The No. 06 knife is the classic pocket knife from Opinel. This is the smallest locking knife in the range.
Manufactured in Savoie in the French Alps for over 125 years, Opinel’s heritage in knife manufacturing is renowned.
The locking mechanism, introduced in 1955, in order to improve safety; invented by the owner at the time, Marcel Opinel, the son of the founder, Joseph Opinel.
The blade shape is a Yatagan shape. A traditional Turkish saber, the toe up, inspired the shape. An exclusive convex profile ensures the strength of the blade and also allows efficient regrinding.
Available in three woods; walnut, oak and olive.
7 cm blade in Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel.
Virobloc safety ring, locks the blade in either the open or closed position.
This pruning saw makes light work of cutting back branches. Perfect for your garden, these Opinel tools are also useful during outdoor activities, it turns out to be very handy and efficient.
The No. 18 is equipped with a safety hook to hold the blade in position.
The No. 12 has a Virobloc safety ring, which locks the blade in either the open or closed position.
Available in two sizes; 18 cm and 12 cm.
Beech handle
Carbon steel saw blade to ensure outstanding cutting edge, with an anti-corrosion coating that protects from rust
18 cm saw has a blade which can be replaced easily in case of wear
The No. 10 pruning knife from Opinel is designed for making clean cuts when pruning or taking cuttings. Also known as the No. 10 grafting billhook.
Perfect for grafting, incising and pruning, this is the larger of the pruning knives in the Opinel range.
Manufactured in Savoie in the French Alps for over 125 years, Opinel’s heritage in knife manufacturing is renowned.
The locking mechanism, introduced in 1955, in order to improve safety; invented by the owner at the time, Marcel Opinel, the son of the founder, Joseph Opinel.
Beech handle
10 cm curved blade in Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel
Virobloc safety ring, allows the blade to be locked in either the open or closed position.
The No. 08 pruning knife from Opinel is designed for making clean cuts when pruning or taking cuttings. Also known as the No. 08 grafting billhook.
Perfect for grafting, incising and pruning, this is the smaller of the pruning knives in the Opinel range.
Manufactured in Savoie in the French Alps for over 125 years, Opinel’s heritage in knife manufacturing is renowned.
The locking mechanism, introduced in 1955, in order to improve safety; invented by the owner at the time, Marcel Opinel, the son of the founder, Joseph Opinel.
Beech handle
8 cm lightly curved blade in Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel.
Virobloc safety ring, locks the blade in either the open or closed position.
(I meant to send this out earlier in the month, been a bit busy…)
Golly gumdrops (and gumboots) how can we be in the penultimate month of the year already? The long Indian Summer certainly lulled me into a drowse and suddenly its totally dark at home time and I can see the breath I breathe as I stomp homeward. Homeward, to the prospect of a cosy fire and something bubbling on the stove with goats cheese dumplings…
November; a month to embrace the dark but enjoy the daylight hours whilst you can by wrapping up warm and taking those first frosty walks of winter amid landscapes full of nature, from the tiniest mushrooms peeking through the damp grass to the majestic sight and sound of stag deer braying his dominance. It’s also a month to be in the garden clearing and tidying away the remnants of summer and planting a springtime crescendo of bulbs.
Mid-October, it’s properly autumn now! Those pumpkins you harvested a few weeks ago are perfectly suited to a spicy, warming soup or perhaps you’re plucking up the courage to get carving for Halloween? The leaves are falling rapidly, a wondrous carpet of yellows, coppers, browns and reds lie beneath your wellied feet. Wood smoke pervades the air and there is an urge in our house to make sticky parkin (uncle Dan’s recipe) to wrap in greaseproof parcels and take on Sunday stomps through the woods and Downs.
It’s certainly time to embrace the dark evenings with family, friends or in glorious solitude; stargazing, huddling in the warming flames of a bonfire, the glow of a traditional hurricane lamp, the flicker of candlelight on the dining table and the sparkle of tiny twinkle fairy lights on the mantle (fairy lights are not just for Christmas)
October is a month of exciting adventures. It’s all about being; and being outside! After the heat haze of summer, our newly discovered autumnal senses are sharpened. October is also a month of ‘firsts’!! The first of the leaves falling from their trees, the first tang of frost in the misty air, the first whiff of wood smoke, the first bundles of fire wood entering the house and possibly the first hot chocolate sipped outside from an enamel mug whilst wrapped in a blanket whilst watching dusk turn into starlight.
We love autumn, can’t you tell? Back from travels and back at the homestead, hunkering down, preparing for a cosy winter and obviously Christmas (but we’re not onto that yet). We’ve travelled this summer; to Stockholm, to Paris & to our own beloved London Town in search of beautiful and useful goods that are also produced with love, care and ethics.
October is a month of exciting adventures. It's all about being; and being outside! After the heat haze of summer, our newly discovered autumnal senses are sharpened. October is also a month of 'firsts'!! The first of the leaves falling from their trees, the first tang of frost in the misty air, the first whiff of wood smoke, the first bundles of fire wood entering the house and possibly the first hot chocolate sipped outside from an enamel mug whilst wrapped in a blanket whilst watching dusk turn into starlight.
We love autumn, can't you tell? Back from travels and back at the homestead, hunkering down, preparing for a cosy winter and obviously Christmas (but we're not onto that yet). We've travelled this summer; to Stockholm, to Paris & to our own beloved London Town in search of beautiful and useful goods that are also produced with love, care and ethics.
