Stretch 2 XL lightweight wharncliffe???

[Fireman]

Can the stretch 2 XL lightweight be a format for other blade styles? The one it has is about perfect, but what other blade shapes will work?

[ladybug93]

looking at the blade shape and how it sits in the handle, i'm not sure you could do a wharncliffe without having a less than optimal blade angle for a wharncliffe.

[Fireman]

looking at the blade shape and how it sits in the handle, i'm not sure you could do a wharncliffe without having a less than optimal blade angle for a wharncliffe.

It is clearly optimized for that blade shape. Perhaps a modified version for a wharnie? Perhaps a tanto would be better than the wharnie

[Manixguy@1994]

I definitely would not be opposed to a Wharnie but beyond my pay scale if the blade would be feasible. I hope the Stretch XL has a long journey, really like the knife . Dan

[cjk]

The Delica and Endura handles were surely not designed with a wharncliffe blade style in mind, but boy it certainly did work.

[Coastal]

Serious question: Those of you who like Wharncliffes, and it appears to be a lot of you, what do you especially like about them? As in, what are they better for compared to another blade shape?

[JSumm]

Serious question: Those of you who like Wharncliffes, and it appears to be a lot of you, what do you especially like about them? As in, what are they better for compared to another blade shape?

For me, more powerful cutting at the tip. If you need to dig in, your wrist is in a better position than having to twist your wrist to get the tip angled right. Light work, opening a package you can see the difference in the position of your wrist, but you don't need a lot of power, so it doesn't make much of a difference. More heavier cuts it is just more comfortable and you lose no power in your motion at the tip. Think of a utility blade and how you use it.

I like to have my Rock Jumper on me when I am working on renovation projects along with a model with belly for versatility. I do prefer to have slight belly on my EDC blade though.

[Coastal]

Serious question: Those of you who like Wharncliffes, and it appears to be a lot of you, what do you especially like about them? As in, what are they better for compared to another blade shape?

For me, more powerful cutting at the tip. If you need to dig in, your wrist is in a better position than having to twist your wrist to get the tip angled right. Light work, opening a package you can see the difference in the position of your wrist, but you don't need a lot of power, so it doesn't make much of a difference. More heavier cuts it is just more comfortable and you lose no power in your motion at the tip. Think of a utility blade and how you use it.

I like to have my Rock Jumper on me when I am working on renovation projects along with a model with belly for versatility. I do prefer to have slight belly on my EDC blade though.

Thanks, makes sense. And didn't mean to hijack the thread!

[cabfrank]

I think it will be a while, but, based on no knowledge whatsoever, I would predict it will happen.