Wharncliffe/coping combo?

[mrszeontestpilot]

I have a Case Seahorse whittler, and I very much like the combination of the wharncliffe and coping blades, but I never use the pen blade, and I am also curious how it would be if the blades were the same thickness. Is anything like that in existence? I've tried doing some searches, including old threads, but haven't really found anything. Perhaps something like a half whittler or half congress? I also have a full congress, with sheepsfoot, coping, and pen blades. Sheepsfoot is ok, but I do prefer the wharncliffe.

 

[r8shell]

There was the GEC #26 sleeveboard. It's a stubby 3 inches, and the coping blade is small. Definitely not the same thickness as the wharncliffe main. Probably not easy to find, but it's a cute little whittler.

 

[Tilley Knife]

I modified a half congress in a similar fashion. It had a large sheepsfoot and a smaller pen so I reprofiled the sheepsfoot to a wharncliffe and converted the pen to a coping blade. I ended up giving it away because I prefer a sheepsfoot, pen, and large blade combo for whittling.

 

[biglmbass]

 

[Jfowl31]

They are out there.

 

[mrszeontestpilot]

Thanks for the responses. I'm wondering if it might be easiest to just get a knife that has a wharncliffe main and modify the secondary pen to a coping. I've never done anything like that before, though.

 

[average gimp]

Thanks for the responses. I'm wondering if it might be easiest to just get a knife that has a wharncliffe main and modify the secondary pen to a coping. I've never done anything like that before, though.

Actually it might not be that hard. You could get a Buck 310 Whittler (you'll have to Google it--non-BF dealer) and modify the main clip blade to a wharncliffe, because modern Buck 300s have straight-edged clip blades. You'd also have to put up with a spey blade, but the coping blade would be good to go. You could also get a Buck 305 and modify the main blade to wharncliffe, but the 305 is a little small to handle.

 

[Will Power]

Have a shot at modifying a Half Whitt. They're not too tricky to find and you get a nice single-spring knife.