The WharnEDC is a small knife made to carry on the belt, around the neck, or in the pocket.
Melissa Miller (aka Melissa Backwoods) is an experienced survivalist, educator, and knife reviewer. She came into fame with her appearance on Naked and Afraid, but has since become one of the most trusted voices on outdoor knives and gear.
The WharnEDC is her first knife design, and while its intention is to be a fixed blade EDC, it’s highly modular.
Here are the quick specs:
| Overall Length: | 5.85″ – 6.98″ (depending on scales) |
| Blade Length: | 2.65″ |
| Blade Steel: | Nitro-V |
| Handle Material: | G10 scales |
| Sheath: | Pancake Kydex |
| Made In: | Ringgold, GA |
The EDC Design
Historically, Melissa Backwoods has preferred larger fixed blade knives optimized for bushcraft and survival. This knife represents a recent shift toward carrying smaller fixed blades for EDC “due to their low maintenance, ease of deployment, and structural reliability”, as she states in the WharnEDC story on T.Kell’s site.
So the knife is small with an option for shipping with an Ulticlip, and features a wharncliffe blade because she’s found that to be ideal for its “ease of sharpening and effectiveness ins precise cutting tasks”.
The Modular Handle
They’re offering three different kinds of scales for the WharnEDC:
- A ring-style scale which adds about an inch of grip,
- A pirhana styl grip, which is the shortest option at about 2.75″
- Or an extended group which has a thin groove at the pommel that should be just enough for the pinky to rest in.
It comes with a hex tool that can fit a 9/64 driver so you can make the swap yourself, and it should be easy to find different scales down the road, as T.Kell has always been good with giving customers that option with their other models.
The Carry Options
There are three main ideas for carrying the WharnEDC:
- As a pocket carry with an UltiClip,
- As neck knife with a metal bead cord,
- Or as a horizontal carry EDC with the standard clip.
The sheath is pancake-style Kydex with an arrangement of slots (that might work with a variety of aftermarket carry options). The belt clip fastens on with two Philips-head screws, and looks to be horizonal only, although the sheath is likely compatible with a lot of the alternative methods T.Kell offers on their site.
You can check out our in-depth T.Kell WharnEDC review to see how this knife handled a couple of weeks of outdoor testing.
The WharnEDC is Ready for Blade Show
If you’re going to Blade Show 2025 you might be able to snatch up their limited release at the T.Kell booth (#753 in the main exhibit hall). There will only be a hundred at their table (50 on Friday June 6, and 50 more on Saturday June 7), so move quick (but be polite).
