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It's not the latest mule but it's new to me, it's a MT19. Just picked it up off the bay. Never been used so we will see what I get :D
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Kloeshuman wrote:
Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:55 pm
It's not the latest mule but it's new to me, it's a MT19. Just picked it up off the bay. Never been used so we will see what I get :D
Welcome, Mule and Mulesketeer. MT19, that's...PSF27 yes? The steel that's between ingot D2 and PM D2? Sounds good to me...
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You are correct! Can not wait to get it
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I'm thinking about a Paracord wrap on the grip for now, and a sheath of some sort
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Yablanowitz has an awesome cardboard and duct-tape sheath that can be made quickly! And then there's CK's kydex tutorial. Do you know leatherwork? Let us know what you come up with.
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I think I was looking at that one on Ebay too. I checked back today and the listing was gone. Congrats and enjoy the knife :)
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Kloeshuman wrote:
Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:48 pm
I'm thinking about a Paracord wrap on the grip for now, and a sheath of some sort

Nothing wrong with paracord wrap, believe me. ;) Offers a million options for your preferred look, and on top a real good grip. Try a two layer wrap, makes the grip much more comfy. :) And working Kydex is really a piece of cake.

PSF27 is a good choice for a fixed blade. You'll like it. I like my Junction (using the same steel), have used it in kitchen 4 or 5 times for some cutting/chopping, and it did well. It hit some bones, and ate some chopping board, yet the sharpness did not suffer. No touching up needed so far.
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Thanks everyone for the replies, I would love to get some scales made for the knife at some point, but first it's para cord and try to make a sheath. May end up purchasing a sheath from Spyderco though
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Well it arrived today! 😁😁😁😁 I'm really loving it 🥰 and it doesn't look like it's ever been used, the seller thought it wasn't but was not sure. Going to attack the para cord tomorrow
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I can tell you that the leather Spyderco sheath is simple but very nice. Thick leather, good fit/look/smell (important for me when I buy leather), and a reasonable price. I haven't picked up the concealex(boltaron) one yet - they sold out before the Z-max sale so I got a mule and a 17" Vanquest bag. Picked up a matched scale and sheath set on ebay for about 80 bucks. Not a magical price or anything, pretty close to the SFO price, but it's well made, a slender design (vs the 3d grippy G10 scales SFO sells - I think I prefer those ones but honestly, I could probably go either way and it was easier to buy the set instead of hunting aroiund where people were generally charging more), the fit is snug and would be nearly impossible to have the retention fail (it becomes much easier to unsheath by pulling one side of the kydex (very similar to boltaron under normal temperatures, higher temp to shape boltaron but it's a bit more forgiving of extremes), and when it "splits" a bit the knife comes out pretty easily. It's a simlple design, not super material heavy but executed well, light, slim and it looks pretty decent. a guy named Oleg sells them on eBay.
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The Spyderco concealex sheath is quite good. I bought one last fall and it’s a good tight fit. It came with a G clip. Good package.
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