Knife Mods
In December 2018 I took an Opinel knife and modified it for myself. That’s where it all started. It’s now May 2021 and to date I’ve done 527 Opinel mods. Pretty wild and I’m thankful for the Instagram community that has supported me over the last 2 years. If you got one - THANK YOU!
I made these in big batches of 24 typically once a month as pre-orders of the same variety and sold them exclusively through my Instagram account. That is no longer the process. Now, I’m only doing these mods as a collaboration with my super talented friend Ryder Evan Robison. Check it out below!
- Matt Henry + Ryder Evan Robison -
The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
Creating things is what I have always felt compelled to do. I went to school for illustration and got my degree in fine art with an emphasis in painting and photography. I wanted to learn the rules so I could try to break them. From 1997 to 2007, I worked as a musician, playing bass for VAUX, a six-piece band out of Denver. In our ten years together, we toured across the United States and Europe, recorded albums in Denver, Seattle and London, and signed a major label deal.
Then, in 2004 I moved to New York to pursue a career as a visual artist. My work has been shown in gallery spaces in New York, Copenhagen, Seattle and Denver; in the ACE Hotel and the Museum of Arts & Design in New York City; and on collectors’ walls throughout the United States and Europe. My artwork has also inspired collaborations with brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Hugo Boss and Vice/Bud Light.
In addition to establishing Ryder Evan Robison Studio, in Idaho my wife and I have built a life. We take care of each other, a garden, our land, and a crew of dogs, cats, chickens and rabbits. I create my work in the workshop my grandfather built on the property in 1969, and I volunteer as a firefighter for the same department where he was Chief back in the ’70’s. I still have some of my grandfather’s old leather belts, wallets, and harnesses that he used to work his horses – each handmade piece still holding up, decades later, now hanging on my shop wall.
The connection to my past and my current community, my years as a touring musician, the daily inspiration I pull from the landscape outside my front door – these all come together to influence my current work: Hand crafted leather goods, imprinted with my artwork, that not only serve a purpose but will hold meaning for years to come.
— Ryder Evan Robison - ryderevanrobisonstudio.com
This is a custom collaboration I’m doing with Ryder Evan Robison. He does all the custom wood burning artwork by hand. These are his concepts and drawings specifically for these mods. I mod the knife and then send to Ryder to do the artwork. These take a little longer process… but man oh man, they are worth the wait!
*Pictured is the pronghorn skull and flower on a N8 Beechwood. CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE IMAGES.
Custom modification service on your Opinel. You send the stock knife to me for custom work.
NOTE: this is the mod service only. Knife not included. Once you purchase your mod service, you will receive instruction on how to send me your knife.
This is a custom collaboration I’m doing with Ryder Evan Robison. He does all the custom wood burning artwork by hand. These are his concepts and drawings specifically for these mods. I mod the knife and then send to Ryder to do the artwork. These take a little longer process… but man oh man, they are worth the wait!
*Pictured is the Snake on a N8 Beechwood. CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE IMAGES.
Custom modification service on your Opinel. You send the stock knife to me for custom work.
NOTE: this is the mod service only. Knife not included. Once you purchase your mod service, you will receive instruction on how to send me your knife.
This is a custom collaboration I’m doing with Ryder Evan Robison. He does all the custom wood burning artwork by hand. These are his concepts and drawings specifically for these mods. I mod the knife and then send to Ryder to do the artwork. These take a little longer process… but man oh man, they are worth the wait!
*Pictured is the Trout on a N7 Beechwood. CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE IMAGES.
Custom modification service on your Opinel. You send the stock knife to me for custom work.
NOTE: this is the mod service only. Knife not included. Once you purchase your mod service, you will receive instruction on how to send me your knife.
This is a custom collaboration I’m doing with Ryder Evan Robison. He does all the custom wood burning artwork by hand. These are his concepts and drawings specifically for these mods. I mod the knife and then send to Ryder to do the artwork. These take a little longer process… but man oh man, they are worth the wait!
*Pictured is the Feather on a N7 Beechwood and a N8 Walnut (darker wood). CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE IMAGES.
Custom modification service on your Opinel. You send the stock knife to me for custom work.
NOTE: this is the mod service only. Knife not included. Once you purchase your mod service, you will receive instruction on how to send me your knife.
This is a custom collaboration I’m doing with Ryder Evan Robison. He does all the custom wood burning artwork by hand. These are his concepts and drawings specifically for these mods. I mod the knife and then send to Ryder to do the artwork. These take a little longer process… but man oh man, they are worth the wait!
*Pictured is the Anchor on a N8 Beechwood. CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE IMAGES.
Custom modification service on your Opinel. You send the stock knife to me for custom work.
NOTE: this is the mod service only. Knife not included. Once you purchase your mod service, you will receive instruction on how to send me your knife.
