Opinel No.08 Tour de France (002438)

The Opinel No.08 Tour de France is a collaboration between Opinel and the Amaury Sport Organization (the organizer of the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and Dakar Rally). This knife is similar to the classic Opinel No.08 Stainless Steel Folding Knife, but with a decorated hornbeam handle that will appeal to bikepackers and lovers of the bicycle (perhaps man's noblest invention).

The blade is made of 12C27 Sandvik Stainless Steel and is 8.5cm long. The blade shape is the classic Yatagan Style that was inspired by a Turkish saber. The grind is an almost imperceptibly convex grind that cuts like a full-flat grind but reflects light in a more beautiful way. 

The blade locks in both the open and closed positions via the iconic Virobloc locking system designed by Marcel Opinel in 1955.

The handle is constructed of hornbeam wood and dye-sublimated with colorful cycling motifs on both sides. If you fancy this knife but want another wood type, the Opinel No.08 is also available in the following premium hardwoods: 

• Beech
• Beli
• Ebony
• Oak
• Olive
• Padouk
• Plane
• Walnut

If you want No.08 but with a carbon steel blade, look at the Opinel No.08 Carbone Steel Folding Knife.

If you want a No.08 but want modern-day features and materials, check out the Opinel No.08 Outdoor Orange Folding Knife.

Dimensions are 11cm folded and 19cm deployed.

Made in France.

This knife may be converted into a fork or spoon with the Opinel Picnic+ Cutlery Insert Set. The fork or spoon inserts fit over the closed blade and are held in place by turning the Virbloc to the left to lock the fork or spoon inserts in place.

Keep your No.08 Tour de France in top working condition with Opinel Maintenance Oil. Maintenance Oil will protect the steel against corrosion and keep the Virobloc turning smoothly. Maintenance Oil will also penetrate the wooden handles and prevent them from cracking when dry and rotting when wet.

Keep all of your cutlery nice 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. There 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:

• Edge Pro Sharpening System
• Hults Bruk Grinding Stone
• Opinel Manual Knife Sharpener
• Opinel Small Natural Sharpening Whetstone from Lombardia

Opinel Part Number -  002438
Universal Product Code -  3123840024382