{"product_id":"opinel-no-08-pruning-folding-knife-113140","title":"Opinel No.08 Pruning Folding Knife (113140)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca title=\"Opinel Products at Expedition Exchange\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/opinel\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-7f c2-15 c2-12 c2-7g c2-7j\"\u003eOpinel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e No.08 Pruning Folding Knife has a hooked blade shape that is optimized for grape-picking, shrub pruning, and cutting ties.  This tool is as beautiful as it is functional, and will be right at home in the most elegant of gardening tools.  \u003cspan\u003eAnd like most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/classic-kit\" title=\"Classic Kit Products at Expedition Exchange\"\u003eClassic Kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it will only get better with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade is made of 12C27 Sandvik Stainless Steel and is 8cm long.  The grind is an almost imperceptibly convex grind that cuts like a full-flat grind but reflects light in a more beautiful way.  The brushed finish on the blade is always perpendicular to the cutting edge, which highlights the beautiful radii of this knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe iconic Virobloc is present to lock the blade, and the blade will lock in both the open and closed positions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe curved wood handle is varnished beechwood and features a hole near the pommel for a lanyard if you want one.  If you like colors, this same knife with a beechwood handle with a \u003cstrong\u003etangerine-orange stain\u003c\/strong\u003e is available as part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-stainless-carbon-steel-garden-knife-trio-3-colors-001617\" title=\"Opinel Stainless \u0026amp; Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors (001617)\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel Stainless \u0026amp; Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions are 11cm folded and and 19cm deployed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe No.08 Pruning Folding Knife is part of Opinel's beautiful \"Garden\" line of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/cutlery\" title=\"Cutlery Products at EE\"\u003ecutlery\u003c\/a\u003e that includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-green-hand-pruner-001628\" title=\"Opinel Green Hand Pruner (001628)\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel Green Hand Pruner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel No.08 Garden Folding Knife (133080)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-08-garden-folding-knife-133080\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.08 Garden Folding Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.08 Pruning Folding Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-10-billhook-pruning-folding-knife-113110\" title=\"Opinel No.10 Billhook Pruning Folding Knife (113110)\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.10 Billhoork Pruning Folding Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-12-folding-saw-knife-165126\" title=\"Opinel No.12 Folding Saw Knife (165126)\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.12 Folding Saw Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-18-folding-saw-001198\" title=\"Opinel No.18 Folding Saw (001198)\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.18 Folding Saw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-stainless-carbon-steel-garden-knife-trio-3-colors-001617\" title=\"Opinel Stainless \u0026amp; Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors (001617)\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel Stainless \u0026amp; Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeep all of your Opinel gardening tools in top working condition with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-maintenance-oil-002505\" title=\"Opinel Maintenance Oil (002505)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-70 c2-15 c2-12 c2-71 c2-74\"\u003eOpinel Maintenance Oil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  Maintenance Oil will protect the steel against corrosion and keep the Virobloc turning smoothly.  Maintenance Oil will also penetrate the beechwood handles and prevent them from cracking when dry and rotting when wet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep all of your \u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-70 c2-15 c2-12 c2-71 c2-74\"\u003ecutlery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enice and sharp.  Not only will your blades be more effective when they are sharp, they will actually be safer to use because they will cut with less pressure than a dull blade and behave much more predictably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no single or \"best\" way to sharpen cutlery, because we all have our different preferences and skill levels.  Different sharpening methods will also suit different blade shapes and sizes, and you probably would not use the same sharpening tool on a pocketknife and sword.  To make the matter even less universal, some prefer to sharpen at home while others sharpen in the field, so the \"best\" sharpening tools will necessarily differ.  Excellent ways to sharpen include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/edge-pro-apex-4-knife-sharpening-system-epack\" title=\"Edge Pro Apex 4 Knife Sharpening System (EPACK)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-70 c2-15 c2-12 c2-71 c2-74\"\u003eEdge Pro Sharpening System\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/hults-bruk-grinding-stone-840623\" title=\"Hults Bruk Grinding Stone (840623)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-70 c2-15 c2-12 c2-71 c2-74\"\u003eHults Bruk Grinding Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-manual-knife-sharpener-002386\" title=\"Opinel Manual Knife Sharpener (002386)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-70 c2-15 c2-12 c2-71 c2-74\"\u003eOpinel Manual Knife Sharpener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-small-natural-sharpening-whetstone-from-lombardia-002567\" title=\"Opinel Small Natural Sharpening Whetstone From Lombardia (002567)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-70 c2-15 c2-12 c2-71 c2-74\"\u003eOpinel Small Natural Sharpening Whetstone from Lombardia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpinel Part Number -  113140\u003cbr\u003eUniversal Product Code -  3123841131409\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Expedition Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42080949534762,"sku":"113140","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5353\/0154\/files\/Opinel_No.08_Pruning_Folding_Knife_113140_01.webp?v=1780523883","url":"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-08-pruning-folding-knife-113140","provider":"Expedition Exchange Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}