Opinel knife No.8 thin blade - olive wood handle

Product information

Opinel pocket knife No.8 with stainless steel blade - a reliable and elegant helper in any situation. Smaller Opinel blades are perfect for cutting fruits and vegetables, and larger ones are perfect for filleting fish. Made in France.

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Blade

The blade length of the Opinel No. 8 knife is 8 cm. The blade, made of Sandvik modified 12C27 stainless steel adapted for Opinel knives, is famous for its extremely high quality and easy daily maintenance. The steel is hardened by heat treatment using martensitic hardening. The carbon content in such steel is not less than 0.40%, so the blade is of very high quality and resistant to corrosion. The blade is polished, giving a mirror effect.

Opinel thin-blade knives have a slightly flexible blade and are not suitable for cutting or chopping hard objects.

Handle

The handle of this Opinel curved knife is made of fine Mediterranean olive wood. The color can vary from yellow to almost orange, with dense wood grains.

Virobloc safety ring
Opinel No. 8, like all other curved Opinel knives starting with No. 6, has the Virobloc safety ring invented by Marcel Opinel in 1955. The Virobloc ring, cut from stainless steel, consists of two parts: a fixed and a sliding one. The blade is fixed both in the unfolded position (for safe use) and in the folded position (for safe transport).

Tips on how to care for your Opinel curved knives can be found on this page .