Opinel and Peasant knife owners club

Barry Rowland · **Reply #690 on:** April 09, 2026, 10:28:13 PM

Now THIS is MTO stuff!! Great work gents!

IMR4198 · **Reply #691 on:** April 13, 2026, 09:04:21 PM

Just saw No. 08 Stainless with Olive wood handle for $24.18 on the big river site. Other exotic woods on sale as well for sizes 6, 8, 9. Best wishes. G

Barry Rowland · **Reply #692 on:** April 13, 2026, 10:50:04 PM

Barry Rowland · **Reply #693 on:** April 14, 2026, 10:58:17 PM

A No 5 with some friends

IMR4198 · **Reply #694 on:** April 14, 2026, 11:02:16 PM

Do you have any opinion about the non-locking blade on a No. 5? Naturally there is no factory alternative. Would you like a lock better? Best wishes. G

Barry Rowland · **Reply #695 on:** April 14, 2026, 11:14:53 PM

Not at all Gary. It's not a loose blade, as you know how Opinels get. As long as you keep pressure on the back and not use it to poke at something it works well. Picasso used a No 5 to carve with and it looks like he did pretty well without the lock.

IMR4198 · **Reply #696 on:** April 15, 2026, 12:20:39 AM

I'm not a long time Opinel owner. However, I have used slip joint knives my whole life and never thought too much about it.
I did manage to charge the battery on my Cub and mow some. Changed the oil and serviced the air filter. Cleaned up the weed wacker a little and ran it a while. Hot here and dry as a bleached bone. Best wishes. Gary

Barry Rowland · **Reply #697 on:** April 15, 2026, 03:05:50 AM

My oldest got our yard mowed yesterday. It's been in the low 80's here and some thunderstorms. I think it's going to be a wet Spring!

Barry Rowland · **Reply #698 on:** April 17, 2026, 03:54:02 AM

Out for a walk before teaming up with the Rebar to assemble a veg trug (raised bed planter) for my wife. That blade acts like a grip when turning the body as a screwdriver.

IMR4198 · **Reply #699 on:** April 17, 2026, 04:24:16 AM

I think Barry meant that the closed blade adds to the gripping power when using the tool as a screwdriver. That is how I understood it. Nice photos. I like raised bed gardening. I liked to use cold frames to extend my growing season. Very handy to plant a fall garden for Simpson leaf lettuce or something like mustard. Some people don't like mustard. I'm not sure why.
It doesn't make much sense to plant a garden when there is only one person. I love fresh vegetables, but it is just easier to buy something. Consequently, I just quit gardening. Don't even plant a flower. The raccoons and deer about shut me down anyway. Best wishes. G

Barry Rowland · **Reply #700 on:** April 17, 2026, 04:43:00 AM

That's it Gary! I just reread what I wrote

I agree with you about gardening. We're mainly down to just the two of us these days and our garden keeps getting smaller. I remember working gardens as a boy. They were huge, but they were for a bunch of people.

IMR4198 · **Reply #701 on:** April 21, 2026, 04:22:12 PM

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Lovely morning for a walk. Cool, but no wind. I took along an Opi. My pole trimmer had a hard time cutting some small limbs. Need to touch up the blade a little. On the pole thingie, not the Opi. Best wishes. G

IMR4198 · **Reply #702 on:** April 21, 2026, 04:42:53 PM

That didn't take too long. Found a little pocket sized carborundum that my Dad carried. Just the right size. He called it a whet rock. Best wishes. G
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LoopCutter · **Reply #703 on:** April 21, 2026, 04:50:43 PM

A No7 handle is attacked to small beak style blade. I call it a scoring knife.

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Opinel names it a Chestnut & Garlic knife.

Using a miter saw this after noon to prep some lumber for a frame. Will try some scoring then.