Which do you prefer Wharncliffe, Sheepsfoot or Reverse Tanto?

[freedoom]

They all seem pretty similar in design and function. which do you prefer? Are there any real functional differences between them?

 

[YayILikePie]

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.

 

[thejamppa]

I prefer wharnie... the long curve is beautiful.

 

[A.P.F.]

Reverse Tanto for me.

 

[KeithAM]

For whittling nothing beats a Wharncliffe IMO. :thumbup:

 

[Joshua J.]

Sheepsfoot is nice around the sheeple...

Reverse Tanto looks cool but overall I prefer the traditional Wharncliffe.

 

[M2HSSR-910SBK]

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.

 

[gundude73]

of the three i would pick the wharncliffe. i recently got a kershaw needs work and really like the blade shape.

 

[Resist]

My vote goes to the reverse tanto. Looks nicer to me

 

[freedoom]

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.

The up-sweep on benchmade's reverse tanto kind of defeats the purpose. it's more of a clip point.

 

[cziv]

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?

 

[Knife Crazied]

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.

 

[Rick]

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...

...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.

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.

 

[jay2pointoh]

I love reverse tanto.

 

[talontwo]

It's just hard to beat a Wharncliffe; not a whole lot they can't do.

 

[SteelSnob]

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

 

[drgnclwk]

While I do like wharncliffes, I'd rather have one with some belly to it, if limited to one choice.

 

[spiralarchitect]

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.

 

[barrabas74]

I personally love a well executed Reverse Tanto. Never took to the sheepsfoot well but I do like the Warnie style blades too.

 

[texasflyfisher]

While I do like wharncliffes, I'd rather have one with some belly to it, if limited to one choice.

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.