Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Flattening the sides and smoothing the back end of the handle spine, plus putting a sharp toothy edge on your Opinel
Price is $30 including return shipping in the USA Payment by check as I don’t have PayPal
An example this Opinel #8 with Padauk wood handle, I modded this one to have flat sides which makes this MUCH nicer to handle in use, less rolling in the hand from the original round handle.
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
and the top end of the handle usually curves up, which doesn't help much for me, so I ground that down and rounded it a bit and that made it also more handy.
IMG_8326a by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
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Price is $30 including return shipping in the USA Payment by check as I don’t have PayPal
An example this Opinel #8 with Padauk wood handle, I modded this one to have flat sides which makes this MUCH nicer to handle in use, less rolling in the hand from the original round handle.
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
and the top end of the handle usually curves up, which doesn't help much for me, so I ground that down and rounded it a bit and that made it also more handy.
IMG_8326a by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
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