wharncliff for panfish knife

G

gailt

Joined
Feb 10, 2001
Messages
259
I just got my first wharncliff a T L Hearn, and besides being a useful everyday carry I believe it would make a good knife for cleaning pan fish and just a general all purpose knife.anyone else use theirs for about everything.gailt
 
i also have been using a wharncliff as a edc as of late...
and its proven to be a very useful blade shape, from cutting rope,plastic banding material,and various other construction materials with great ease...
as a matter of fact one of my good friends (local taxidermist)
wants me to make him a wharncliff for his shop knife...
he says that that particular blade shape really helps making those surgeon like cuts while working on a mount:)
 
The wharncliffe is my favorite small knife blade shape. It's incredibly useful for precision work. I use a wharncliffe all the time for whittling. It can't be beat. :)
 
It's my usual EDC. I have a Kershaw Talon with a 1420ST blade; it's great for opening letters, cutting open boxes, cutting vine samplings, and all the small, detailed stuff like removing splinters or carving. The Talon also has Ti scales and teflon-coated bronze bushings and is as smooth and slick operating as many customs. It locks up strong and tight, the worksmanship is great and I paid $63 for it on sale!

I carry several other knives on occasion, but find myself always going back to the Talon. In fact, that's what's in my pocket right now.
 
gailt,

The Wharncliffe is my favorite blade shape, but it is not the best for cleaning fish (other than trout, it is great for the bloodline and gills).

I have a fixed blade Wharncliffe that I always carry while camping and a few folders that I carry daily. They are great utilty/all purpose blades. I recommend a little curve when skinning or preparing a fillet though. :)

More knives are better...


Steve-O
 
I use a jr-sized (3-7/8") trapper for panfish. The back of the spey blade works great for scaleing them and the clip cleans them up nicely. I don't have a wharncliff blade on any of my knives, but they do look useful. I use the sheepsfoot on my stockmen all the time, though. I can see where the wharncliffs smaller tip could be handier than the sometimes clunky sheepsfoot.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top