Which do you like more, a Spearpoint or Wharncliffe?

I think the spear is the ultimate solo blade. A good compromise between belly and point, and a relatively robust tip. I think that's why you see it on so many smaller bushcraft knives; with practice, it can do the job of a number of different knives. If I get a single bladed traditional that isn't a sodbuster, it's going to be a spear point.

Closest I ever got to carrying a wharncliffe was a Kershaw Leek, back when I was hot on more tactical blades. I liked the shape aesthetically, and it performed fine, but not better than a drop or a spear point by any measure. And the tip was fragile.
 
I'm not really a fan of either the spearpoint or the wharncliffe blades although I do have several knives with a spearpoint blade. As a matter of fact, I don't believe I have any knives with a wharncliffe blade any more. I prefer a clip point blade followed by a drop point much like the GEC #5 drop point blade.
 
I'm a wharncliffe guy. Works best for opening packages and for cutting boxes. Good for scoring too. Gotta be careful when sharpening that tip though.
 
80% Wharncliffe ~~ 20% mixed on my other Blades.! My Spydies don't count as Wharnie is not there favorite Blade.**
I just like the way it cuts and how it handles anything I ask it to cut.! My Fav's are the #72 & #73 and they are both a
100% bad to the "Bone".^^
 
Well - I like the looks of wharncliffe blades. They give the knive a nice and elegant appeal. A straight edge and fine tip.

A spearpoint is a real working horse blade shape, at least in my book. Belly and a solid tip

I have several knives with each of that blade shapes.

I prefer spearpoint blades. I don´t really get warm with wharnies. They are useful, for sure - but they are just not really my beer.
 
My favorite blade shape is clip followed by wharncliffe and then spear. I can live with any of these actually as I don't have very specialized needs with a slip joint.
 
Wharncliffe over spear if I'm doing maintenance work, I like the needle point and the straight edge is great for scraping, cutting gaskets most utility.

Spear for skinning and food prep type jobs.
 
Spear and clips are my favorite blades. I've tried a wharnie, but it was just okay for me. I like a little belly for cutting work, and the wharnie was too limited in that for me. I just may be a product of my upbringing and culture, where the boy scout knife and barlow were a boys first knife. I don't ever recall seeing anything else growing up.
 
I love straight blades. The wharncliffe and sheepsfoot top my list of blade shapes. The clip wins for my when I need belly. I rarely use my pocket knife for food prep. I cut up an apple sometimes, ill use it for a steak knife if needed. Sometimes I just want to use whatever I have that day or feel like experimenting. The spear is robust. I have no problem using it. I just preffer knives that have a straight edge. From my daily use and experimenting the wharnie is very versatile, kind of fragile but I never find myself saying I wish I had a blade with belly today.

I have said it before but really the only way to know is to use it. Give it an honest 2 week or month chance. Then youwill know if you like it.
 
I guess this thread highlights why I like two-bladed spear/wharncliffe jacks (and whittlers, but less so). You don't have to choose between the two!
 
For what I cut on a daily basis, I prefer a straight edge or even a hawkbill (pruner). For cardboard at work I typically use a #47 Hayn' Helper sheepsfoot. For messy stuff I use my (non-traditional) Spyderco Tasman Salt. I prefer a clip over a spear, both aesthetically and practically (pointier tip).
 
What are you guys doing to break the tips of these wharnies? Lol

I strongly perfect the wharnie. It seems to both slice and puncture better. I've not managed to explode the tip yet. The most common utility knife in the world, a boxcutter, is a wharnie, so it must work well... Michael janich uses them defensively. The spyderco pkal is marketed as a weapon.

I'm not seeing as many weak points on the wharnie as this thread is making out. I think people just feel they need the belly for some reason. I like spearpoint also. But find it a bit more clumsy and awkward for a pocket knife ... Being able to pry or dig or withstand a lot lateral pressure isn't something I'm really looking for in this type of knife.

... The only thing I've found a spear point to do better is clean out from under my nails.
 
Spear all the way, it has the belly of a clip point with a stronger tip than both clip points and Wharncliffes and looks swaggy too:) Though truth be told I like both:)
 
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I carry multiple knives, often with multiple blades, so I have little need for generalist blades like pen, and secondarily spear blades. If I want belly give me a Spey or strong clip blade, but I prefer to have a Wharncliffe main blade. Tip strength shouldn't be an issue if you don't pry with your knife. The most often broken blade I've encountered is the clip, most likely as it seems to traditionally be the most popular blade shape. But that is okay with me as I turn them into wharncliffes or sheepsfoot blades then!
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That isn't to say that I can't appreciate a well done spear as in GEC electricians knife by STR, the Eureka jack etcetera, but I can't say that I wasn't excited about the wharncliffe Eureka coming out- now I hope they do a Wharncliffe/small clip version next- I would really like to see more clip secondaries on modern produced Slipjoints.
 
To me the closest thing to ideal that I own (admittedly my little posse is small compared to the majority here) is the 92 Eureka Jack - a slim spear blade main and a coping secondary for that fine detail work a straight edge is great for.

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Some wharncliffes are different than others. If you've actually managed to break the tip off of one, id go for a more substantial grind.

This image compares my tidioute wharnie to a northwoods wharnie - look how different they are. http://instagram.com/p/n2E-hWJ--6/

I'm curious as to how many people have actually broken these wharncliffe tips, and how much of it is perception. To say an entire profile of blade shapes must have weak tips is a very broad generalization. The grind and geometry can vary widely. . . also when I notice pocket knives with broken tips, they are normally clip points...
 
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