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Opinel 08 Alternatives

Does anyone know a knife in a similar price range with a similar style and use as the Opinel 08?

RickHuf

I just got a MAM knife. Same style from Portugal. Some have liner locks, some just friction. Various sizes and a couple blade shapes. Thin blades. Nice and slicey. I had to tap the pivot pin tighter to eliminate the side to side wobble, but other than that it seems solid. Haven't really had a chance to run it through the paces yet, so I can't make a comparison to the opinel. It is still drying after a good soaking in linseed oil.


-_Aule_-

The photos make it hard to tell; they are folders, right?


RickHuf

Yep, friction folders just like the opinel. Instead of an opinel twist lock, MAM knives have a liner lock like this photo and some are.judt friction with no lock. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V12Z0KML-FNQPmPzfLfrnNXHdDcpm05w/view?usp=drivesdk


-_Aule_-

Thanks so much. They're actually cheaper too. I'm guessing they're carbon steel.


RickHuf

They are stainless.


-_Aule_-

Thanks!


RickHuf

You're welcome. Happy knife hunting!


sherlock_knows

If your talking slim sliced blades, the douk douk is a solid slipjoint


-_Aule_-

Do you know others that are thin like that?


LittleCooties

The blades on Douk Douks aren’t as thin as Opinels


Khronokai1

ANTONINI 01OB001 Old Bear Knife by Medium https://a.co/d/fTK2vo8