Wharncliffe

Compact 3 fingered fixed blades often with modified wharncliffes. Survival knife with mortised handles.

The "Needs Work" by Kershaw Knives needs very little work, but an introduction is in order. A funny name for a knife, the Needs Work folder is purpose-built as a working folder, and includes a straight, plain-edge, modified-wharncliffe blade, and a comfortable, ergonomic handle. Thomas Welk, director of sales and marketing for Kershaw, says, “The Needs Work is really a nice total package,[…]

Failing special instruments, the spine may be divided by strong scissors, or even by a penknife or a Wharncliffe blade.

The edge of the Wharncliffe is straight and the spine rises and falls in a graceful, round arc producing a small, natural point, so it, too, offers a well-defined point of contact. However, it might not be the first choice for hard use[…]

The author's second-generation Wharncliffe folder design for Spyderco is the Yojimbo 2 (bottom), which also inspired a second-generation fixed blade called the Ronin 2 (top). Original Wharncliffe blades sported full flat-ground edges[…]