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http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5446836ae4b06ae79339d1f8/563264ade4b07210112f1d1a/568874940ab377ae44e4e958/1451783333498/20160102-DSC03889-HDR.jpg?format=1000w My novice impressions: I have used it heavily in the kitchen since getting it. The patina is somewhere between natural and forced (in...

Ah gotcha. I am pretty unfamiliar with 4V, so wasn't sure how stainless it was. What made it react the most, citrus? I may just have to pick up a 4V Mule now and try it out! :) I eat a lot of grapefruit, and have had luck with them with just about any non-stainless steel...so yes citrus. So far I a...

SpeedHoles wrote: Is that 4V?

Forced patina?

The mule is 4v and the patina is forced. It was a little more difficult to force than superblue or hap40, but I wanted to force it a bit before I put the scales on it. I have been using it primarily for food prep to let the patina develop further.

Since the 4v Mules come from Taichung, I would definitely purchase a Chaparral or two in 4v. But in carbon fiber or maybe even FRN or G10, not the expensive titanium.

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5446836ae4b06ae79339d1f8/563264ade4b07210112f1d1a/567068f9d82d5e5d015cc129/1450207503177/20151215-DSC03760.jpg?format=1000w Has anyone else notice that when exposed to acids the spyder loses its color? I eat a lot of grapefruits and both my Hap40 Endura and thi...

A seller on eBay listed 10 available for sale (9 of which are still available since placing my order). It is not listed as Hap40 in the posting, just Burnt Orange, but the model # matches up.

Oh and it is a US seller with a very reasonable price and low shipping.

SpeedHoles wrote:
Is yours also getting the sandwich stripe down the spine?

Yeah, the Hap40 is exposed down the spine so there is patina formed there also.

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5446836ae4b06ae79339d1f8/563264ade4b07210112f1d1a/56672fb45a566834cc2dcdf1/1449603032238/20151208-DSC03709.jpg?format=1000w I posted this in the patina thread, but it shows a comparison of how hap40 develops a patina in comparison to superblue. (Endura vs. Manb...

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5446836ae4b06ae79339d1f8/563264ade4b07210112f1d1a/56672fb45a566834cc2dcdf1/1449603032238/20151208-DSC03709.jpg?format=1000w Hap40 vs. Superblue. Personally I favor the appearance of the Superblue patina which also forms much quicker. Both patinas were formed fr...