Opinel N°08 Ellipse - ebenové wood
Code: 198719.Related products
Product detailed description
Beautiful Ellipse model in a combination of aluminium alloy and luxurious ebony. The raw and matte ebony is sublimated with an aluminum stripe that highlights and illuminates the curve of the handle. The knife handle is lightly oiled, reviving the intensity of the wood, so it is advisable to treat it with a clean cloth lightly dampened with cooking oil.
Supplied in an oak wood box and black velvet sheath.
The Viroblock twist lock is used to safely operate the knife without the possibility of unexpected closure.
Blade length: 8 cm
Steel: Sandvik 12C27M stainless steel blade
Spine: ebony wood - a rare and luxurious wood from the forests of Africa
Packaged in an elegant oak box
Velvet sheath
Additional parameters
| Category: | Classic folding knives |
|---|---|
| Blade material: | stainless SANDVIK |
| Blade length: | 8 to 10cm |
| Handle material: | wood |
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The first Opinel knife was made by Joseph Opinel in his father's workshop in the small village of Albiez-Le-Vieux near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. From 1896 onwards, with three employees, he produced around 60 pieces a day. By 1901, the original workshop was no longer sufficient, so Opinel built a new one, employing fifteen workers. Eight years later, Opinel registered a trademark with the company's logo: the hand with the crown (main couronnée), which has marked all knife blades ever since. The knives were first sold by travelling salesmen, and later Opinel itself began exporting its production to Belgium and Italy. In 1911, one of his knives won a gold medal at the International Exhibition in Turin.
In 1920, production expanded to a newly built factory in Cognin near Chambéry. By the beginning of the Second World War, the company had sold 20 million knives. The company is still owned today by the founder's family. There is also a museum (Le Musée de l'Opinel) in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. The company employs around 100 people at its plants in Cognin and Chambéry and produces between four and five million knives a year.