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Thank you Sal.

benh, I agree. Caly3 in CF/Super Blue would be perfect!

I just received my next (3rd) super blue mule and it really looks like someone at Spyderco buffed it out a bit. That, or it was finished to a different, higher grit finish and buff than the first two I bought. This steel really gets a beautiful color, and a nice gloss. It really is a very nice all around steel to work with.

It sharpens like a dream. Slices like a demon, and, if you read the test results Jim Ankerson got from this steel it shows wear resistance and edge stability that puts it in the category of the best of the best in the production class.

I've heard people talk about it's lack of corrosion resistance. While true, I say it's an order of magnitude better than Hitachi's "white" steel.

So, it needs maintenance. That's really not an issue with me, but it might be with some. IMO, it has the potential to be the highest performing, meanest slicing folding knife ever put out by a production company.

Kept at RC 62, thin, flat ground and no more than .010 behind the bevel it'll outcut anything on the market. It'll never be a Salt, or a folding prybar, but it'll hang with any slicing machine made. With a high grit finish it will be one of the prettiest too, IMO.

The Mastiff wrote:I just received my next (3rd) super blue mule and it really looks like someone at Spyderco buffed it out a bit. That, or it was finished to a different, higher grit finish and buff than the first two I bought. This steel really gets a beautiful color, and a nice gloss. It really is a very nice all around steel to work with.

It sharpens like a dream. Slices like a demon, and, if you read the test results Jim Ankerson got from this steel it shows wear resistance and edge stability that puts it in the category of the best of the best in the production class.

I've heard people talk about it's lack of corrosion resistance. While true, I say it's an order of magnitude better than Hitachi's "white" steel.

So, it needs maintenance. That's really not an issue with me, but it might be with some. IMO, it has the potential to be the highest performing, meanest slicing folding knife ever put out by a production company.

Kept at RC 62, thin, flat ground and no more than .010 behind the bevel it'll outcut anything on the market. It'll never be a Salt, or a folding prybar, but it'll hang with any slicing machine made. With a high grit finish it will be one of the prettiest too, IMO.

I would love to see one that thin, .010 behind the edge then put a nice 30 degree inclusive edge on it, Oh yeah it would really be something. :)

So, what do we use to patina this thing blue?

Donut wrote:So, what do we use to patina this thing blue?

Apples will do it - check out my post on the previous page.

gun blueing solution would surely darken that.

I want the gray titanium scales from halpern for my Mule, with the needed pins and pivots. I can not find it on there site. Is it still available? anyone know the price?

There is no buy option on site either, do I really need to call Halpern?

p3pe wrote:I want the gray titanium scales from halpern for my Mule, with the needed pins and pivots. I can not find it on there site. Is it still available? anyone know the price?

There is no buy option on site either, do I really need to call Halpern?

I don't think they are making scales in materials other than G10 at this time, although I might have missed it. Phone works well, but you can also email Melanie or join the Usual Suspects Network and post an inquiry in their subforum there. They don't have a storefront set up on their corporate webpage.

Another question... if I decide to get out the wetsand and put a better finish on my Mule, will it take the spyderco logo and the stuff where the blade meets the handle (name and make etc) off as well? I don't want to take that off but I would like a better finish on it!

Here is my red handled M4...

I am constantly amazed at the kick *** (ha ha!) work done by you Mule Teamers!!!

What a great looking red with very nice refinements!

-keep up the good work- and post your pics if you haven't before. love it!

So how does the Super Blue Mule perform?

Whats it remind you of? M4? Something else?

Thanks!

MCM wrote:So how does the Super Blue Mule perform?

Whats it remind you of? M4? Something else?

Thanks!

Jim's thread in the Knife Testing section at BF puts it in his top category, with M4.

dang now i got two mules on order. :eek:

I just put together my Aogami Mule and used it in the kitchen to cut some cucumbers, tomatoes and an apple. It sliced very well and as mentioned before the apple did put a patina on it. I'm very happy with this knife and look forward to putting it to use.

I think Sal should look at using this type of steel if they plan on making kitchen knives in the future or maybe a Stretch or Delica version along with the Caly 3.5 it's a great slicer.

bladefan wrote:Here is my red handled M4...

i see you did some mods to the lower part of the blade, ground off part of the tang. looks cool.

Picked up (2) yesterday when they were showing (27) in stock.
Today (20) are showing up as available.

Thought I missed the boat last week when they were listed as "out of stock".
Then another batch mysteriously showed up.
Not really sure how many are actually left?
(20) for sure. :D

The web inventory is uploaded manually by SFO and doesn't reflect total inventory. :)

Is it supposed to be sharpened, mine came really sharp out of the box. Im making scales for a handle to it now :)

Anyone?