Comments on: History of the Wharncliffe Blade https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/ The official blog of Knife Depot Thu, 29 Oct 2026 02:24:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Bill https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-591898 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:50:45 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-591898 In reply to Jason.

Anything useful to say about the article?

]]> By: Steven Bates https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-423344 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:24:00 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-423344 Hey Tim,
Thanks for taking the time to research and write this cool article – very interesting! I have a large knife collection, but I do not have any Wharncliffe-shaped blades yet. I must admit, I didn’t really ‘get’ this blade shape’s usefulness and function until after reading your article. I’m going to add the Spyderco Yojimbo and Yojumbo to my wishlist of knives to buy! I think I’ll also look for a cool slip-joint Wharncliffe as well. I really enjoyed your article.
Thanks!

]]> By: Ian Rawlings https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-372379 Tue, 30 May 2023 12:31:15 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-372379 Great article. Lots of confusion about what is or isn’t a Wharncliffe blade. I just purchased a Kershaw Iredale Stockman. No two retailers seem to agree on the shape of the secondary blade. From this article I’m going to call it a Wharncliffe! It sure isn’t a Sheepsfoot. Great knife by the way.

]]> By: Rick Hockensmith https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-361956 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:51:59 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-361956 My Mom was a “Warner”. Grew up on “Warner Hollow Road” above the “Edgemont Reservoir”. Her brothers (my uncles): “Bud”, “Head”, “Pill” & George made knife blades from saws, files, leaf springs and other useful steel that could be forged, ground and heat-treated. Many of their knives were butcher knives and hunters. A couple were “warnies”. My maternal grandmother, “Mom” Warner, used a “warnie” in her kitchen. Great blade for peeling potatoes!

]]> By: DAVID M. https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-332621 Sat, 03 Dec 2022 10:58:55 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-332621 In reply to Suzanne Kotisch.

The Wharncliffe blade design and its variations is a perfect utility design for BEST opening boxes, packages, house hold food packages etc. I have found it by far to be the best utility design. You will love the design. HE should as well. It is the ONLY blade design I purchase now.

]]> By: DAVID M. https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-332620 Sat, 03 Dec 2022 10:54:30 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-332620 In reply to kitchen knife.

Ahhh, so my Boker Kalashnikov is not a true Wharncliffe. It is a LAMBSFOOT. I do like all the iterations and variations of the Wharncliffe, because I use my EDC MOSTLY to open Amazon boxes. My next Wharncliffe type will be the Auto Kershaw Launch 13. This was a most excellent article giving me the history of my all time fave blade shape. Saving up for my dream knife, the expensive Spyderco AUTONOMY™ G-10 ORANGE. It has a modified Lambsfoot design. Pricey and quite desirable for a professional mariner. Also, I now need to put some sort of Viking SAX knife on my list. I never knew until this article. Well done!

]]> By: Tim https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-303426 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:25:35 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-303426 In reply to Sanderguy777.

The Hogue Deka is definitely a modified Wharncliffe, which is a catch-all term for knives with many properties of the Wharncliffe, but not exactly like one. If it had a straight edge, it would be a typical Wharncliffe, but that curved belly turns it into a modified Wharnie.

]]> By: Sanderguy777 https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-303354 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 02:47:17 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-303354 In reply to Ian.

As the article said, there was a similar blade in the 11th century on a Viking Sax sword. The design in the pictures was possibly a copy of that, or just a “light weight” version of a straight razor. As King Solomon wrote “there is nothing new under the sun” and I think that that is pretty much true. If you look hard enough, almost everything has been done before or there is a version of it. It just depends on where you are whether you see the iterations or not.

]]> By: Sanderguy777 https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-303353 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 02:43:10 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-303353 In reply to Suzanne Kotisch.

That’s cool! I’m in my 20s and I think I’ve had more knives that years of life, but they are so cool to collect and use.

What did you end up getting to start?

]]> By: Sanderguy777 https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comment-303351 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 02:41:33 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773#comment-303351 Very cool! I wish they had talked about this in history class. Would have made my life a lot more interesting LOL

So based on this I would say that the Hogue Deka is a lambsfoot design, not a Wharncliffe like most places refer to it as. Is that the case?

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