{"product_id":"opinel-stainless-carbon-steel-garden-knife-trio-3-colors-001617","title":"Opinel Stainless \u0026 Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors (001617)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/opinel\" title=\"Opinel Products at EE\"\u003eOpinel\u003c\/a\u003e Stainless \u0026amp; Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors is a specially colored and boxed set of three of Opinel's most popular gardening tools:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\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)\"\u003eOpinel No.12 Folding Saw Knife\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-08-garden-folding-knife-133080\" title=\"Opinel No.08 Garden Folding Knife (133080)\"\u003eOpinel No.08 Garden Folding Knife\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-08-pruning-folding-knife-113140\" title=\"Opinel No.08 Pruning Folding Knife (113140)\"\u003eOpinel No.08 Pruning Folding Knife\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike the standard tools (which all have varnished beech handles), the three tools in the Garden Trio have special colorations to make them as beautiful as the fruits of your garden.  The No.12 Folding Saw Knife is stained \u003cstrong\u003eapple green\u003c\/strong\u003e, the No.08 Garden Knife is stained \u003cstrong\u003eeggplnat purple\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the No.08 Pruning Knife is stained \u003cstrong\u003etangerine orange\u003c\/strong\u003e.  The stains are thin enough to let the dotted grain of the beech handles to show through, which gives the colored handles a more natural and beautiful appearance than solid paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe No.12 saw blade is carbon steel with an anti-corrosion coating, while the two No.08 knife blades are made of 12C27 Sandvik Stainless Steel.  All three blades lock in both the open or closed positions by turning the iconic Virobloc locking system designed by Marcel Opinel in 1955.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bundle comes in a wooden gift box, and is priced about 10% below buying the three tools separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Garden Knife Trio is part of Opinel's beautiful \"Garden\" line of \u003ca title=\"Cutlery Products at EE\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/cutlery\"\u003ecutlery\u003c\/a\u003e that includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel Green Hand Pruner (001628)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/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\u003ca title=\"Opinel No.08 Pruning Folding Knife (113140)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-no-08-pruning-folding-knife-113140\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinel No.08 Pruning Folding Knife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel No.10 Billhook Pruning Folding Knife (113110)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/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 title=\"Opinel No.12 Folding Saw Knife (165126)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/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 title=\"Opinel No.18 Folding Saw (001198)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/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\u003cspan\u003eOpinel Stainless \u0026amp; Carbon Steel Garden Knife Trio, 3 Colors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you fancy the bright and beautiful colors of the Garden Knife Trio and want something similar for your home or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/field-kitchen\" title=\"Field Kitchen Products at EE\"\u003efield kitchen\u003c\/a\u003e, the Opinel Les Essentials du Cuisinier Sets are available in the following vibrant color arrangements:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-les-essentiels-du-cuisinier-50s-set-001452\" title=\"Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier 50s Set (001452)\"\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 Les Essentiels du Cuisinier 50s Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Art Deco Set (001939)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-les-essentiels-du-cuisinier-art-deco-set-001939\"\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 Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Art Deco Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-les-essentiels-du-cuisinier-loft-set-001626\" title=\"Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Loft Set (001626)\"\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 Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Loft Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Primavera Set (001709)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-les-essentiels-du-cuisinier-primavera-set-001709\"\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 Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Primavera Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Opinel Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Primo Set (002576)\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-les-essentiels-du-cuisinier-primo-set-002576\"\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 Les Essentiels du Cuisinier Primo Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colored Les Essentiels sets are especially beautiful and will fill you with good cheer every time you use them.  Some also find the colored sets easier to use than the wood sets because the different blades with their differently colored handles are easier to distinguish at a glance or in poor light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep all of your Opinel gardening tools in top working condition with \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.  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\/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 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.\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\n\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\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-70 c2-15 c2-12 c2-71 c2-74\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpinel Part Number -  001617\u003cbr\u003eUniversal Product Code -  3123840016172\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Expedition Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101045067818,"sku":"001617","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5353\/0154\/files\/Opinel_Stainless_Carbon_Steel_Garden_Knife_Trio_3_Colors_001617_01.webp?v=1780521366","url":"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-stainless-carbon-steel-garden-knife-trio-3-colors-001617","provider":"Expedition Exchange Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}