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Blade shape?

  • Stay with current design

    Votes: 70 50.4%

  • Make a blade with a lowered point, wharncliffish style

    Votes: 69 49.6%
  • Total voters
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I don't think Gary's idea was to replace the standard blade design , just to give another option besides tanto. Me I do not care for a tanto blade....a wharncliff however I would certainly consider .

ohhhh a Damascus wharncliff....oh la la !:eek:
 
A wharncliffe Seb would be great!!! It would take some time to scrounge the cash, but I'd want one!
Matt
 
An excellent choice of blade design! However I think the Wharncliff in general would not sell very well as it does not get good press amongst the trendy knife buyer. In short it looks rather to 'utility' and not sexy enough:( ! Pity I know.

The Sebenza is a small sales knife in general and I think a Wharncliff model would be a loss maker from the start unless it was offered as a far more expensive 'custom' option:(

I would buy one at normal prices myself, but lets be honest how many here really would buy one? A lot less than 100 I'll bet.

I rememer the Bladeforums Camillus 154CM EDC knife and the amazing response to this great little knife. I bought two as I thought the 500 made would sell out in days judging by the number of people here who were buying one or had one or more on order. I heard a little while ago that there are still hundreds unsold:eek: of this excellent little knife!

There is a lot of talk and little walk on Bladeforums when it comes to what people say and in fact do. Just like life. Pity.:(
 
Originally posted by The General
...I would buy one at normal prices myself, but lets be honest how many here really would buy one? A lot less than 100 I'll bet...
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Hmm well so far the lean is that a lot seem to like that blade shape and perhaps a limited run of 100, if the blade will fit in the standard handle slabs...wouldn't be too much of a stretch. The shape would be very handy in the every day type chores that most knives these days find themselves doing day in and day out.

And some have stated they'd take two, I'd have one, Stjames is in for his # and you say you'd buy one as well, not the 100 yet but wouldn't be too hard to run that number up there in less than a years time? They only make 60 of the Wood inlay Sebenzas as it is, so 100 or even 50 of the modified wharncliff blade shape may work out? I know one person that said he'd be in to put an order for 50 in place.

G2
 
Options are always good... making a Sebbie with an alternative blade profile would be fine. A limited run of a hundred or two would probably sell out. Witness the run of tantos Reeve did for some organization (slips my memory).

But I sure wouldn't subsitute a Wharncliffe type for the drop point. No way. The drop and clip points (on original Sebbie) with some belly are much more utilitarian to this particular user.

The one wharncliffe paring knife I own sees little use... I always miss the belly in performing many kitchen cutting tasks. Same goes for general use.

I'm sure the wharncliffe excels for certain tasks where a totally flat edge or a very sharp point are required ... but it's not as versatile as a drop or clipped point with belly. Just my opinion.

(e.g. I like a wharncliffe neck knife for mostly defensive reasons)
 
I just love the look of the original and don't like straight edges. It's a nice knife (how can it not be?), just not for me.
Sorry Gary! :(

Leo G.:D
 
Had an email asking if this ever came to be, sorry to say but no, but then I know that CRK is very very busy with orders for the war effort and are just getting some of the older orders finished up...and as this wasn't an idea designed by Chris, it may not be as palatable to produce, but a Version of this should surely work, perhaps a spear pointed version, a middle of the road approach of Chris's design as I remember him making one with a spear point that had an opinel type lock device that was very slick.

So don't all give up hope, just the other day I was trying to cut up some ham in a small square plastic box for our cats and the steeper curve of my wood inlay classic made it difficult to cut into the bottom of the corners to slice it easily, where a lowered point would have helped some what.

And those that haven't voted, may do so, but unfortunately it's for Gold members only, or you can vote by posting. Again, I am not proposing to replace the current design, but only to have the option or a limited run. If they could produce 50 blades that would also fit in the current handle configuration, shouldn't be too long? fingers crossed :)

G2

edited to add the cool action image, thanks again to Armsraised aka Michael...:)

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I would love to see this dream of yours come to fruition. I've got a couple of small Sebbies already and over the course of the last few months I've become a fan of the wharncliff and modified wharncliff blade configurations. Who knows maybe CRK will do a run of them sometime. It never hurts to hope and dream.
 
......I've yet to meet a Wharncliffe I liked the looks of and have never used one to cut anything. Several have posted as to the many advantages of that style blade but personally, if I don't like its looks its not going to get carried...so why have it?

Larry S.
 
point well taken Larry , I think that a Tanto blade looks like crap and therefore will never own/carry one. For those of us that like Wharncliffs , build it and we will buy !!

Gotta have variety.....:D
 
If this ever does happen I hope CRK produces large and small versions. What style handle would you prefer? Regular, classic or an entirely new configuration specifically designed to conform to the wharnnie blade?
 
Reg for me though something new all together wouldnt hurt either .

and if it had Snakewood inlays :eek:
 
Originally posted by Larry S.
......I've yet to meet a Wharncliffe I liked the looks of and have never used one to cut anything. Several have posted as to the many advantages of that style blade but personally, if I don't like its looks its not going to get carried...so why have it?

Larry S.
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This is why we have so many choices, not every blade is for everyone, but as I don't hunt, the curved portion of the blade isn't as useful to me, where a straighter edge will cut say boxes, ropes, packages and the like with less accidental run off on a curved blade, for me at least.

I'll not consider that you'll be swayed into liking one, your choice obviously, but for others it would be a welcome folder to have that as an option...especially a wharncliff knut like myself...;)

and John...snake wood all the way! and as to the handle/scales I'm up for what ever they can make work!
 
Been carrying my PSARK lately ( yeah along with the Karambit and Weiland and Bitteroot ) and that blade style is just meant for cuttin. Maybe if we all think really hard...really hard this can happen.
Chant with me wharrny sebby wharrny sebby wharrny sebby :D
 
Sign me up for one as well. Large, regular handle. Gary, you'll have to make me another sheath though! :D
John...
 
Just recently purchased my first Wharncliffe blade and LOVE it for EDC. I bought the Graham Brothers EDC fixed blade in Wharncliffe and it is a great EDC blade. Sebbie would look pretty sweet in this layout as an option.

David
 
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