Opinel No.8 Garden Knife

Name: Opinel No.8 Garden Knife
Brand: Opinel
SKU: NO.8/GAR
Price: 14.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£14.00

Delivered by Royal Mail within 2-3 working days
Proof of age required at the point of delivery

In stock

Varnished beech handle
85mm stainless steel blade
Virobloc® safety ring
Supplied in box packaging

L 195mm x W 20mm x D 20mm

France

By law, we are not permitted to sell a knife or blade to any person under the age of 18. You will be asked to verify your age at the point of purchase. By placing an order for one of these items you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. These products must be used responsibly and appropriately. All bladed products are dispatched using the Royal Mail Age Verify Service; you will be asked to provide proof of age at the point of delivery.

Delivered by Royal Mail within 2-3 working days. You will be asked for proof of age at the point of delivery. Returns within 30 days, see our refund policy for more details.

We’re constantly finding new ways to become more sustainable, so we only select products that are built to last. We recommend looking after your knife correctly so it lasts a life time.

Avoid prolonged direct exposure to sunlight and always keep the wooden handle dry.
Don't wash the handles, as the water will cause the wood to shrink as it dries.

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Essential for any keen horticulturist, ideal for harvesting salad vegetables and weeding

An essential everyday knife for the keen gardener, ideal for picking vegetables and weeding.

This is the ideal tool for weeding or picking lettuce and dandelions. Its pointy toe and reinforced blade make it indispensable in the garden and the beech wood handle is comfortable in the hand.

Safety First

The Opinel Virobloc® Safety Ring

The Opinel patented locking mechanism developed in 1955 keeps the blade securely opened, or closed. To lock your knife, simply twist the locking ring clockwise into the closed position during transport, turn the locking ring counterclockwise to prevent the blade from folding during use.

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The perfect partner

Opinel

Knife making since 1890

Carbon steel blades

In knife making, there is no ideal steel but a multitude of grades that are suited to different knife purposes. By definition, steel is an alloy combining iron and carbon. When no other element is added, it is commonly called carbon steel.

Stainless steel blades

Stainless steel appeared in the forms that we recognise now at the beginning of the 20th century. The stainless steel grade for Opinel blades has been optimised to get the best compromise between resistance to corrosion and mechanical strength properties.

Handles

The shape of the traditional Opinel knife has remained unchanged since its design by Joseph Opinel in 1890. The knife's wooden haft features a deep groove. Only highly durable wood is suitable for shaping and producing hard-wearing hafts. Because Opinel want to avoid negative environmental impact, they use wood from local sustainably managed forests.

Safety ring

In 1955, Marcel Opinel, who had been working on improving the safety of the knife, invented the Virobloc® system. He added a rotating ferrule which slid onto the fixed ferrule, closing the groove and thus locking the blade in the open position. In the 90s the Virobloc® system was modified to lock the blade in the closed position. At first. it was only used on a few models, but then was included on all models in 2000.

A word from the expert

No.1 for Knives

I've been using Opinel knives for as long as I can remember and I've still never seen an alternative that comes remotely close to their quality and durability. If you look after your knives correctly, they'll last until you sharpen the blade away. Opinel are one of the original buy once, buy well gardening products, a company which strives towards sustainability and reducing their environmental impact on the planet. There really is no superior alternative on the market