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... The highest number for a stainless steel before this one was 120 on the M398 mule, and that was with my 17° edge that normally performs better than factory. I've had Magnacut do 100, and LC200n at 90, but a stainless at 300.... Crazy!

For more context, the K390 stretch with my edge did 250 and the ...

... The highest number for a stainless steel before this one was 120 on the M398 mule, and that was with my 17° edge that normally performs better than factory. I've had Magnacut do 100, and LC200n at 90, but a stainless at 300.... Crazy!

For more context, the K390 stretch with my edge did 250 and the ...

... some sort of exotic quality (look at the most recent cases being T15, M398, and REX76), a brand new steel to the market (look at the S45VN, SPY27 ... lot deeper, but I believe these seem to be the main forces driving the Mule Team interest these days, within the realm of those who do not actively ...

... some sort of exotic quality (look at the most recent cases being T15, M398, and REX76), a brand new steel to the market (look at the S45VN, SPY27 ... and you have a recipe cooked for sales.


Personally I think the K294 Mule stuck around so long because people didn't realize it was a compositional ...

... is more generally influential in the knife industry.

I think that some mules have "Spyderco forum AFI excitement" and some have "general industry ... Yes. High hardness AEB-L asked for by Shawn Houston on this forum
MT38: M398 MICROCLEAN • Nov 15 2022 • No. negative impressions about toughness from ...

... is more generally influential in the knife industry.

I think that some mules have "Spyderco forum AFI excitement" and some have "general industry ... Yes. High hardness AEB-L asked for by Shawn Houston on this forum
MT38: M398 MICROCLEAN • Nov 15 2022 • No. negative impressions about toughness from ...

... some sort of exotic quality (look at the most recent cases being T15, M398, and REX76), a brand new steel to the market (look at the S45VN, SPY27 ... lot deeper, but I believe these seem to be the main forces driving the Mule Team interest these days, within the realm of those who do not actively ...

Oh man, my Magnacut Mule is out for delivery. Should be here within an hour. Comes with leather sheath and micarta scales. It was such a reasonable price, I couldn't resist. It will go quite well with the m398 Mule I already have.

Ok, I got three other new knives in last week, so I got off this HIC Mule for a minute to re-profile them all at 15 dps.

Two were M4 steel and one was M398. So all this took a minute or two lol. There is one thing I have seen, the HIC Mule has smoothed the diamond grit right off 4 hones already and I ...

... to a greater extent anyway)? I thought I was going crazy with an M398 mule that I just couldn’t get sharp. Turns out something was up with the edge (it was crumbling to sandy dust when I tried to sharpen it) and in the end I abandoned it after a silly amount of stock removal. Since then I’ve ...

... Wear (CPM-CruWear)
2013 Vanax
2014 BD1N
2015 Vanadis 8
2017 Nitro-V
2019 M398
2019 CPM-S45VN
2020 Vancron
2020 CPM-SPY27
2021 MagnaCut
2022 H2
2022 ... longer than I thought they were.

Jim


Same here. I remember when the Mule launched in 52100, I knew it was a traditional ball bearing steel but I ...

update ::
1st pic below, M398, AEB-L, SPY27, 15V mules, each fits a little different.
Overall blade size/shape and scale thickness are the issues.
AEB-L is a loose fit, next SPY27 a tad loose, others ok.
Scale/handle thickness can be adjusted for by the hot-air gun bend, out then back up.
Custom ...

Well I got two new Mules in, one just in today. Today I got a ZDP-189, bevels all over the place on this blade. So, I figure I just check this blade out ... the bevels true'd up to 15 dps. All I can say is wow, it's just like M398 in this respect.

Now we see if it holds the edge well. I really like to ...

... sure no fireants and doing a little weeding around things with my trusty Mule here. My M398 Mule on the big Valentines day rock.

https://i.postimg.cc/L8fhQ6bw/20250528-104750.jpg


Nice rock Jeb ! I will take a pic with knife of one outside of town . I have boulders that my grandfather collected in ...

... Sprint Run (USA)
MicroJimbo CPM-SPY27 Cobalt Blue G-10 C264GCBL (USA)
Mule Team MagnaMax PlainEdge MT46P (USA)
Mule Team MagnaMax SpyderEdge MT46S ... Titanium BallJoint SlipIt C273TI (Italy)
Metropolitan Lightweight SlipIt M398 Black FRN C213BK (Italy)
Bug 12C27 Nickel/Silver Abalone C133A (China)

Really not so much as in my pocket, but more on me in its Sheath. My M398 Mule doing weed and grass cutting this morning. Taking a break for this pic...

... sure no fireants and doing a little weeding around things with my trusty Mule here. My M398 Mule on the big Valentines day rock.

https://i.postimg.cc/L8fhQ6bw/20250528-104750.jpg

Took my grand daughter fishing today. We got skunked, lol. But I did get a good pic of the m398 Mule. It makes for a great fishing knife.

... on the end of the belt, but I am ok with that.

I just need a MagnaMax Mule now, since I got someone already putting the con on me for the M398. This person has been one of two I have yet to say no to also, so this knife is short lived in my possession, least what I am seeing right now lol.

Didn't ...

... The clip actually fits my favorite size belt now and I suspect that my M398 Mule will become an edc now.

I been wanting to pack this knife to check out this steel more regularly anyway, but didn't want to use my little 1.5" belts just to do that lol... so today will be that beginning...

I got some ...