Wharncliffe.. Why ?

Good thoughtful thread.. I've noticed they seem to be a little more prevalent in todays knife offerings regarding production and customs alike. I guess they have they got they're uses for some folks but personally, I utilize my Spear, Clip, Pen and Sheepsfoot blades far more often for all my cutting chores.

In fact, I cannot think of any cutting chore that any Wharny blade can do better than any of my Sheepsfoot blades.


Anthony
 
There are pointy wharncliffe blades, and then there are POINTY ones!!!! This is my Robeson Pocketeze ATS-34 half-whittler. One of the best whittling slipjoints ever made.

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OOOOooWWeee Buzzbait, You may have just changed my mind now after chicken-eyeing that old Robson Pocketeze! :D :D :thumbup:

I am liking that sweet Wharny blade and thats a pure-ole-dee fact as Festas would say.. :cool:
 
I've never seen a Robeson like that whittler.. Thats a beauty

Nice job on yer ball n cage too... I gotta try that someday
 
Franciscomv said:
Ice Tigre, all my fixed blade wharnnies and sheepfeet have the handle higher than the edge (like kitchen knives). That allows me to lay the whole edge against the cutting surface.
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Come to think of it... I remember seeing one that came out late last year, the handle sat at a 30ish deg angle to the blade, for clearance..

got any pics of what ya got?

I'm intrigued now.. :)

G.
 
Here's one of mine. Sort of traditional.

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Hey Buzzbait, can we see the other blade on that nice Robeson?
 
yobbos1 said:
Here's one of mine. Sort of traditional.

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Hey Buzzbait, can we see the other blade on that nice Robeson?
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I'm digging the Kershaw Double Cross. I have one also. Awesome knife.

Here are a couple more pics of the Robeson, one with the pen blade out:

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Since we are posting Wharncliffe whittlers...

Dan Burke/Queen 1/2 Whittler 3 1/4" in Sanvick steel

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Okay, since we are posting pics... This is my favorite and #1 edc. For the price, I don't think you can beat an Ohta. (Thanx, knifeart.com)

Mike
 
Ice Tigre said:
Come to think of it... I remember seeing one that came out late last year, the handle sat at a 30ish deg angle to the blade, for clearance..

got any pics of what ya got?

I'm intrigued now.. :)

G.
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Sure, mate. Here's a pic of one of my customs, while it's not a traditional wharncliffe, it's quite close and you can see what I mean by the edge being "lower" than the handle.

My camera's busted, but I'll try to find pics of some others.

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Buzzbait,
Did you do that captured ball with that knife and only that knife??? If so, I'm impressed, esp. with the ball itself. Also, how long did that take you to do???
 
Buzzbait said:
Mine is a half-whittler, so it only has one pen blade. It is a pretty small knife, measuring 3/18" closed.

Most of the ones I see coming from Queen, have two pen blades. Same knife, but 2 pens. ...
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So it is the same pattern as my Dan Burke/Queen 1/2 Whittler @ 3 1/8"
 
on_the_edge said:
Buzzbait,
Did you do that captured ball with that knife and only that knife??? If so, I'm impressed, esp. with the ball itself. Also, how long did that take you to do???
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The cutting was does with just that on knife. Actually, just that one blade. The ball is very smooth because I had just started doing some sanding on it. I leave most of mine rough, but decided to smooth this one out a bit. The cutting took me about 4 or 5 hours, I'd guess.
 
Here's another of my favorite Wharnies. I'm not normally one for single bladed slipjoints, but there is something incredibly right about the Lonewolf Loveless City Knife. It's more of a modified wharncliffe blade.

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sunnyd said:
Good thoughtful thread.. I've noticed they seem to be a little more prevalent in todays knife offerings regarding production and customs alike. I guess they have they got they're uses for some folks but personally, I utilize my Spear, Clip, Pen and Sheepsfoot blades far more often for all my cutting chores.

In fact, I cannot think of any cutting chore that any Wharny blade can do better than any of my Sheepsfoot blades.


Anthony
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Anthony,

I am not selling Wharncliff blades, but there are places where they work better than a sheepsfoot.

Whittling small detail, where you have to reach into the wood to cut inside, the point of the wharnie excels.

Cutting out patterns of any kind in leather or paper, the tip gives you a much more accurate cut and you have the depth of the tip.
Try cutting out a square in thick leather or heavy art paper.
It is much easier with a coping blade than a sheepsfoot, and the wharnie is even easier than a coping blade.

I like when a sheepfoot is ground flat at the end and has swedges on the side to thin the tip (like a large coping blade).
This gives a very sharp point for accurate cuts, then it gets close to a wharnie.
My Queen 2 blade Congress is like this.

But too often the end of the sheepsfoot is rounded and thick, so you can't see the tip of the blade for cutting
 
neeman said:
Anthony,

I am not selling Wharncliff blades, but there are places where they work better than a sheepsfoot.

Whittling small detail, where you have to reach into the wood to cut inside, the point of the wharnie excels.

Cutting out patterns of any kind in leather or paper, the tip gives you a much more accurate cut and you have the depth of the tip.
Try cutting out a square in thick leather or heavy art paper.
It is much easier with a coping blade than a sheepsfoot, and the wharnie is even easier than a coping blade.

I like when a sheepfoot is ground flat at the end and has swedges on the side to thin the tip (like a large coping blade).
This gives a very sharp point for accurate cuts, then it gets close to a wharnie.
My Queen 2 blade Congress is like this.

But too often the end of the sheepsfoot is rounded and thick, so you can't see the tip of the blade for cutting
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Although not an accomplished whittler by any means, I do whittle quite often and I will have to try this out. Thanks neeman! :thumbup: :cool:
 
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