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Fresh set of Lignum Vitae scales that I made. This is widely thought of as the most dense wood in existence and has a natural waxy/oily feel to it that is very unique. It is actually pretty easy to work with but the dust tends to clog sandpaper a little more than normal https://i.imgur.com/b7hP3t6....

I work overnight currently so I have time to read, maybe not post. Alice was not in a vehicle when it happened. The driver either distracted or impaired drove off the road and plowed into her while she was walking on the sidewalk. It was a black pickup truck from what I was told. He drove off and h...

99% of it comes from knowing how to crash. I'm obviously a race car driver and I can say that the only reason why I am typing this is .. literally due to my own.. responses to crashes. According to data logging, I've survived 153g's (maximum obviously on my helmet, that was at 173.4mph, angled in a ...

And let's not discuss car accidents with a former firefighter and car guy himself. It's a dichotomy. You don't get the fun without the mess(edit: *risk of mess*). And most of the time the mess isn't caused by the fun but the normal. I could type a lot here. I'm an ARA member and can drive. Cars are ...

Ok. Long title. But, I do not wish to feel alone in this. I would like to think there are others out there like me who stumbled upon the Mule Team, caught the fever, bought the Mules and then started talking crap. Well, I said things like I will by them all!!! Nothing will stop me!!! More Mules!!! ...

Fresh set of Lignum Vitae scales that I made. This is widely thought of as the most dense wood in existence and has a natural waxy/oily feel to it that is very unique. It is actually pretty easy to work with but the dust tends to clog sandpaper a little more than normal https://i.imgur.com/b7hP3t6....

Alright thanks. Seems interesting but as steel mentioned.. all I'm wondering now is how much people send their specimens out for proper scientific analysis because anyone who.. does this kinda thing knows that it starts at the steel company. Much longer before we ever get it. And some stuff just can...

Could someone explain to me what a cutting competition is exactly? How they work and whatnot? I'm assuming this is something at like blade show :thinking ? Basically I guess my question is.. is it a real thing or is it like Forged in fire type? And no I'm not asking if it's a CATRA test accurate lev...

I finally got my sample of K294. A tad late to the party, but I've been busy. Just put a standard G-10 scales on the model. I'll be testing this outside as well as kitchen duty. I really like Crucible's 10V's edge retention so it will be interesting to compare the performance from two different fou...

Well I carried my K294 mule in Moab and Arches National Park for the first week of April and didn’t notice the sheath damage till a couple of days ago. Can’t carry a gun in National parks so I carried my mule in its place on my gun belt. Well apparently the rock scrambling and sitting down (sheath ...

Just got some great new scales so of course I need a new mule to put it on. This could be awesome, maybe not the best steel for a fixed blade but an awesome steel. I am also curious about the rumored MagnaTough steel. Uh. I think I can post this? Sal, I'll show you my own tax returns if you have ac...

I picked up 2 on the latest email drop. One I have free hand sharpened on resin bonded diamond, and tried stropping on various diamond compounds on leather or mdf. It's workably sharp but will not shave. I find I am more variable in my free hand angle with this material so I have a bit of a convex ...

Hi Jason, Do you intentionally try to be offensive? Or are you one of those that honestly can't help it? I don't know what people you think we are losing? Our Opfocus program is a favor we do for those Patriotic Americans serving the rest of us. The Mule Team project is a favor we do for those knif...

What will happen with my busted blade? Well if I had powered diamond tooling, I would reshape the tip. It would take forever by hand. I am still scheming on this. Once I had the tip reshaped, I would be interested in experimenting with sharpening the edge. I expect the truth to be that this won't t...

What will happen with my busted blade? Well if I had powered diamond tooling, I would reshape the tip. It would take forever by hand. I am still scheming on this. Once I had the tip reshaped, I would be interested in experimenting with sharpening the edge. I expect the truth to be that this won't t...

Hi Jason, Do you intentionally try to be offensive? Or are you one of those that honestly can't help it? I don't know what people you think we are losing? Our Opfocus program is a favor we do for those Patriotic Americans serving the rest of us. The Mule Team project is a favor we do for those knif...

A dive knife? I would think not. I would want something really tough and bulletproof. At this point I think maybe Magnacut would be the thing. A fixed blade for sure. So if you have a Magnacut mule, there is your dive knife! Na they actually tried to half *** a dive knife and a kitchen material whi...

Yeah basically, they'd at this point I'd assume.. with my extreme lack of business experience but I asked hollowt1pz for his .02 and he agreed with me and Steeltoez83 that we're not saying anything about the secondary release for Mule teams. I think that was being misunderstood. What we're basically...

I think spyderco has already made up their minds about this material but I could be entirely wrong. I do plan on scoring 1 and providing whatever feedback I can provide. I get the benefit of getting a 2nd chance of picking 1 up. First time I've ever seen that on a mule team. If the right appreciati...

On the good side you now don’t need to worry about hurting a $150 knife, already beat up. I say use the **** out of what’s left of it, push it hard and see where the limitations are. If you don’t I am sure someone else would want to without the fear of messing it up. Oh I've done multiple types of ...