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"The Wharncliffe blade is believed to have taken its name from Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (October 6, 1776 – December 19, 1845). Lord Wharncliffe, as he was more commonly known, was a British soldier and statesman who had an affinity for pocketknives. He was also well acquainted with Joseph Rodgers and Sons, a noted cutlery company in Sheffield, England's cutlery manufacturing center. As legend has it, Lord Wharncliffe wanted to design a utilitarian blade that was thick and strong, yet still capable of detailed cutting chores. He presented his design to Joseph Rodgers and Sons who embraced the idea and began introducing Wharncliffe-style blades in their folding knives around 1832.'' | "The Wharncliffe blade is believed to have taken its name from Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (October 6, 1776 – December 19, 1845). Lord Wharncliffe, as he was more commonly known, was a British soldier and statesman who had an affinity for pocketknives. He was also well acquainted with Joseph Rodgers and Sons, a noted cutlery company in Sheffield, England's cutlery manufacturing center. As legend has it, Lord Wharncliffe wanted to design a utilitarian blade that was thick and strong, yet still capable of detailed cutting chores. He presented his design to Joseph Rodgers and Sons who embraced the idea and began introducing Wharncliffe-style blades in their folding knives around 1832.'' | ||
''A Wharncliffe blade is characterized by a perfectly straight cutting edge and a spine that tapers to meet that edge at an acute point. Capable of cutting with both scalpel-like precision and power far beyond its size, Wharncliffes are the blades of choice for many savvy knife users who demand maximum performance out of their tools. Spyderco’s new Delica 4 Wharncliffe combines all the advantages of this unique blade style with the proven features of the Delica’s standard lightweight platform. Available in either a PlainEdge™ or fully serrated SpyderEdge™ format, it features a broad VG-10 stainless steel blade with a fully accessible Trademark Round Hole™ that is positioned high on the blade for excellent leverage during one-handed openings. Its full-flat grind gives it incredible edge geometry that, when paired with the Wharncliffe profile, allows it to cut with impressive power all the way to the point."''<ref name=" | ''A Wharncliffe blade is characterized by a perfectly straight cutting edge and a spine that tapers to meet that edge at an acute point. Capable of cutting with both scalpel-like precision and power far beyond its size, Wharncliffes are the blades of choice for many savvy knife users who demand maximum performance out of their tools. Spyderco’s new Delica 4 Wharncliffe combines all the advantages of this unique blade style with the proven features of the Delica’s standard lightweight platform. Available in either a PlainEdge™ or fully serrated SpyderEdge™ format, it features a broad VG-10 stainless steel blade with a fully accessible Trademark Round Hole™ that is positioned high on the blade for excellent leverage during one-handed openings. Its full-flat grind gives it incredible edge geometry that, when paired with the Wharncliffe profile, allows it to cut with impressive power all the way to the point."''<ref name="January 2017"[Spyderco byte - January 2017] Spyderco byte - January 2017 "</> | ||
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A Wharncliffe blade is a blade which has a straight or almost straight edge and which instead have the taper of the blade on top and down against the tip.
"The Wharncliffe blade is believed to have taken its name from Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (October 6, 1776 – December 19, 1845). Lord Wharncliffe, as he was more commonly known, was a British soldier and statesman who had an affinity for pocketknives. He was also well acquainted with Joseph Rodgers and Sons, a noted cutlery company in Sheffield, England's cutlery manufacturing center. As legend has it, Lord Wharncliffe wanted to design a utilitarian blade that was thick and strong, yet still capable of detailed cutting chores. He presented his design to Joseph Rodgers and Sons who embraced the idea and began introducing Wharncliffe-style blades in their folding knives around 1832.
A Wharncliffe blade is characterized by a perfectly straight cutting edge and a spine that tapers to meet that edge at an acute point. Capable of cutting with both scalpel-like precision and power far beyond its size, Wharncliffes are the blades of choice for many savvy knife users who demand maximum performance out of their tools. Spyderco’s new Delica 4 Wharncliffe combines all the advantages of this unique blade style with the proven features of the Delica’s standard lightweight platform. Available in either a PlainEdge™ or fully serrated SpyderEdge™ format, it features a broad VG-10 stainless steel blade with a fully accessible Trademark Round Hole™ that is positioned high on the blade for excellent leverage during one-handed openings. Its full-flat grind gives it incredible edge geometry that, when paired with the Wharncliffe profile, allows it to cut with impressive power all the way to the point."[1]
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