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I just see what happened to Abu Garcia ambassadeur reels when they moved production to China. The quality dropped, but more so the Company image.

Choosing 8Cr steel won't help, either. All my folders are either k390 or zdp-189, I need that edge retention, and Spyderco has that reputation.

A bit too pricey for me. Nice scales, nice knife but...

All members of stretch family

I just hope to hear he is doing well and pass my best wishes

Where would one pre-order any of them?

I will be interested in one. Silky is great but I prefer Victorinox saw (have both). Of course, Victorinox knife blade is not adequate for the purpose. I wish Stretch XL salt was made from something harder, Magnacut or at least LC200N, sharpening in the middle of butchering or skinning is not always ...

What should one cut off the guard tab with?

Stretches (hoping to see a salt version of them)

Hey Steeltoez83,
Best wishes to your wife.
Will pray for her recovery.

So long as you keep your blade and sheath clean and free from any prolonged exposure to excess moisture or acidity, this will be a much nicer format to experience these non-stainless steels, IMO.

That is unfortunately, hard to do in our PNW during fall hunts. It's hard to believe how dry we are ...

What about the corrosion resistance?

Really expected 1 or 2 old mules being sold, ah, ****.

No luck from Canada

Steeltoez83, I will wait for your tests.
Like I said, I know M398 has great corrosion resistance and edge retention, but I am afraid it will chip on bones or break in joints

I used to use cheap knives on deer until one day got an old black bear. That skin was bulletproof and acted like a sandpaper on all knives. The only knife that worked to the end and didn't get too blunt was my buddy's cold steel with 3v blade, but the design wasn't great. Anyway, got myself a custom ...

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Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:40 pm

Started working on my T15 mule. It’s my first one. Never cared for the silhouette, so I’m changing it. Still kinda rough

Looks very nice! How do you trim it (belts, grinder)?

Did anyone test (or experienced somehow) the corrosion resistance for the blade?

What about T15? Is it rust-prone?

My thought too. In a fixed knife, I tend to want a tougher blade. I did recently pick up a ZDP-Stretch 2 primarily as aback up knife for skinning and cleaning pigs. The ZDP doesn't dull near as quickly as my fixed blade did. I just don't use it for any prying or such.


I have exactly this: ZDP ...

Magnacut would be ideal, but I missed that release. I am torn between M398 (which is still relatively easy to get) and AEBL, and think AEBL might be better being more tough