The Honey Badger Wharncleaver has a big fat beefy reinforced cleaver style tip and rather than a straight Wharncliffe edge, it has a slight curve to it which gives you a tiny bit more slice. Basically, it’s a badass budget blade with a seriously cool look and a ton of flickability you can pick up for about $35. Not only that, there’s also a blue D2 model that we just love that runs about $60.
As we’ve written before, whether you’re a thumb hole flicker or a flipper flicker, Honey Badger knives have a simply fantastic action. They tell us this “friction-less opening and closing action [is] facilitated by two opposing roller bearings containing a total of 20 ball bearings.”
The contoured FRN handle scales on this linerlock are mounted on skeletonized stainless-steel liners. Each knife features the distinctive honeycomb pattern that not only looks great, it gives them a touch of slip resistance. They all have a lanyard hole and an ambidextrous, tip-up pocket clip.
There are six models currently available in the Honey Badger Wharncleaver pattern. The Wharncleaver is available in black, tan, or a bright blue. Each color is available with in either the medium or large variant.
The medium black or tan Wharncleaver has a 3.19” 8Cr13MoV blade with a satin finish. It’s 4.09” closed and weighs 2.9 ounces. The blue model has a 3.19” D2 blade with a satin finish.
The large black or tan Wharncleaver models have a 3.63” 8Cr13MoV blade with a satin finish. The blue model has a 3.63” satin finished D2 blade. It’s 4.6” closed and weighs 3.9 ounces. All models have a blade thickness of 3mm or 0.118”.
Honey Badger Wharncleaver, Medium Details
- 8Cr13Mov or D2, Satin Finish
- 3.19” Modified Wharncliffe
- 0.118” (3mm) Blade Thickness
- Thumb Hole or Flipper Opening
- Roller Bearing Pivot Assembly
- Linerlock
- FRN Handles
- Stainless Steel Liners
- Ambidextrous Tip-Up Pocket Clip
- Lanyard Hole
- 2.9 Ounces
- 4.09” Closed
- 7.28” Overall
Honey Badger Wharncleaver, Large Details
- 8Cr13Mov or D2, Satin Finish
- 3.63” Modified Wharncliffe
- 0.118” (3mm) Blade Thickness
- Thumb Hole or Flipper Opening
- Roller Bearing Pivot Assembly
- Linerlock
- FRN Handles
- Stainless Steel Liners
- Tip-Up Pocket Clip (Ambidextrous on D2 Models)
- Lanyard Hole
- 3.9 Ounces
- 4.60” Closed
- 8.25” Overall
The Honey Badger Wharncleaver is a fast, fidget friendly knife with a great action and a fantastic feel in the hand. You can pick one up for as little as $35. If you’re interested in these knives, click any link in the article or simply click the button below.
All images courtesy of Smoky Mountain Knife Works – smkw.com.
