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Opinel Fillet Knives
« on: November 17, 2009, 02:11:08 PM »
These Opinel fillet knives are the cats meow.  The blades are sharp, and easy to keep that way. Also very flexible.  I did not expect much from these, but I can see them becoming my favorite fillet knives. Anybody else use these?
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Re: Opinel Fillet Knives
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2009, 03:20:15 PM »
been curious for awhile.  Now I think I will buy one...
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Re: Opinel Fillet Knives
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2009, 03:23:34 PM »
I like their little folders.

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Re: Opinel Fillet Knives
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2009, 06:32:58 AM »
I work with a professional fish fillet person.  There are two more such businesses on our island.  All use Dexter Russell knives and sharpen them with F. D1CK hyper steel sharpeners.
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Re: Opinel Fillet Knives
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2009, 01:31:51 PM »
I have a Dexter Russell, bought at a fish market many years ago. Another good, inexpensive knife. Don't care for the blade tip. I use it as a slicing knife.
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Re: Opinel Fillet Knives
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2009, 01:35:35 PM »
I have half a dozen or so of their folding knives.
Very pleased with them. One of the few good things
I have encountered from france.
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Re: Opinel Fillet Knives
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2009, 01:48:12 PM »
I have an Opinel carbon folder..tremendous steel. The Dexter-Russells are great also.
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Re: Opinel Fillet Knives
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2010, 09:56:47 AM »
I've been using thier knives fr about 20 years now, and I love all the Opinels. A number 7 or 8 is usually my edc, with a filley knife in my pack for use as a food knife or fishing knife. I have the 5 inch fillet knife, and its never let me down. To keep the wood from swelling and making them hard to open, I use mineral oil in the joints, or sometimes I'll even take a paper match torn frm a book and smeer vasoline in the pivot area, and wipe out the exsess. A friend of mine who is from France told me to do that, and it works. You can even wash them out in a creek after that, and thier fine.

Opinels are one of the best knives around.
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Re: Opinel Fillet Knives
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2010, 04:31:19 PM »
Opinels are great knives to learn sharpening on ;D
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