wharncliffe

plural wharncliffes

1. Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe.

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

   2008 September 8, Joe Kertzman, Knives 2009, F+W Media, Inc., →ISBN

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   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,[…]

   2010 August 20, Joe Kertzman, Knives 2011: The World's Greatest Knife Book, F+W Media, Inc., →ISBN

plural Wharncliffes · alternative wharncliffe

1. A knife with one straight edge and one rounded spine which tapers gradually to a point.

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

   1886, Robert Barnes, Lectures on obstetric operations including the treatment of haemorrhage and forming a guide to the management of difficult labour, page 192

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   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[…]

   2012 April 20, Roger Eckstine, Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives: A Complete Guide to Hunting Knives Survival Knives Folding Knives Skinning Knives Sharpeners and More, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

   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[…]

   2017 September 14, Joe Kertzman, Knives 2018: The World’s Greatest Knife Book, F+W Media, Inc., →ISBN

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