The Opinel shop in the heart of the old town has a signature wooden handle carving hanging right above the entrance. Joseph Opinel began making these folding knives in eighteen ninety in his father's workshop in the Maurienne valley. He spent years perfecting a simple locking mechanism, the Virobloc, which secures the blade when it is open or closed. The company stayed in the family for generations, keeping production centered in the mountains where it all started.
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