Determining sheepsfoot vs. Wharnecliffe

[jsbhike]

How is a Sheepsfoot pattern determined vs a Wharnecliffe?

I always assumed a sheepsfoot edge was mostly a straight edge with a slight curve up to the tip based on the Uncle Henry I have owned for about 40 years which matches how Benchmade and Leatherman do it.

I recently picked up a Boker stockman and Case congress where the sheepsfoot edge is as dead straight as the Wharnecliffe on the Case Seahorse Whittler.

So how is the difference determined?

[ndmiller]

Best picture to show difference. Sheepsfoot more pronounced rounding into blunt tip, Wharncliffe gradual rounding into a point. Sometimes it’s pretty close to make a perfect call.

Another good pic of most blade shapes.