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.