ACCEPTABLE paring knife, cheap but with some weaknesses.

Due to the many positive voices on the internet curiosity grabbed me on the Opinel. It should be read again and again, it was sharp and especially the Carbone is superior edge retention and sharpness of the Inox. I am of a different opinion.

Pros and cons:
+ Low
+ Simple but functioning mechanism
+ Easy to sharpen

- Large manufacturing tolerances
- Little cutting properties
- Malfunctioning of the protection against moisture Holzhtiffes

When Inox blade is not straight. She pulls significantly to the left, but still fits straight into the slot of the handle. Also the locking mechanism was really unacceptable. By lubrication and slightly bending it had to be made passable. When Carbone this did not occur. Both the blade sits but quite firm, which is in dry wood all right. In angequollenem handle but the blade is very hard to get up not out, without making the fingernail broken or having to use other tools. Which brings me to Kretík the preservation glaze the wood so that it does not soak with water. This simply delays only the water absorption. Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to impregnate the wood in linseed oil. This would have been an alternative solution the better.
The steel is not particularly cutting properties - tested primarily peeling potatoes and co. Of course a knife friendly Schneidunterage was used. In this case both steels take subjectively nothing. You can, however, easily sharpen up to razor sharpness, only it does not last long.
Extradition sharpness was mieserabel. One should better call delivery dullness.

All in all, and considering the price I can kleinein 3 of 5 stars enter. A strong buy recommendation I can not give, but for the price there is nothing equivalent or better with a fine blade. As always keep with pocket knife alternative I have a Higonokami.