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How do I cut an Opinel blade?

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00 Offline kirk13

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How do I cut an Opinel blade?
on: July 23, 2015, 12:18:20 AM
I'm currently working on modding an Opinel. What I'm looking for is a quicker way to mod the blade to sheepsfoot style,rather than grinding it down on a sharpening stone,as I did with my damaged DAK.

 I'm starting from the safety/butter knife blade,rather than the standard profile.

I don't have the option of any powertool bigger than a Dremel.

Any ideas?

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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015, 12:24:54 AM
With Dremel you can use #409 cutting discs to cut the blade (cooling it in water). You are using #7 "My first Opinel" ?
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #2 on: July 23, 2015, 12:48:20 AM
That's the one Michel :tu:
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #3 on: July 23, 2015, 06:38:29 AM
Yep as Michel says the Dremel will work well
Use the knife in a tub of water method  ;)
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #4 on: July 23, 2015, 06:47:15 AM
Get the fibre-reinforced wheels if you can - I use the EZ lock 456 quick change ones - as they're much tougher and less likely to shatter than the 409s.
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #5 on: July 23, 2015, 07:05:30 AM
Bite it off

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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #6 on: July 23, 2015, 07:42:22 AM
Quote from: hiraethus on July 23, 2015, 06:47:15 AM
Get the fibre-reinforced wheels if you can - I use the EZ lock 456 quick change ones - as they're much tougher and less likely to shatter than the 409s.

They are safer but also thicker and need more power.
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #7 on: July 23, 2015, 09:42:17 AM
Quote from: kirk13 on July 23, 2015, 12:18:20 AM
I'm currently working on modding an Opinel. What I'm looking for is a quicker way to mod the blade to sheepsfoot style,rather than grinding it down on a sharpening stone,as I did with my damaged DAK.

 I'm starting from the safety/butter knife blade,rather than the standard profile.

I don't have the option of any powertool bigger than a Dremel.

Any ideas?
I used a coarse file to reprofile my No.7 to a spear point - took 25-30 mins (without a tea break!) so it shouldn't take much more time to sheepsfoot it.

If you go the file route, make sure you use a Baaaaco.  :whistle:
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #8 on: July 23, 2015, 10:47:41 AM
Don´t you think it may be worth to spend 20-30 bucks for a small bench grinder from the homedepot?

They are not that great as a professional one, but still ..... having any grinder at hand is better than having no grinder.
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #9 on: July 23, 2015, 12:54:08 PM
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #10 on: July 23, 2015, 04:24:27 PM
Quote from: Lichtbote on July 23, 2015, 10:47:41 AM
Don´t you think it may be worth to spend 20-30 bucks for a small bench grinder from the homedepot?

They are not that great as a professional one, but still ..... having any grinder at hand is better than having no grinder.

Would be if I had a bench to mount it on :D

And if I did,a pillar drill would be the first thing I'd be looking at >:D
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #11 on: July 23, 2015, 09:54:19 PM
If it is mounted on a piece of wood/plank instead of being fixed on a bench, it´s much more versatile.

And you can carry it outside to don´t have the grinding dirt in the house.
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Re: How do I cut an Opinel blade?
Reply #12 on: July 23, 2015, 10:00:40 PM
If I have to take off more than a cm of material I use a dremel cutting disk, any less, just a belt grinder.
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