Something A Little Different

[JK Knives]

One of our members here ordered something a little out of the ordinary, a Hiker with a wharncliff blade. He also wanted a two tone (black / brown) micarta handle with hollow pins. Here it is. Sorry, I did not use the "picture stump", it`s pouring rain!

 

[benchmadebob]

Nice!!

 

[MRpink]

That is nice, especially the two tone, makes the brown look bronze. The wharncliff is an interesting design, I've seen Mike of Bark River demonstrate how it works, cool stuff.

 

[mmmotorcycle]

That is a really nice wharny. i am a sucker for wharnies. Stay dry!

 

[j williams]

Cool. That turned out nice. I like wharnnys too. Handle looks great.

 

[B Hess]

Not a big fan of wharncliff blades, but that handle looks sweet.

 

[JK Knives]

Wharncliffs are an "aquired taste". You either love them or hate them. I use one I made as a leather cutter in the shop, it is great for that.

John

 

[Jeff H]

Hey, that looks nice, John.
I am surprised I have not seen your Hiker's Backup done like this first.

 

[JK Knives]

That one is only the second one I`ve done with a handle like that, this was the first.

I`m thinking of a black micarta bolster area with something like zebrawood might be nice.

John

 

[7.5mas]

Nice knife !!! Geat handle !!! we need to see more of them.
I like wharncliff's they definitely seem to be a love hate thing
but if you use one enough they grow on you.

 

[Jeff H]

...I`m thinking of a black micarta bolster area with something like zebrawood might be nice.

John

That's a neat blade in itself, let alone the unique handle.
How would the disimilar materials work out with the part line? Would the Zebrawood be stable enough to not shrink and leave a part that you could feel? I know it would not make a functional difference as long as the "glue" held up. The black bolster with Zebrawood would look VERY classy.

 

[matthewdanger]

That looks great John. The black/brown micarta mix makes for a nice contrast. I like the handle shape too - shouldn't force the hand into any particular grip. Very nice.

 

[grindonyou]

Wow, John I can't wait to get my hands on my new knife . It looks great , I agree with you guys I was not a wharncliff fan at first but I started using one at work and the more I used it the more I liked it . So after using my hikers backup I knew John was the go to guy for an EDC wharnny. John makes a hell of a knife . Thanks John

 

[tonym]

Nice Job John!

I never really understood a warncliff blade, can you guys who like it help me better understand it, What does it excell at and what else do you use that type of knife for?

Thanks

 

[Rockywolf]

I love your work John. Nice looking knife!

 

[desmobob]

Nice Job John!

I never really understood a warncliff blade, can you guys who like it help me better understand it, What does it excell at and what else do you use that type of knife for?

Thanks

I'd love to learn why some people prefer this style as well....

Stay sharp,
desmobob

 

[CShepherd]

That one is only the second one I`ve done with a handle like that, this was the first.

I`m thinking of a black micarta bolster area with something like zebrawood might be nice.

John

Now that is beautiful. I like two-tone handles like that where the tones are closer together in shade. Not a big fan of the two-tone handles with dark and light materials.

I am a big fan of the Wharncliffe blades. First knife I made was a small one from a file. Great little knife.

Charlie

 

[JK Knives]

Nice Job John!

I never really understood a warncliff blade, can you guys who like it help me better understand it, What does it excell at and what else do you use that type of knife for?

Thanks

Great for slicing pizza!

 

[Fiddleback]

Lookin good there!! Love the handle combo!

 

[Coldwood]

Nice Job John!

I never really understood a warncliff blade, can you guys who like it help me better understand it, What does it excell at and what else do you use that type of knife for?

Thanks

First off, I want to say that I really like Stomper's knife, compliments to you. Secondly, this reminds me more of the so-called "sailor's rope knife" which is one of my favorite patterns for folders and fixed blades...I'm into nautical stuff.

Thirdly, this is not what I would call a true Wharncliffe blade which I believe has a more gradual slope over the length of the blade...I'm thinking, for example, of a Case whittler.

Stomper's knife has a more abrupt shoulder, typical of the sailor's knife (and there's probably a lot of speculation and controversy over why a sailor's knife got that way).

Now to answer Tonym's question, bringing the point down to the straight edge like that makes it very useful for slicing things like leather and canvas (and pizza ) It enables you to really control the point for detailed slicing work. Otherwise it works well as a general purpose knife for bushcraft, kitchen work and yes rope-cutting.