I have to ask you the same question…
Did you skip the rest of my post that you deleted?
I have to ask you the same question…
Not sure why you feel the need to patronize me. I wasn’t talking about you, you don’t have to take it so personally.
I like the idea of a "Blade Mule" ("Blade Team" ?) but given the variations, it'd be more of a secondary Mule Team line-up than a perennial one. Especially given that, as you pointed out in the other thread, it'd quickly become unmanageable regarding official accessories.Bolster wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:50 pmIf shape is nothing more than a computer program, I've gotten the impression there are a lot of mule-heads (self included) that are curious about a wharnie/sheepfoot blade shape.
Perhaps the in-stock "Standard Mule" in SPY27 revolves slowly in blade shapes. Perhaps straight spine this year, leaf next, wharnie next, clip next, and so on. You could start a "blade shape" testing ground, as a parallel test bed, based on a single type of steel (SPY27).
This would allow afi's to fill pages and pages of the forum with opinions on which blade shapes were best at what!
(Now that I think of it, I'm really curious what my preferred blade shape is for lightweight backpacking. I don't actually know!)
You sound like someone just killed your dog.Mushroom wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:48 pmI fear it’s all for nought though. The Mule Team Project has lost its integrity since introducing the straight spine version to the market. It’s irredeemable at this point too, the damage is done, the knife is part of Mule Team Project history now and that can’t be changed. That is ultimately why I now expect the straight spine blade shape to remain and also anticipate more blade shapes in the future.
Okay.Mr_Whiskerz wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:07 pmYou sound like someone just killed your dog.Mushroom wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:48 pmI fear it’s all for nought though. The Mule Team Project has lost its integrity since introducing the straight spine version to the market. It’s irredeemable at this point too, the damage is done, the knife is part of Mule Team Project history now and that can’t be changed. That is ultimately why I now expect the straight spine blade shape to remain and also anticipate more blade shapes in the future.
Very well said , and agree . MG2CLOK wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:56 pmI voted to keep it as it is.
Yes they changed the shape but they differentiated the SKU from the typical Mule Team lineup and I see that as them trying to separate it enough from the program. If they left it named “MTXX” and that was it (X’s being numbers) then I would say they interfered with the normal program, but they didn’t, they changed the SKU. It’s literally a small technicality but I don’t see anything wrong.
They are providing us a high quality, high standard, $60 knife blank to do whatever we want to do with it. Yes, it would have been more ideal if the original sheath worked with it, but it didn’t and that’s alright. I think we all can be a bit to critical at times and see this situation where people are being a bit of a “choosing beggar”. I’m sure they had plenty discussions about this exact thing and they made the decision they did. No one is forcing anyone to buy it. I’m just glad they have a standard production blank, I don’t care what they call it or what they group it under, it’s just nice they are providing it for whatever we want to do with it and if we royally mess it up we can easily replace it.
It could be called a "Perma-Mule", because at the end of the day, it's still intended for testing/modding purposes.
Going by this logic, a Delica Wharncliffe shouldn't be called a Delica either...
I disagree, I’m not saying all knives that share handles but have different blade shapes should always have different names - I’m saying there is clearly no requirement from Spyderco that those types of knives need to share a name.Araignee wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:36 pmIt could be called a "Perma-Mule", because at the end of the day, it's still intended for testing/modding purposes.
But no "Team" in the name because it's not part of the historical lineup of Mules.
Going by this logic, a Delica Wharncliffe shouldn't be called a Delica either...
To your first point, honestly, no that doesn’t make sense to me. I’m not trying to be rude, I just really can’t tell what you’re saying. I understand your opinion that you think the name “Mule Team 2” is enough to clarify it as not part of the Mule Team Project but the point before that is causing some confusion for me.Cl1ff wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:44 pmI fail to see where there is any actual significance to your objection(?) if just a name change is enough to solve it. Not that I don't think there is any, but I'm just sure I get what that is to you, if that makes sense.
Regardless, I'd think "Mule Team 2" is enough?
Frankly, I think there is no significance in the spine change in regards to having any affect on the testing of steel.
However, it does open up the potential for questions/tests investigating that, which only leads to more information and data. That is perfectly in line with the intention of the Mules, to test steel, by theoretically testing if the blade shape has an affect of the performance of said steel in tests like rope cutting or piercing. This would effectively test our tests and refining them is important.