- Joined
- Dec 11, 2003
- Messages
- 170
After a week of carry, I'm suitably impressed. Not that I didn't expect to be, but the Wharnie profile unexpectedly excels at most of my typical EDC chores: cardboard, blister packs, plastic wrap, etc... It exhibits very predictable behavior when cutting, while a full-bellied blade has more "personality", depending on how the edge meets the material being cut. Sometimes that's a good thing, and I still need a lot of belly for some of my regular tasks, but the straight blade is just plain better at others.
Cons: I despise the sharpening choil, as expected, and I just don't get it, anyway. What's the point of sharpening all the way back to the rear of the blade if I have to avoid using that part of the blade because it keeps getting hung up on what I'm cutting? I cut much more than I sharpen, and I'd rather favor cutting utility over sharpening utility. If there's an advantage, I'd like to learn about it.
I think the design suffers most from the lack of a prominent finger guard. It wouldn't even have to be large, just a noticeable projection to alert your finger that it's gone far enough already. So far, it hasn't hurt me, but since all my other regular-users have guards and/or generous choils, I expect to be bitten eventually.
It was easy to adopt closing the knife with my index finger in the thumbhole, and I close my other midlock Spydies that way now. I've never needed the Boye Dent to prevent accidental closing, but it's a really convenient tactile reference for intentional closing.
I'd love to see a finger choil version with the blade shortened by an inch or so, to allow control of the cutting depth by laying my index finger along the spine.
SUM: Mostly a winner, but not quite perfect. Keep trying, Spyderco.
Cons: I despise the sharpening choil, as expected, and I just don't get it, anyway. What's the point of sharpening all the way back to the rear of the blade if I have to avoid using that part of the blade because it keeps getting hung up on what I'm cutting? I cut much more than I sharpen, and I'd rather favor cutting utility over sharpening utility. If there's an advantage, I'd like to learn about it.
I think the design suffers most from the lack of a prominent finger guard. It wouldn't even have to be large, just a noticeable projection to alert your finger that it's gone far enough already. So far, it hasn't hurt me, but since all my other regular-users have guards and/or generous choils, I expect to be bitten eventually.
It was easy to adopt closing the knife with my index finger in the thumbhole, and I close my other midlock Spydies that way now. I've never needed the Boye Dent to prevent accidental closing, but it's a really convenient tactile reference for intentional closing.
I'd love to see a finger choil version with the blade shortened by an inch or so, to allow control of the cutting depth by laying my index finger along the spine.
SUM: Mostly a winner, but not quite perfect. Keep trying, Spyderco.