Description
The N°06 is small, light, and will accompany you in your daily life. Equipped with a 7 cm carbon steel blade, it will offer an excellent cutting quality as well as a pleasant use thanks to its beech wood handle that follows the shape of the hand. The knife also has a Virobloc ring for safe working and moving.
This knife requires maintenance of the blade after use (drying/greasing).
Additional information:
The traditional Opinel blade is called the Yatagan blade. Its shape is inspired by a Turkish sword, with a raised tip. The blade is ground according to an exclusive curved profile which guarantees the robustness of the blade and allows efficient resharpening.
Beech is the wood most used for the manufacture of Opinel handles. Coming from French farms, it is hard, resistant and easy to work. It has a homogeneous appearance and its light color varies from yellow to pink. It is recognizable by the presence of many small dark lines. The handle is varnished to be better protected against humidity and dirt.
Invented in 1955 by Marcel Opinel, the Virobloc safety ring equips all closing knives from N°06 onwards. Cut out of stainless steel, the Virobloc is made up of two parts: a fixed part and a sliding part. In addition to locking the blade in the open position (safety in use), it is now possible to lock the blade in the closed position (safety in transport).
