1890
As an edge tool maker in the Albiez workshop, and against the advice of his father, Joseph produced the first Opinel knife models. "Good sense, the feeling of comfort when gripped, the convenience of being able to put it in your pocket gradually determined the overall shape of the Opinel knife". Extract from: “Opinel - Une tradition centenaire” (“Opinel – A hundred year-old tradition”) by Pierre DOMPNIER