Choosing between the two, which would you rather have, wharncliffe or spearhead?

I'd have to know what knife it was on before I could really make a judgement. For instance with a GEC 55, either is a great choice, but choosing would have to be based on what you would expect the work would be. People tend to overlook the versatility of the spear blade. It does well as a skinning blade on a larger knife. The wharncliffe, IMO, works better on smaller knives and pull cuts.

When I bought my houndstooth and had to make this choice I went for the wharncliffe because most of my normal cutting lends itself to that blade shape and vice versa. A spear point houndstooth carried with it would be a perfect EDC pairing.

Ed J
 
much as I like the Wharncliffe profile, a spearpoint is more useful over a wider range of tasks for the way I hold/use a knife.
If the main use I had for a knife was whittling or chip carving, that would likely be different, but since I rarely convert sticks to splinters.....
 
Since I have about xxx Wharncliffe Blade Knives I think maybe those there kinds of Blades do just fine in a pinch I guess
~~~ will have to give it a lot of thought though.! Do Swayback Jacks and Gents count ~~ well then my count just went
to xxxx about the Wharncliffe Knife Blades then.** I think I now have Brain Freeze because of all this thinking as I am not
used to doing that.!!*** oooops ~~ and the ""Why"" because they look good and can get the job done when they have
to.^^^!!! Besides that ~~ I collect them ~~ I have to like them.! WHEW.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going back to bed.*
 
TLARbb said:
I'd have to know what knife it was on before I could really make a judgement. For instance with a GEC 55, either is a great choice, but choosing would have to be based on what you would expect the work would be. People tend to overlook the versatility of the spear blade. It does well as a skinning blade on a larger knife. The wharncliffe, IMO, works better on smaller knives and pull cuts.

When I bought my houndstooth and had to make this choice I went for the wharncliffe because most of my normal cutting lends itself to that blade shape and vice versa. A spear point houndstooth carried with it would be a perfect EDC pairing.

Ed J
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i was actually looking at the 55 when i came across this question. is the spearpoint harder to sharpen than the wharncliffe? i don't own either blade shape right now so either one would be new for me, but for edc you all seem to suggest the spearpoint.
 
My main problem with choosing spearpoint blades is the huge difference in various profiles. I don't have much use for those that have rather blunt tips and then taper back to 3/4 the width of the widest point. I prefer a slimmer spearpoint with a usable tip on the blade. The sharp tip and ease of maintenance are the main selling points (to me) for the Wharncliff blade.
 
I like them both. Both are useful for different tasks. Just not an apple to apple comparison.

I do find myself using a warnie more often than a spear though.

Now, if we're talking for collection purposes only then it's Spear point hands down in my book.
 
Cutty73 said:
I like them both. Both are useful for different tasks. Just not an apple to apple comparison.

I do find myself using a warnie more often than a spear though.

Now, if we're talking for collection purposes only then it's Spear point hands down in my book.
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i'm not a collector but for function alone you would say the wharnecliff is more veratile for edc?
 
When purchasing my 55 I had this problem and went back and forth on it. The thing that got me to go wharnie was that every other knife I owned at the time had a blade with some belly on it. Until you carry a single bladed knife with a straight edge and nothing else. you really wont know how versatile it is. I am very happy with my purchase.

 
I like the Wharncliffe, for easy sharpening, but I also find myself able to pierce things quite well with a more subtle Wharncliffe. The Case SBJ, really changed my tune about them.
 
I prefer a warncliffe blade, They seem more useful in my daily activities. In the looks department, it is a tossup that depends largly on the handle material and shape. The difference in sharpening the two is pretty much a non- factor, but a warncliffe is slightly easier.
 
cards94 said:
i was actually looking at the 55 when i came across this question. is the spearpoint harder to sharpen than the wharncliffe? i don't own either blade shape right now so either one would be new for me, but for edc you all seem to suggest the spearpoint.
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Maybe some other factors on the 55 will sway your vote.

Do you want it to be a liner lock or not?

Have you selected the covers you want?

It is getting very hard to find certain combos i.e. I hope you did not want a red bone non locking version with the wharnie cause those are long gone. I can only find one or two of the wood versions left non locking with a wharnie. Just throwing this out there...
 
I would go with the Wharncliffe. I admit that at first I always thought of the Wharncliffe as more of a secondary blade but my mind changed drastically after getting a Case SWJ and the GEC Hound Tooth. I have one of every Charlow Spear blade model and I carry most of them and love the Spear blade but when I want pure utility, I go for the Wharncliffe, because its easy to care for and it does everything I want to do with a slipjoint.
 
cards94 said:
i was actually looking at the 55 when i came across this question. is the spearpoint harder to sharpen than the wharncliffe? i don't own either blade shape right now so either one would be new for me, but for edc you all seem to suggest the spearpoint.
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It is my experience that the wharncliffe is easier to sharpen, especially freehand, but the spear is not so hard to sharpen to make it a reason not to buy or own it.

I think a "matched pair" of 55s is a great idea. I want to pick up a bocote or autumn gold bone with a spear to complete a set of one or the other of my 55s.

Ed J
 
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