Some knife names are pure marketing. Every so often, one actually tells you what the tool is for. The new We Knife Co. Tiercel falls into the second camp: a tiercel is a male falcon, and the blade on this folder is every bit the talon the name promises — a lean wharncliffe with a long straight edge and a low, acutely angled point.
If you have spent any time around wharncliffe knives, the geometry will look familiar, and that is exactly the point. We Knife did not reinvent the pattern here. They built a clean, modern execution of it, then wrapped it in the kind of materials the company has become known for.
A Wharncliffe That Behaves
The blade measures 3.24 inches, deployed either through a cutout or a clipper-style flipper tab. What you get is the classic wharncliffe formula: a dead-straight cutting edge that bites into material instead of sliding off it, and a fine point that stays usable all the way to the tip.
That geometry is why wharncliffes have quietly become one of the most practical shapes in everyday carry. There is no belly to fight with when you are stripping wire, opening boxes, or scoring tape. The edge simply goes where you point it.
We Knife also added a jimped thumb ramp, which gives your thumb a place to anchor and steer the blade through high-precision cuts. Small detail, but it is the difference between a knife that cuts and a knife that cuts exactly where you meant to.
MagnaCut Makes Its Case
The Tiercel is part of a small but growing group of We Knife models running CPM MagnaCut. For years the company leaned heavily on M390, and it still does, but MagnaCut — Larrin Thomas's recipe that trades very little edge retention for a serious jump in toughness and corrosion resistance — has been steadily working its way into more of the lineup.
For a knife positioned as a daily user, that is the right call. MagnaCut holds a working edge without turning brittle, and it shrugs off the sweat, humidity, and pocket lint that ruin lesser stainless steels.
Stripped-Down Titanium
The handle side of the Tiercel is where the design team clearly exercised restraint. Nearly everything extraneous was removed, leaving a grip that is simple, gently contoured, and free of the decorative flourishes that make a knife look busy without making it work better.
Full titanium scales with a soft contour that fills the palm without hot spots
Frame lock cut into the off side for a solid, predictable lockup
Sculpted titanium pocket clip, right side, tip-up carry
2.54 oz — light enough to disappear in a pocket, substantial enough to feel planted in hand
If the plain titanium feels too quiet for you, We Knife is offering two dressed-up variants: one with a blue and purple whorl pattern across the scales, and another with a psychedelic flamed-titanium finish. Both keep the same blade and lock, so the choice is purely aesthetic.
Tiercel Specs at a Glance
Blade length: 3.24 in
Blade shape: Wharncliffe with straight edge and acute point
Steel: CPM MagnaCut
Opening: Thumb cutout or clipper flipper tab
Handle: Contoured titanium, frame lock
Clip: Sculpted titanium, right side tip-up
Weight: 2.54 oz
Availability: Ships at the end of October 2026
The Verdict
The Tiercel is not trying to be the most dramatic knife We Knife has ever made, and that is precisely why it works. A proven blade shape, a steel that suits real use, and a titanium handle with nothing on it that gets in the way — this is the kind of folder that ends up in a pocket every morning rather than sitting in a display case.
If you already own a drawer full of drop-point tacticals, a wharncliffe in MagnaCut is a genuinely useful next addition. And if the falcon reference sells it for you, well, the blade earns the name.