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by captnvegtble
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9551

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

Success! Below are my limited observations and experience taking a first stab at sharpening this HIC Mule... 1st: Don't try to sharpen by hand 2nd: Use a belt sander with a very fine grit and hard carbides and/or diamond stropping paste 3rd: Go slow and have patience I started by using my 1x30 mini...
by captnvegtble
Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:00 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9551

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

Nobody has talked about using the slack (ie, unsupported) part of the belt, which tends to appleseed the edge a bit. Yes, I used the slack part of the belt towards the end of my sharpening with good effect. Just like on a strop, I needed to lower the bevel angle a bit when using the slack part. I’v...
by captnvegtble
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9551

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

Success! Below are my limited observations and experience taking a first stab at sharpening this HIC Mule... 1st: Don't try to sharpen by hand 2nd: Use a belt sander with a very fine grit and hard carbides and/or diamond stropping paste 3rd: Go slow and have patience I started by using my 1x30 mini ...
by captnvegtble
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:53 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?
Replies: 144
Views: 9551

Re: You got your Ceramic Mule. How you gonna sharpen it?

The 1000 grit belt I used is a Silicon Carbide belt from Red Label Abrasives. It came as part of a sharpening belt set that they sell on Amazon. For $30 you get six belts (two of each 600, 800, and 1000). I’ve had them for years and honestly haven’t used them much because I tend to do my initial gr...
by captnvegtble
Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:29 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: A copper spyderco
Replies: 87
Views: 24528

Re: A copper spyderco

Copper is not poisonous (to ingest). Drinking water pipes in your home often are made out of copper, and various cookware items can be made out of copper. It's also sometimes used in healthcare high-touch applications because it has anti-bacterial products (I think it has to be 60% copper for anti-b...
by captnvegtble
Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:47 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Drunken Lynch Clip!
Replies: 31
Views: 4173

Re: Drunken Lynch Clip!

Can someone show a profile picture of how the clip sits against the titanium scales? For example, does it sit flush at the anchor/screw point? Happen to have it in my pocket while I’m in line at the grocery store! Thanks so much! It's unfortunate that Spyderco didn't mill out more of a recess for t...
by captnvegtble
Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:17 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Drunken Lynch Clip!
Replies: 31
Views: 4173

Re: Drunken Lynch Clip!

Can someone show a profile picture of how the clip sits against the titanium scales? For example, does it sit flush at the anchor/screw point?
by captnvegtble
Fri Jun 16, 2023 3:56 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Bring back the Kiwi
Replies: 16
Views: 982

Re: Bring back the Kiwi

I would love to see a new Kiwi that is the exact same size and blade shape as the Kiwi 3 (which is slightly larger than the original Kiwi), but with a backlock, pocket clip, and higher quality blade and scale material. The Kiwi 3 has almost perfect ergonomics and I love the more pointy tip and warnc...
by captnvegtble
Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:55 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Show your Mule
Replies: 1805
Views: 750932

Re: Show your Mule

5th iteration of my Mule handle. Might not seem very different from the 4th but I know where the differences are ! We were talking about trying to fit different sizes of hand as well as possible, that's the purpose of this handle. Well, the extremely well thought out tang helps too :winking-tongue ...
by captnvegtble
Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Show your Mule
Replies: 1805
Views: 750932

Re: Show your Mule

bob-atlatl wrote:
Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:08 pm
captnvegtble: really like the shaping touches on the SPY27 above, plus your use of natural wood.
my next mule will look more like this SPY27, just not sure which steel yet.
Thanks Bob. Glad I could be of assistance!
by captnvegtble
Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Show your Mule
Replies: 1805
Views: 750932

Re: Show your Mule

Some of you folks run the handle material so close to the blade, it reminds me of a ruffle collar. Not that there's anything wrong with a ruffle collar. Haha! Love the imagery. Yeah, I could pull the handle back a little bit from the blade... sometimes when I sharpen it runs the risk of scuffing th...
by captnvegtble
Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:48 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Show your Mule
Replies: 1805
Views: 750932

Re: Show your Mule

Here's a picture of a new Spy27 Mule that I'm just starting to shape (prior to attaching handle scales)... I've grinded down and smoothing out the nub, and I've also sloped and smoothed out the thumb-ramp area.
Spy27 Mule3.jpg
by captnvegtble
Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:55 am
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Show your Mule
Replies: 1805
Views: 750932

Re: Show your Mule

Ooo! That’s much more pleasant looking than the product page shows. I think that the straight spine doesn’t work as well on the mules as on others. However, with that nub removed and its final form, I think it works well! Yes, I agree. When I first saw the picture online, I wasn't crazy about the s...
by captnvegtble
Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Show your Mule
Replies: 1805
Views: 750932

Re: Show your Mule

A couple of close-ups of my latest Spy27 mule with African Rosewood handles.
Mule_Spy27_2.jpg
Mule_Spy27_1.jpg
by captnvegtble
Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:59 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: Show your Mule
Replies: 1805
Views: 750932

Re: Show your Mule

Picture of my Mule Family

From left to right: 2 MagnaCut mules with burl ironwood scales; 2 Rex 76 mules - one with stabilized redwood and the second with burl Maple; the last is the newest Spy27 mule with African Rosewood.
Mule Family.jpg
by captnvegtble
Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Hitachi White Steel
Replies: 38
Views: 3136

Re: Hitachi White Steel

Would anyone want a model or a Mule made from it? sal I have two Murray Carter custom Santokus, one with White #1 and the other Aogami Super Blue. When I bought them from Murray, I asked him why he used both steels and what was the difference. He said that Japanese chefs, particularly sushi chefs, ...
by captnvegtble
Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:34 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spyderco Amsterdam Meet 2023 Report
Replies: 221
Views: 20652

Re: Spyderco Amsterdam Meet 2023 Report

I always love this thread. Thanks for posting these great pics and thanks to Spyderco for continuing to host the Amsterdam meet. I really want to like the microjimbo, but as I said in another thread, I'm concerned about the wasted space between the ricasso and where the index finger naturally reside...
by captnvegtble
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:14 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Seki Made Phil Wilson Design?
Replies: 10
Views: 1144

Re: Seki Made Phil Wilson Design?

The K390 Enuff 2 made me think about it. A Phil Wilson Design (Meadows Skinner ? ? ) , with FRN handles, and K390. That would be nice indeed I think. (I ´ll get the Enuff 2 anyway) Why specifically a Seki Japan made new knife? A new design could be made anywhere, and cost of production has typicall...
by captnvegtble
Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: SPK Lamia colab
Replies: 94
Views: 7298

Re: SPK Lamia colab

Hi Alex, I guess that's you (SPK). What is the model name of the model shown? Where are you located? Would you be interested in making a sample for us? We would need the basic model, but with a 12mm diam. round opening hole 1.1" from the pivot (center to center). I don't think you could get on...