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Is your Mule Sense tingling for the T15 mule? Have any of you experienced T15 in another blade? What do we know about T15...the good, bad & ugly? Spyderco says it's an end mill steel, so that means I need one. Maybe I can chuck it in my mill and use...

The poll only has room for 10 options so I picked 10 out of the 32 past Mule Teams (both lists are in release date order).

You can check as many of the 10 options as you like and you can change your vote.

MT01 - Steel: 52100 | Released: January...

I thought I'd start a new thread for people's first impressions, performance, and testing reviews of MT33 CPM REX 76.

I just got it minutes ago, so I've only had time to get the scales on it.

I did some BESS testing on the factory edge. Very sharp,...

Well I figured since everyone is starting to get their Mules. Handles and cord wraps are getting done. Lets have a picture thread. :)

So post your Mule :D :D :D

I'll start of course with mine.

Natural G-10 With an Anso texture. It looks...

Hi guys

Have a set of 3D printed scales made by our resident guru FullScaler to give away to an Australian. Won them in one of his giveaways so happy to send them on via a giveaway.

Post a please and I will pick who the lucky owner will be if I...

Sal, Can we see a mule in this?
I did a pre order of one. I will let you know how I like it.

I am building a retirement gift for my son. He has served in both the Police Department, and the FIre Department in his career. Building a thin blue/thin red line handle for a Mule he can use as a boat knife. The standard scale size of 5 inches by 1 1/2...

I was a little surprised not to see an actual performance thread rather other than sharpening and first impressions. Hopefully this thread will begin receiving some additional feedback (or linked to the current running performance thread that I am unaware...

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to give a quick review and some pictures of some scales that I picked up on Etsy from Philip over at Hazy Design Studio (@Hazy_Design_Studio on Instagram and HazyDesignStudio on Etsy)

I ended up picking up the Purple Haze...

After seeing Gtscotty's scales here I decided to try my hand at it. I'm not sure how he did it but the way I went about it was very convoluted so I don't think I can explain easily. Here's pictures of both still in fusion because I wanted feedback on how...

Hi Everyone,

Could someone tell me what the size of the screws and barrel are for the halpern scales?

Thanks.

:winking-tongue Please help get me excited about the M398 mule happening tomorrow

Sal asked for the following poll, after a discussion between Sal and forumite chkn. You may want to read that exchange before voting (see pages 3 & 4 of ). This poll runs for two weeks and allows changing of your vote.

I wanted to share a recent project that I’ve been working on with my most recent Mule purchase. This is the second Mule for me, and I realized that even though I love the concept behind the Mule Team I don’t ever carry fixed blade knives. Since I carry a...

Any chance of a Vanadis 8 Mule?

MT07 was the only Damascus blade and I've drooled for years now looking back at pictures. If you could get your way, what pattern would you want?

May be a few years down the line but I'm willing to wait if we could get another Damascus Mule! Who's with...

I know there is Forum knife chatter but how about a MuleTeam Forum knife? If we could decide on a team name would you want that on there or just MT Forum 202x? Perhaps a nice Damascus or even the elastic ceramic? Maybe revisit a previous steel? Maybe a...

Speaking of mules how does everyone sharpen theirs? I use the Work Sharp guided system with reasonable results. Since this is pretty much free hand it is easy to be off on your angle by a few degrees. On the plus side there is something cool about free...

The MT28P2 , Mule Team™ 2 Straight Spine CPM SPY27™ will go live on Thursday, 2-Feb at 09:00 am MST .

The MT28P2 is STANDARD PRODUCTION – not a limited run, so there will be no limits and more to come.

The MTSH2 Mule Team 2 Boltaron Sheath and MTGBK...

Cool! I've been wanting to add an extreme-tough steel to the Mule stable, and here comes AEB-L. We have a sort of polar-opposites pair here!

First attempt at Mule handles. First, I traced out the Halpern contoured scale, and cross-ripped the board by hand. I don't have a real saw that will do this.

I traced the handles again onto the blanks, then tried about a dozen things to figure out...

Hi everyone, I am new to the Mule scene (been on the forums for a couple of months now) and managed to snag a Z-Max Mule earlier this week. I'm planning on building my own scales for it once it arrives and have decided on G10 as the handle material. I'm...

A newby to this Mule thing. I always try to do a deep dive when I discover something. So far I am not aware that all the information about a mule is available when it is released. HRC is only found after someone or other gets the mule and tests it or has...

I spent many hours trying to find the hardness of the MT38 mule in M398. I could not find one thing.

It is wonderful to have Larrin Thomas addressing the metallurgy of steels, in particular to knives. Unfortunately we cannot buy one piece of treated...

I've always liked the Atwood PerfBaby tool, pictured below. I'm wondering if a PerfBaby Mule with a pair of translucent printed scales would look neat, or no scales at all for ultralight backpacking use. I think that drilling holes in hardened steel is...

This is the first version of my 3d printed sheath that's going to be matched up to my scale designs. It is a 2 piece clam-shell that uses the Spydiehole for retention. The belt clip still needs designed, not sure how it's gonna look yet. Once I test and...

I'd sure like to see a tungsten carbide Mule Team blade offering. Would this be feasible?

Will the MT39P include the BBB logo?

On top of winning the Mule dream lottery and getting one, I sure would like one with the BBB logo.

Please.

Nearly everyone that makes a Mule handle has to drill some holes I assume. If you have some good tips or ideas for people who might be trying to figure out how to drill their handle holes or maybe learning to use a drill press for the first time this is...

Hi, I’m looking for some advice from the Mule experts.
I bought a ZDP Mule second then decided to use the factory scales. The barrels in the scale kit will not pass completely through the scales. They only ‘fit’ from the presentation side and stop...

What is your Maggie Mule performance? I just got my two this morning :star-struck and will have to scale up and put to the gauntlet. Mine came pretty sharp, enough to shave but not pop arm
hair cleanly. Will have to strop and see results. The first one I...

WOW! Thank you Sal!

Edit. Fixed title

I ordered a new Mule Team 2 and a leather sheath last week and the box arrived yesterday. Opened her up and no blade! Spyderco packed the box with my sheath but forgot to ship the knife even though it was clearly printed on the enclosed packing slip. A...

Hey, everyone!
We're happy to announce the MT38P – M398 Mule Team will be released on Tuesday, 15-Nov-2022 at 09:00 am MST.

MSRP: $80.00 (USD) ( Additional Discounts Do Not Apply )

Mule Team handle scales ( MTGBK ) and sheaths ( MTLSH ) and ( MTSH...

Hello again!!

With the handle finished the knife is more usable now, but it's still hard to leave the house with it until I have a sheath. So, now I'll spend about 2 hours and make a Kydex sheath for the Mule.

I'm going to take you with me for each...

Since I had the mules corralled up and finished working on the Z-max, I thought I'd share a photo. :squinting-tongue

I'm to try to turn this thin-blue-line sheet of Kydex into a sheath but I'm not sure how to get the most effect out of it...

Does anyone know where I can find these? I can find similar ones, they have a flat thick top not the button or dome shape like these. I want to try my hand at making handles and these look the easiest to work with, providing I can find more. These came...