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I can't believe you didn't give it a hump like your favorite Stretch.

Donut wrote:I can't believe you didn't give it a hump like your favorite Stretch.

? That wouldn't be a wharncliffe.

All the colors are used already. How about goldenrod? I like yellow, and it's fairly easy to find if you lay it somewhere. I don't know. My first choice is blue jean blue, but that's on the 120V's.

I like this color, Jazz. Would look cool with stonewashed hardware (like the pocket clip and screws).

Cool concept. As for a name for this knife, may I suggest the 'Jazz Hand' ?

Spydersense wrote:Cool concept. As for a name for this knife, may I suggest the 'Jazz Hand' ?

Agreed, it is a cool concept. Fun thread to follow, watching a knife being made conceptually. So many random ideas somehow working together (and Sal sort of orchestrating along the way), but it did begin with Jazz. :cool: Improv...that's what I'd name it.

"Get Serious" seems oddly appropriate too. :)

Everyone's work place and jobs are different .
My work knives get covered in dirt , grease , grime and all sorts of stuff that even I don't know what it is .
FRN is amazing stuff and can be cleaned fairly easily , but not always 100% successfully , darker colours are my preferred choice to hide the inevitable crude that the directional indentations on the scales collect .
For example I've only carried my Orange Delica for a couple of days at work and the thing is in need of a degrease and spring clean .
My British Green ZDP can go for a few weeks before it looks like something the dog wouldn't eat .
They are both dirty , but the darker scales don't show it as much .
If its a work knife i would suggest making it a darker colour .

Ken

Good point Ken. Any suggestions? Here's some help for us...

How about a dark green? Not as dark as the British Racing Green, but darker than the USN Green. Maybe more like a "John Deere green"?

At this point just about any color is going to be a shade of a color that has already been done. Hasn't the Delica already seen most of the typical primary/secondary/tertiary colors?

Wow!
who cares about the color? A user, Delica sized wharnie? I'm in, even if it would be baby-poop brown! :D :D
To k.i.s.s.; black handles, and H1 or vg10.

Great thread, its been pretty amazing to see this design come to life. This knife is sounding like a must-cop for me, but seeing the evolution of this design is priceless.

I would like a dark blue jean blue, so that it can be hidden in a pair of jeans.

What about a really dark grey , quite a few shades darker than the standard grey ?
Something similar to a Gunmetal Grey .

Ken

JT wrote:Wow!
who cares about the color? A user, Delica sized wharnie? I'm in, even if it would be baby-poop brown! :D :D
To k.i.s.s.; black handles, and H1 or vg10.

Not H1. Not good enough edge holding. I use H1 and that's part of the frustration. I have to sharpen too often.

Jazz wrote:

Donut wrote:I can't believe you didn't give it a hump like your favorite Stretch.

? That wouldn't be a wharncliffe.

Wait, how does the curvature of the spine change the shape of the edge?

My impression is that the definition of a wharnie is a straight edge.

The Yojimbo is a Wharny with some humps on the spine. The Atlantic Salt is a wharny with a sheepsfoot spine. The Urban is a Wharny with a Leaf spine.

I think you could have a wharny with the spine of your de-waved delica. That's what I was thinking you'd want.

Check out Reject's post of Mariners.

Reject wrote:Second from top.
Scratched and battered after a tough life, welcome the newest member to the Marina family.

JT wrote:A user, Delica sized wharnie?

I'm sorry to present a possible dissenting view but I intend this as a serious question so here goes-
We were trying to prepare a serious work knife, and it occurs to me that the Delica is a bit small for a serious work knife. I say that because mine is too small for me to get a good grip on the handle in order to do real work with it. A Manix 2 size is my smallest for a work knife. Also there was discussion that a knife with too much belly would slip out of the work being cut. I have not noticed this with a knife with belly but I have noticed it with a short blade. Maybe a longer blade with belly would work better than a short Wharncliff. And if the Wharncliff is the improvement needed for a work knife, then maybe a longer blade Wharncliff would be that much better. The only problem with a slightly longer knife is that there are some jurisdictions where it wouldn't be legal. I suggest all of this for the same reason that we don't generally buy hammers with short handles because they fit in the toolbox easier, or real short screwdrivers, etc.

Donut wrote:Check out Reject's post of Mariners.

Reject wrote:Second from top.
Scratched and battered after a tough life, welcome the newest member to the Marina family.

I would be sooooo happy with a Harpy handle and a shrunk down Mariner blade to fit it. Yes yes yes.

Reject always manages to send me down memory lane.

Hi BDblue,

I think Jazz is focused on a "work knife" for his specific type of work. A Delica Warnie is a design he thinks will work best for him. We've not made a Delica warnie and it might be an interesting experiment.

Hey Donut. As I understand, a Sheepfoot is a straight edge with a blunt tip and a Warncliffe is a straight edge with a sharp pointy tip.

sal