Knife porn thread

Essentially a knife pornesque comment.

You opinel tease.

With a kitchen knife you heathen

Here are a pair of opinels, one is the nature and the other is a Le Savoyard
The handles are similar shapes but different materials with different shapped blades.

Thought you guys might be interested.

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Oh and a safety oyster opener, as we know the current greatest common knife injury in the kitchen is removing the stone from an avocado. The second is opening an oyster ;)

So safety first.

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I’m looking for an EDC. So far I’ve found the Civivi Elementum that I like.

Decent size, but pretty slim (10mm), one hand opening, lockable, drop point blade.

Is there anything else I should consider with above specs? And is available to the EU.
Budget is up to €80

I had an civivi elementum and it's a pretty capable EDC knife, it's the right size for me fit my pocket and my hand really good. Have a look at civivi line up they are great quality knife at a good price usually and maybe you find another one that you like better .
In the pic from left to right : Civivi baby banter (the only knife i bring with me everyday), Civivi altus (almos same size as elementum but with a button lock), Civivi elementum (damascus blade version). All of them have custom https://unlockedcomposites.com/ scale.

You can look at Kizer knife, the begleiter mini is in the same range as elementum, if you want something good but cheaper go with a Qsp penguin, if you want to spend a bit more go with the We knife banter.

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I’ve lost my camping knife, currently on holiday (in the UK) and really struggling to find a replacement. Not found a single folding/pen knife for sale yet, even kitchen knifes are thin on the ground despite hitting up multiple camping/outdoor shops in the southwest… wtf.

boat chandlers? Assuming you are near the coast.
TK Maxx?
Exeter has two army surplus shops. Other towns might have the same?

Is there somewhere you can get stuff delivered?

I had a similar thing with my headphones and just got prime delivery to the hotel.

Victorinox dealer map https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/storeFinder

Army surplus did it, found an opinel no.8 in Dorchester.

Ah was going to say that a farming shop would sort you out.

Also if you are in Dorchester, you are less than an hour away from Niwaki HQ...

and that is dangerous…

I got some Niwaki shears for doing my front hedge - a gift from my Mother in Law for my 40th birthday. (Peak middle aged sentence right there)

Then I discovered something way better: I employed a gardener.

Fishing for golf club membership? ftfy

Then I discovered something way better: I employed a grounds keeper

You know the drill ;)

I also found the Blacks in Dorchester but the Swiss army stuff is a bit overkill and I resented re-buying the gerber I know will turn up at some point!

Might pop in to Niwaki if it’s close enough to our route home… Dangerous indeed.

Quite tempted to pose it with the pre-sliced meat and cheese.

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Nice, a carbon steel one too.

Anyone have any experience of these ?

https://www.atkinson-art.co.uk/product-category/wolf-dingo-chef-knives-for-valhalla/

https://www.pareusi.com/shop

Reason being, I have some money from my late grandfather and I want to buy something lasting.

Obvs being Cornish, I thought I’d have a look to see if there were any Cornish knife companies that came up, and these seem well respected by Cornish chef contingent.

Niwaki

Never heard of them before. I was about to start comparing them with Rockstead until I checked their site. They don't have any knives for over £259 and they're not even Japanese. Pah.

And while you’re there, drop into Compton McRae for lunch/the cheese room which is equally dangerous.

Purchased one N°08 Inox & one N°08 Luxe Padouk from Opinel. I was just going to purchase the basic N°08 Inox, but postage from France was going to cost more than the knife, so I added the Padouk one as a gift for a friend. They arrived today ...

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Very nice, I'm a fan of opinels with alternative wood handles.

Also I quite like the 2022 Tour De France edition ones:

https://bikerumor.com/opinel-celebrates-the-2022-tour-de-france-with-limited-edition-french-made-folding-knives/

Shall I grab some for people here?