Advantage of the Hook Wharncliffe Blade

[IGotStabbed]

What's good about the wharncliffe blade that doesn't have a straight edge, rather a hook like curved in edge?

 

[halromberg]

If you mean aside from looking cool, I'm not sure.

 

[RxEnergy]

If it has a hook shaped blade you're looking at a hawkbill, not a wharncliff

 

[IGotStabbed]

Some of the MT wharncliffe blades have slight curve,but not a lot like the hawkbill.

 

[DennisStrickland]

only real use; scare people. ca'nt peel an apple or clean fish@ rabbits.

 

[RxEnergy]

only real use; scare people. ca'nt peel an apple or clean fish@ rabbits.

They've been also known as grape or pruning knives for ages. Very convinient to cut grape vines

 

[IGotStabbed]

lol a $400 MT to cut grape vines...

 

[RxEnergy]

I wish I was so easily amused.

 

[Andrew Colglazier]

They're good utility knives. Good for stripping wire, good for cutting boxes, good for cutting carpet or linoleum. Good for SD, good for lots of things.

Andy

 

[knarfeng]

They're good utility knives. Good for stripping wire, good for cutting boxes, good for cutting carpet or linoleum. Good for SD, good for lots of things.

Andy

What Andy said.

I used a hawkbill when I worked as an electrician. Good for cutting into the center of a box or any other surface to start a cut. Good for cutting rope. Not so great for pealing an apple or skinning an animal. But wherever a Wharncliffe would be appropriate, you can pretty much use a hawkbill.

Very useful blade shape, though I don't carry one much these days.

Here's a pic of a cheapie version of what I'm talking about.
http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerc...ext=hawkbill&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&SKU=CAN023

 

[bchan77]

I assume you're talking about a hawkbill? My understanding is that the hawkbill is originally used by the marine industry, the blade shape holds ropes, lines, webbing and netting etc. against the sharpened edge, keeping it from slipping off and falling into the sea. By virtue of its shape, the hawkbill is also useful for cutting or slicing round objects such as wires, rubber tubing or the shrinkwrap around the neck of plastic pill bottles.

By the way, the knife shown in the link given by knarfeng is a nice one. Simple design, yet gets the job done. :thumbup:

 

[walleyeguy7]

maybe the advantage is it hurts more when you cut someone with it. maybe there is no advantage. maybe its a disadvantage. its one of those things you can not just look at so objectively. hawkbills are appealing, thats why they exist so prominently in todays knife market.