I was thinking of getting a centofante 4 with wharncliffe blade... somewhere has them for 34 bucks. What does everyone think of that blade style? What are your likes and dislikes? I'm not sure if i'll edc it or what I'll use it for, I just was thinking of trying it out and seeing.
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Wharncliffe blade- likes.. dislikes?
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It's the easiest blade shape to sharpen.
It's not my favorite type of blade, but I seemed to have picked up a few of them over the years.
William Henry Spire
Bret Dowell swayback
Kerry Hampton desk knife (on loan from Mrs. kamagong)
Hiroaki Ohta “Jess Horn” style knife
It's not my favorite type of blade, but I seemed to have picked up a few of them over the years.
William Henry Spire
Bret Dowell swayback
Kerry Hampton desk knife (on loan from Mrs. kamagong)
Hiroaki Ohta “Jess Horn” style knife
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They are not as "sexy" as swedged out clip type blades, but from a utilitarian point of view I like them for most of my cutting chores.
Ken Erickson:
Ron Newton:
KnifeHead (aka Kerry Hampton):
Richard Rogers:
Don Hanson:
Bailey Bradshaw:
Jack Davenport:
Ryuichi Kawamura:
Dan Burke:
Joel Chamblin:
Ken Erickson:
Ron Newton:
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and a few more.
A better shot of Bailiey's Knife. Those are little pins in that quilted up pearl.
(this knife is "pimped"
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Don Hanson with some very cool ivory in W2.
One more from Mr Chamblin.
Johny Stout
Bill Ruple
Tony Huffman
A better shot of Bailiey's Knife. Those are little pins in that quilted up pearl.
(this knife is "pimped"
)
Don Hanson with some very cool ivory in W2.
One more from Mr Chamblin.
Johny Stout
Bill Ruple
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+1:thumbup:
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Gus, once again swept away by the Ken Erickson and the KnifeHead interpretations of the Wharncliffe:thumbup:
It's a long established traditional blade that works well in modern forms too,easy to sharpen and a fine rug-cutter too
Every knife connoisseur should have at least one in the stable.
It's a long established traditional blade that works well in modern forms too,easy to sharpen and a fine rug-cutter too
Every knife connoisseur should have at least one in the stable.
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I like the Spyderco Centofantes, especially the #4. It's a nice gentleman's type modern folder.
As for the Wharncliffe blade shape, I find it works just fine for all of my needs. I no longer have the Centofante 4, but I do have a Todd Begg Glimpse with his modified Wharny, BM/Snody 425 Gravitator, & Spydie Yojimbo (Waved).
The Cento will work just fine as an EDC & it's on the light side for its size, which is bonus, IMHO.
As for the Wharncliffe blade shape, I find it works just fine for all of my needs. I no longer have the Centofante 4, but I do have a Todd Begg Glimpse with his modified Wharny, BM/Snody 425 Gravitator, & Spydie Yojimbo (Waved).
The Cento will work just fine as an EDC & it's on the light side for its size, which is bonus, IMHO.
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In my experience it can be hard to beat the slicing ability of a well flat ground wharncliff blade.
It seems my most used kitchen blade for slicing most stuff other than bread is a wharncliff and that discovery came about by testing what works best for me.
As with anything YMMV, but it may be worthwhile to try an inexpensive one out and see how it works for you.
Now I might be a little prejudice, but the best of all worlds is when you can have several styles of blades as well as more edge than handle in one little package.
It seems my most used kitchen blade for slicing most stuff other than bread is a wharncliff and that discovery came about by testing what works best for me.
As with anything YMMV, but it may be worthwhile to try an inexpensive one out and see how it works for you.
Now I might be a little prejudice, but the best of all worlds is when you can have several styles of blades as well as more edge than handle in one little package.
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Horses for courses. I find the Wharncliffe/sheepsfoot style excellent for some tasks and not as good for others. If you don't know what you're going to use it for then it may not be the best choice. One of the advantages of multi-bladed slipjoints was that you had a choice of blade styles to suit different tasks. Maybe that would be a better option for you but for $34 what's the big deal? Bite the bullet!
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I've slowly gone away from wharncliffe blades as users. Seems that I tend to use them as tip cuttng knives and end up sharpening the whole edge to preserve the perfect straight look.
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