Mule Team Survey

A place to share your experience with our Mule Team knives.
qwkzotc
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yes - 11
2) Did you put a handle on it?
Yes on 3 of them
3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Bought 3
4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
Just through usage, mostly while camping. Nothing formal
5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
Try to give the LC200N and the Maxamet equal use, especially camping/cooking for comparison, especially looking for corrosion/chipping. Zero on either.
6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
No
anteck7
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yes, lc200n and pma11
2) Did you put a handle on it?
Yes, the pma11
3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Bought sheath with knife
4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
Yes
5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
No, because they were discontinued and not available. I did test against pocket knives and available steels.

6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
No, but did elsewhere. There isn’t a pma11 knife so it doesn’t come up much. Lc200n does and has been covered.
JohnIrish
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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I thank the Mule Team for getting me interested in Knives and sharpening. Love having the different steels.

1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yes - about 7 Mules
2) Did you put a handle on it?
Cord on a couple but then bought handles for the rest
3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Buy Sheath
4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
The S110V did and Elk and still cleanly cut paper. But no other tests
5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
Nope... but like K390
6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
No
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legOFwhat?
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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Kristi, I know the world is kinda upside down, but is there a chance we see new mules in 2020?
-Larry
Hebrews 13:6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
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sal
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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Hi Leg,

Yes, we'll see some Mules in 2020.

sal
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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sal wrote:
Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:28 pm
Hi Leg,

Yes, we'll see some Mules in 2020.

sal
Thank you Sal! :D
-Larry
Hebrews 13:6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
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GnifeGnut
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yep. All of them.
2) Did you put a handle on it?
Yes. I've handled about half and am still working on them.
3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Bought two.
4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
Yes, but mostly while shaping handles. I also compared lower-end steels vs. high-end.
5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
Yes.
6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
Yes, but only the handle-making part.
MLM
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yes, I have the PMA 11

2) Did you put a handle on it?
Yes - G10 black from Spyderco

3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Yes - Purchased from Spyderco - leather

4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
Have been using it in preparing foods, etc in kitchen for about a year or so. Works well, I needed to sharpen it a couple times. Used a DMT diamond stone and finished off with the Sharpmaker. Holds an edge similar to my Wusthof chef knife. It is starting to patina nicely. I’m planning to keep it in the kitchen as I have other fixed blades for outside work.

5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
This is my only Mule.

6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
No, I just joined it today.
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sal
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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Hi MLM,

Welcome to our forum.

sal
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JustinB
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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Post by JustinB »

sal wrote:
Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:28 pm
Hi Leg,

Yes, we'll see some Mules in 2020.

sal
This is great to hear. Unfortunately I haven't been able to pick up any mules in the past, so I am excited to try some out now
Justin :spyder:
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yes, MT25
2) Did you put a handle on it?
Yes
3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Yes, Kydex but I would like to see a sheath like the Waterway and in LC200N
4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
Yes
5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
No
6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
No
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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Hi Cjbauman4,

Welcome to our forum.

sal
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NickoP
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yes
2) Did you put a handle on it?
Yes
3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
No (but I will later)
4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
No
5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
No
6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
No
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yes, 1, lc200n
2) Did you put a handle on it?
Yes, Spyderco g10 handles
3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Yes, Spyderco leather sheath
4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
Yes
5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
No
6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
No, there was already a lc200n post here.
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delican_38
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
Yes, I bought a #23 (20CV steel).
2) Did you put a handle on it?
Yes, I bought some of the G10 scales that were offered on the Spyderco website.
3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Bought a leather sheath (also from the Spyderco website).
4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
No. I ended up selling the knife shortly after purchasing it, in order to cover an unexpected expense.
5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
N/A.
6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
N/A.
:spyder: Spyderco collector since 2011
krikun98
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?

Two: 4V and PSF27.

2) Did you put a handle on it?

On the 4V, got a knifemaker to do a handle and a kydex sheath. The PSF27 is still in my drawer.

3) Did you make or buy a sheath?

On the 4V, got a knifemaker to do a handle and a kydex sheath.

4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?

Yes, camping, hiking, sharpening and hunting. The 4V gets insanely sharp.

5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?

No, but plenty against other Spydercos and other knives with various steels.

6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?

Yes, both here and on a local forum - guns.ru
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sal
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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Hi Nick, Delican,

Welcome to our forum.

sal
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DougC-3
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Re: Mule Team Survey

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1) Did you purchase a Mule Team knife in the past?
7 or 8 including one or two for a Canadian friend and one from eBay to "collect"

2) Did you put a handle on it?
Put handles on 3 of them and bought about a half dozen sets of scales from Halpern Titanium for the rest

3) Did you make or buy a sheath?
Bought 2 sheaths, one from Spyderco and one custom

4) Did you test the performance of your Mule?
Tested 3 only by normal use comparison, no controlled experiments: S110V, 4V, and K390

5) Did you test the performance against other Mule Team knives?
only the 3 mentioned and only normal use plus ease/difficulty of sharpening

6) Did you share your experience/findings with the Spyderco forum?
No -- didn't really consider myself experienced enough to contribute much at the time.
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