Japanese wharncliffe - Before and after.

Josh Mason

Josh Mason

Tombstone hand. Graveyard mind.
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A year or so ago I had a design in mind for a neo-Japanese angular wharncliffe blade for self defense and utility use. I named it the "Habu" after my favorite aircraft, the Lockheed Skunkworks SR-71 Blackbird. I don't think it was very well accepted, and I maybe sold 3 of them. It is/was ugly and not understood by alot of people that I showed it to....lol. However, that design was the first knife I had ever made, and I still have alot of love and admiration for it. I still have a few, and use them all the time.

Here is that first design:

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As my skill level progressed, I decided to take a whole batch of these knives that I had been too discouraged to finish, and go back to the grinder. The result was a sleeker, lighter, less clunky blade that got some pretty immediate attention from friends and family. It proved to be popular in the exchange section too. Here's the updated version:

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I guess my message to other makers, especially the new guys is.... If at first you don't succeed, grind and grind again. :p
 
I loved the one i made for you. I swear I threaten to keep every one of them :p, but it's so much more valuable to me to know that people are using and enjoying my work. Use the hell out of her Kaleb!
 
If it only had two sides, otherwise very nice pattern. I'm a sucker for Wharncliffe or Sheepsfoot.
 
I think they're both nice. The original is basic and simple but I see nothing wrong with simple and basic especially when well executed as that one is.
 
Oooh, I really like the original.
 
I do too. I didn't abandon that design altogether, but it's not something I'm going to make a million of like I had planned.
 
It's a swedge. I didn't want it to be sharp. Makes the blade light as a feather though.
 
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