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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hopefully it will help future Spyderfans ease into the Mule Team. I know some, including myself have gone FOMO/bonkers/nutty over trying to time the release of a limited Mule.

Also, thank you very much for producing enough M398 that there is stock and...

... but I ordered a wide range of silicon carbide sandpaper from maker material supply and didn't consider that it would come as a stack of loose sheets. In the name of work flow, how do yall store/set up your bulk sand paper?

Thank you,
I'll hang up...

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!

Any chance of a Vanadis 8 Mule?

The Z-Max mule was the first I got. I find this steel extraordinary. I'd choose it over any comparable ultra retention steel out there I've had a chance to use so far. I have yet to see it anywhere else, though I haven't dug very far. Is the limited use...

Mule #12 of Cruwear in 2011. This was the first tool steel offering in the series, and the mule that was re-heat-treated and then underlined CRUWEAR on the ricasso, I think. The description on the Spyderco website states: Upstate New York's Crucible Steel...

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

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...

Trying to learn about this material. I am definitely interested in comparing it to HIC that will come out in a Mike soon. Seems Scintered titanium goes back to 1973 but is this a new thing? They are using it in a blade steel. Non magnetic and supposedly...

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

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 recently acquired an M398 Mule. With the intention of making two different sets of scales for it. First blank that arrived was the Amboyna Burl. So that's where I started. I cut the blanks from the block of Burl. I don't really have the proper tools for...

Just curious. I'd be interested it in the new heat treat and it would be great to compare head to head with others.
Merry Christmas

Any chance that Spyderco could do a mule in Apex Ultra?

It looks pretty good to me. Basically a high hardness _and_ high toughness steel that left out stainless as a criteria to achieve good results in both hardness and toughness.

I have an S45VN Mule to give away.

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I have been testing this steel for several months now in one of my fillet designs and I am very impressed. When I was given the first test piece of this steel, I was told by the Uddeholm reps that the steel had the corrosion resistance of lc200n and the...

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...

Just bought the newly released OD green black Cru-wear. I have been waiting a Dragonfly with black blade some time, and some other steel than VG-10.
My thought now are to get a regular Dragonfly and swap handles, so I will get all black.

My question...

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...

I've managed to make some horizontal scratches on a Mule by sliding it in and out of a Kydex sheath I made. Am remaking the sheath to get rid of the problem*, but would like to re-scratch the blade vertically, by which I mean spine to edge, as from...

I'm so glad to have finally have the opportunity to be apart of the Edgucation! But go'lee if I didn't dang near have a heart attack!!! Website was moving slow so I was sure at&t throttled my speed at the worst possible time! When the link finally...

I will try to wrap my coming MT23 with some paracord I have at hand. Obviously there are different techniques how to do it, with different results. How did you do yours? Feel free to post pics, maybe even a link to a video showing how to do it in that...

Hi all

Picked up one of the ZDP 189 Mules that was on the seconds sale today. Been available for several hours and still is…

ZDP 189 was Mule #4

Sold as a collector mule as apparently the heat treat was wrong. Box was found at the manufacturer...

So, I think both of these are on thingverse. It’s a great way for me to pocket carry my mule and the interesting thing is that when I hook the sheath on my pocket when I pull the knife out, the sheath just drops right in my pocket. It’s the smallest...

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...

Just a simple data comparison exercise among the three mules from this year. Listing steel elements to kick off this thread. I'll add in other information as it's available.

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...

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...

:bug-red Hello everyone, I have some copies of Mule, of which I got two units and it is also possible that some of you have duplicates of one of the four that I have lost. MT01 at 52100; MT31 on S45V; MT29 on ZMax and MT30 on ZWear. If it so and someone...

Hi Guys,
I would like to make a sheath kydex or leather for my upcoming Mule.
I would like to attach it in the inside Molle panel of a Mystery Ranch Asap.
What do you suggest?
I am curious about Ulticlip or Tech Lok Bladetech.

what determines what steels are tested and used for a mule team knife? Will I see one in H2?