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10/14/2015 12:22:11 AM EDT
i just got my first opinel, and the spine is ridiculously sharp on the edges. is this a common thing, and can i smooth them out? its a stainless blade, not carbon. thanks in advance.
10/14/2015 1:06:45 AM EDT
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Mine is carbon and isn't sharp like that, but a friend of mine has a stainless Opinel and the spine was sharp like you describe.  I'd give it a few passes with a ceramic rod if it were mine.  That's what I did with another knife of mine that was made with a sharp spine like that for striking a fire steel.  It's still plenty sharp but doesn't feel like it's going to cut me if I bear down on it with my thumb.  
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