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I do this, and have done it, will do it in the past... "This or that," threads. Eg. Baton or Do not Baton. I think narrowing down so many Spyderco options to, "Like it or Hate it," is boring. It takes more work to present, "this is when and why and what I baton with and how ...

I mentally try to go back in time, to the time when my parents did mail order stuff for Christmas. There was a level of trust, fill out the form, send in a check and surprise a package comes in the mail some number of weeks or months later. I do this exercise pretending that the 15v BBB Mule I am wa...

Why don't I baton? Two reasons, 1) I live on the treeless praire where there is no bush to craft. 2) My problem solving skills surpassed "beat it with a stick" when I was five. Thanks for the reply. Both very valid reasons not to baton. And, yeah I am not trying to solve a problem either....

Why don't I baton? Two reasons, 1) I live on the treeless praire where there is no bush to craft. 2) My problem solving skills surpassed "beat it with a stick" when I was five. Thanks for the reply. Both very valid reasons not to baton. And, yeah I am not trying to solve a problem either....

In my efforts to push the baton aeblity of this Mule, I did go ahead and do some things I know are best not to do. I did not break all the rules, still wore gloves... IMG_20230522_202020109aebltest4.jpg Same old baton, the wood is 1 season old pine and well too big. IMG_20230522_202141107crossgrain....

I'm curious if anyone here has broken a knife or hurt themselves as a result of batonning. I've taught my kids how to split wood with their knives. But, I can't say I've ever used a Mule for this purpose. Here's my daughter learning to baton in the John Muir Wilderness (just below 10,000' where fir...

So Bolster, inside scoop or did you get the best guess ever? Either way looks like we get a shot at this steel.

These Halpern scales fit it the Spyderco leather sheath perfectly as that is how I store my knife. It should be noted they also fit the Spyderco Bolteron sheith perfectly as well. The scales are also reasonably priced compared to other scales I have purchased through Etsy. They are chamfered around...

Well, I would be in for one of each of those blanks please and thank you. I would also like the parallel universe where there are 2 new Golden production facilities running full tilt sending us the platforms of our dreams. And, here we are on a forum where a user can garner enough interest, fill eno...

I'm still amazed that people who live in other states, get to go into forests and build fires. The reason I don't baton is that I can't legally burn split wood in the out-of-doors, living in California. Not even in my back yard! So what's the point of batoning? PS: What the heck is "manchette ...

Hey kennbr34, thanks for putting up some relevant Dr. Larrin info. Lots of points of entry when it comes to understanding steel.

Thank you Larrin for making the info real and available.

Don’t baton a mule cause they are very thin and any lateral movement will likely snap them, no matter what steel. I snapped a PD1 (cpm cruwear) mule on a 2x4. I still baton them on straight grained wood while camping though , haven’t learned my lesson yet ;) Took one for the team! Thanks for doing ...

In terms of safety, splitting and processing firewood with a hatchet or by batoning both kind of have the same kind of perilous potential of accidental wrist-smackage. One might argue that a hatchet will cause a lot more damage in that scenario, but I also think batoning unnecessarily puts your wri...

Nice snap shot of the greater Mule Team list. And, fortunate for us that Spyderco kept it floating. I like surfing analogies, the ebb and flow and cycles of life stuff. Throw in some good waves, small waves and big waves too. Everyone can have fun. My surf analogy for this list compares to the intro...

Ok Team. Here's the dream. I'm hoping for an Aeb-L Mule baton sample of more than one ;) . So, who is up for it? Aeb-L is a tough steel, machete steel, I dare say bushcraft steel. Hit it! Or, add to the sensible list of why one should not use a knife when a hatchet is the safe, more efficient and mo...

I'm surprised that 15V BBB has lasted as long as it has. Also, thankful that we can recommend it to a friend and not set them up for too much disappointment. I'm just glad that there is stuff on the shelf and no one has to leave the barn with out a Mule. Sure, 15V BBB will sell out, as they all do b...

Found some harder wood. Old furniture pieces, the thicker piece is pine and the thinner piece is oak IMG_20230519_211624645threetest.jpg IMG_20230519_211728529threewood.jpg I tried to cut this one right through the core or hardest part possible for a soft wood. IMG_20230519_211833547.jpg It split ea...

;) ;) :star-struck I don't think many 15v BBB folders made it to Canadian retailers. They got snapped up quick, and were relatively expensive compared to my daily wage. I'm very thankful the 15V BBB Mule happened and I have 2 on the way. They are in my paygrade and won't get stopped along the way.

Process was a little slower than last time, but not terrible, with no long hang-ups on any particular screen. Our internet is not particularly dependable, so it seems strange that so many of you get timed-out. Time outs can be from network distribution, so if there were a lot of people coming in fr...

The only advice I know, TazKristi posted at the start. The rest of it is waiting and trying to relax. Every time I am surprised at how my heart rate spikes while racing for Mules. I've had a number of technical issues that I have been working on from address format to my credit card security feature...