Opinel Slim Line 10 Ebony Pocket Knife – Mirror-Polished Flexible Blade, Ebony Handle

Took this fishing in the Everglades and it filleted three bass without needing a touch-up. The mirror polish releases fish flesh beautifully and the ebony handle gets more gorgeous with use. Longest, slimmest Opinel I've owned and my favorite by far.

The flexible blade is perfect for delicate work — citrus supreming, thin-slicing prosciutto, filleting. Sandvik steel holds an edge well. Docked one star because the slim profile means this isn't a hard-use knife; it's specialized. Within its niche, it's excellent.

I carry this to the office (in the bag, mind you) for lunch prep and it never fails to draw comments. The African ebony has a deep, almost black luster that photos don't capture. Feels like a knife worth three times the price.

Gorgeous knife, no complaints about craftsmanship. But the long thin blade is really only suited to slicing and filleting — I bought it as a general EDC and it's awkward for anything else. Know what you're buying.

Fifty years of fishing and I've never had a fillet knife that packs this nicely. Folds flat, slides into a jacket pocket, and the blade flex is just right for working along the backbone. Cleaned twelve crappie last weekend without stopping to strop. Wonderful tool.

I mainly use this for delicate kitchen tasks — tomatoes, herbs, thin-slicing cured meats. The mirror polish genuinely reduces sticking. The lock collar is stiff at first but loosens nicely. Almost five stars.

Owned this for six months now and the handle has developed a rich patina from hand oils. The blade is still hair-popping sharp after regular honing. The slim line profile makes it disappear in a pocket. At $65 this was a genuine steal for ebony and Sandvik steel.