of quarters in a pinch. ;) Thanks for sharing all your creativity! ~PJ
Сэр, я учился на токаря-универсала и хочу Вам посоветовать не сверлить в цельной детали отверстие сразу сверлом большого диаметра - разбивайте эту операцию на несколько этапов и сверлите несколькими сверлами последовательно, постепенно увеличивая диаметр сверла от меньшего к большему. Это более правильный подход, поскольку спиральное сверло большого диаметра при прохождении сплошного металла будет испытывать такие значительные нагрузки, что его может увести в сторону от оси детали, особенно если внутренее отверстие имеет значительную длину. Чем дальше сверлим, тем дальше уводит сверло в сторону.
Beautiful knife. Had one thirty years ago. Loved it and miss it to this day. Is it true that they originally were a leather smiths knife? I couldn't find info one way or the other back then. The internet wasn't open to the public back then. We were still on the BBS. Again sexy blade. Maybe a hollow handle with a water tight cap to store survival items. Im curious as to your estimated value on this baton of sharpness.
Why call it an Opinel ? Why not just a ring lock pocket knife ? In all honesty it is not made like an Opinel other than the ring lock feature, and that is even a different design than Opinel. They do not have a perfectly cylindrical shape. Don't think I am just here to criticize, I really like the knife. I think the ring lock on your creation is a different (even more robust) design than the theirs and the idea of knurling is perfect ! I would have loved to see a more refined design on the handle however. There is no way to grip and would be quite easy to slide a hand down the blade when using the point. I love your work but I would have liked to see more refinement of the handle portion.
very nice work, sorry for the comment, but I think it would have looked much nicer with a bevel to the butt of the handle more like a real opinel. As it is, it looks like just a pipe.
A featureless tube with a knife on the end. This looks nothing like an Opinel. Could have at the very least shaped the handle, added crosshatch and polished. Yet you went to the effort of copying the virobloc which is actually patented. 🤷🏻♀️
I am so sorry, I cannot watch this video. I was responsible for workers safety for one year, so it's really uncomfortable to see someone, using the band saw or lathe with cloves. Please do never do this again, or you will lose your fingers!
I love Opinel knives. Sadly, this video is a rare miss for you as far I'm concerned. The knife looks like a Duracell. The round grip makes it very easy to have it twist while using it. Most of all, the wobble in your parts on the lathe made me cringe. Then again, most of my lathe work has tolerances of +/- .0002" on average, and I imagine you don't need to be so precise.
