Which do you prefer Wharncliffe, Sheepsfoot or Reverse Tanto?

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They all seem pretty similar in design and function. which do you prefer? Are there any real functional differences between them?
 
Wharncliffe work work best for my needs, but that's because I usually open a bunch of packages and find that the tip allows for easy maneuvering, not to mention the ease of sharpening a straight edge. The sheepsfoot blade style is great if you need to do harder work with a knife while keeping with the themes of a wharncliffe.

As for the reverse tanto, I've yet to require carrying a blade in such a style. I'm sure it'd be useful in the same way that the CRKT Ringed Razel would work, but aesthetically, it doesn't do anything for me.
 
Sheepsfoot is nice around the sheeple...

Reverse Tanto looks cool but overall I prefer the traditional Wharncliffe.
 
I prefer the Sheepsfoot beacause it has a little stronger of a tip. I also like the other two but the Sheepsfoot is my favorite. Here a reverse tanto and Sheepsfoot together pic.

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of the three i would pick the wharncliffe. i recently got a kershaw needs work and really like the blade shape.
 
M2HSSR-910SBK said:
I prefer the Sheepsfoot beacause it has a little stronger of a tip. I also like the other two but the Sheepsfoot is my favorite. Here a reverse tanto and Sheepsfoot together pic.

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The up-sweep on benchmade's reverse tanto kind of defeats the purpose. it's more of a clip point.
 
I think the 940 is the nicest rendering of BM's reverse tanto IMHO. I thought the Kershaw "needs work" was a sheepsfoot blade?? I have one and was wrong I guess - so it's a wharncliffe? :confused:
 
I got a 940 with the reverse tanto and I'm not really taking to it much. I really like a wharncliff blade. A traditional slippie with a wharncliff blade is right up my alley.
 
My old Osborne reverse-"tanto" pattern was a nice all-around compromise. It still had a useful point, unlike the sheepsfoot, and a bit of subtle belly made it a good slicer...

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...but the graceful lines and the fine point set as low as it can go on the blade's axis make the Wharncliffe my favorite user, particularly in a slipjoint.

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I also like coping blades. The squarish shoulder on the spine can be a little uncomfortable when it's on a closed secondary blade, but like the Wharncliffe, you can perform perfect X-Acto-like pull-cuts with the point.

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Rick said:
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Damn, you got some nice folders there. How is the Ohta? I've been eyeing those for a while now.

I personally love Wharncliffe blades. They're one of I my very favorites. I also really like Sheep'sfoot blades too. I don't have any RTs so I can't say for sure how I feel about them other than they don't look bad to me.

I just recieved this Wharnie today

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While I do like wharncliffes, I'd rather have one with some belly to it, if limited to one choice.
 
I like the reverse tanto. I like having a little belly on the blade and the overall package just loves to work. A good thin reverse tanto will do very well in the kitchen, out in the yard and around the house. I carried a Kershaw Random Leek for several years and it definitely served me better (for the things I do) than anything I have carried since.
 
I personally love a well executed Reverse Tanto. Never took to the sheepsfoot well but I do like the Warnie style blades too.
 
drgnclwk said:
While I do like wharncliffes, I'd rather have one with some belly to it, if limited to one choice.
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Yeah, me too. I like spear points a lot as well but sometimes you have to have a sharp point to penetrate stuff. Again, for a bit more general use (like cutting into a steak), you need some belly. I thought about this for quite some time for an EDC knife and went with a modified wharncliffe a.k.a. Zulu spear point and I really like this compromise for EDC.

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