Work…
Autumn is a time to gather: whether that be apples, pears, pumpkins or firewood. A good task deserves good tools and amongst our new finds we have the makings of a practical and oh so beautiful tool shed – let the work commence.
After all that lovely, rejuvenating hard work, gathering in one's bounty, the body and mind needs to relax. The smell of wood smoke is for us one of the highs of the season so come on baby light my fire (sorry!).
A little bit about us — le petit jardin is a specialist garden & homeware shop, based in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
We have been supplying the stylish gardeners and home makers, both in and around this lovely spa town in the south east corner of England from our shop in Chapel Place since 2003 .
Our suppliers, many of whom we have worked with since the start, are often small, independent businesses throughout the UK and Europe. We believe in sourcing good quality, sustainably produced wares, including fair trade. We stock:
Henry Dean glassware from Belgium and much, much more.
We’re not a garden centre in Tunbridge Wells, though we are in Tunbridge Wells and do stock many things that gardeners might like.
But it’s not just about the garden — we also have a range of beautiful products for inside too; blankets, glassware, candles, lighting… Our roots are in the garden, but our branches (well, branch, we’ve only got the one shop in Tunbridge Wells) reach out much further!
Our website has only a small selection of what we have available in store. So feel free to either send us an email if you can’t see what you want, call us on the ‘phone (01892 541152) or please drop by the shop and say “Hello!”.
The No. 08 knife is the classic pocket knife from Opinel. Manufactured in Savoie in the French Alps for over 125 years, Opinel’s heritage in knife manufacturing is renowned.
The locking mechanism, introduced in 1955, in order to improve safety; invented by the owner at the time, Marcel Opinel, the son of the founder, Joseph Opinel.
The blade shape is a Yatagan shape. A traditional Turkish saber, the toe up, inspired the shape. An exclusive convex profile ensures the strength of the blade and also allows efficient regrinding.
Available in three woods; walnut, oak and olive.
8.5 cm blade in Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel.
Virobloc safety ring, locks the blade in either the open or closed position.
The No. 08 horn handled knife is a luxury version of the classic Opinel No. 08 knife.
Directed by art cutlery workshop Mongin, the handle in blond horn is shaped from the cow horn tip. Each handle is unique in its color ranging from pearl white to dark blond and by the presence of varying dark lines.
The locking mechanism, introduced in 1955, in order to improve safety; invented by the owner at the time, Marcel Opinel, the son of the founder, Joseph Opinel.
The blade shape is a Yatagan shape. A traditional Turkish saber, the toe up, inspired the shape. An exclusive convex profile ensures the strength of the blade and also allows efficient regrinding.
8.5 cm blade in Sandvik 12C27 modified polished stainless steel
Virobloc safety ring, locks the blade in either the open or closed position
The No. 08 mushroom knife is the ideal Opinel knife for autumnal foraging. Manufactured in Savoie in the French Alps for over 125 years, Opinel’s heritage in knife manufacturing is renowned.
The locking mechanism, introduced in 1955, in order to improve safety; invented by the owner at the time, Marcel Opinel, the son of the founder, Joseph Opinel.
An exclusive convex profile ensures the strength of the blade and also allows efficient regrinding.
The handle has a boar bristle brush for cleaning the gills of mushrooms whilst the blade has a toothed back for scraping away debris.
Beech handle
8 cm blade in Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel
Virobloc safety ring, locks the blade in either the open or closed position.
The garden boxed knife set, a boxed set of the essential knives for gardening by Opinel.
The three knives in the set are:
No. 12 pruning saw
No. 8 garden knife
No. 8 pruning knife
Manufactured in Savoie in the French Alps for over 125 years, Opinel’s heritage in knife manufacturing is renowned.
The locking mechanism, introduced in 1955, in order to improve safety; invented by the owner at the time, Marcel Opinel, the son of the founder, Joseph Opinel.
Painted white wood handle
Blades in Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel
Virobloc safety ring, locks the blade in either the open or closed position
The No. 10 knife and corkscrew from Opinel is the ideal picnic companion. Cutting cheese and opening wine, what more can you ask for from a knife? Whether in the garden or further afield on picnics, this is a beautiful and useful knife from Opinel. Created by Joseph Opinel in 1890 for use by farmers, the addition of a corkscrew to the traditional knife makes this a perfect gift.
Manufactured in Savoie in the French Alps for over 125 years, Opinel’s heritage in knife manufacturing is renowned. Created by Joseph Opinel in 1890 for use by farmers, the addition of a corkscrew to the traditional knife makes this a perfect gift.
The locking mechanism, introduced in 1955, in order to improve safety; invented by the owner at the time, Marcel Opinel, the son of the founder, Joseph Opinel.
Beech wood handle
10 cm blade in Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel
Corkscrew in hardened stainless steel
Virobloc safety ring, locks the blade in either the open or closed position
Opinel secateurs from the renowned French knife and tool manufacturer; a new product combining their expertise and knowledge of steel and wood, they’re a modern take on a classic product. Chic, funky styling coupled with stainless steel blades ensures a clean cut.
They have three positions to fit the diameter of the branches and the size of the hand.
Construction
A locking system secures the secateurs in the closed position.
Stainless steel blade with cutting capacity of 20 mm.
Beech wood handle.
Polyamide handle and guard for a comfortable grip and secure hand.
As featured in The Independent; “10 best secateurs“, 13th March 2017.
