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Mine Damascus Mule arrived today! I still haven't decide on what scales yet.

Regards,
Ira

IMG_1253 by iwolf81, on Flickr

I think it's totally fascinating how different these are, considering that the blanks must be (?) the same - so small differences in grind are causing the different appearances (?). Anyway, here's mine. I think they're above average on the "interesting" scale. I like the one on the bottom better, I think. The top one will be the user/Mule.

toomzz wrote:hi guys,

I picked up my damascus-mule at the customsoffice in Emmerich this morning. It reached Europe in a week! Couldn't wait to make grip instantly. I chose cocobolo (instead of the snakewood I mentioned before). For the moment it looks good I think. I will finally make home-made micarta scales on it. I am very happy the damascus-pattern is wild (on both sides). I saw here on the forum some more straight lined-damascus which I didn't like that much. The sucker bit me in my thumb an hour ago. D*** that thing is sharp!Just enjoy the picture :)

I have to say- your picture brought me out of the shadows. I have looked at lots of pictures of lots of scaled mules, but this one is, to me, the most beautiful. I love wood, and when it can make a powerful statement w/ its simplicity, in this case balancing the wonderful pattern and greys of the steel, it is poetry. The pins, and lines, are perfect. I know it's diff'rent strokes/diff'rent folks, but I hope you put the micarta on something else.

I bought 2- my first 2- and am fortunate to also have received intricate patterns. Not sure of their future- I tend not to make things I don't use, and I know I will make 1 or 2 from the Super Blue, likewise a couple more when the 3V (as I expect it will) eventually comes out- kitchen, and field. But aren't such dilemmas wonderful? I have a huge slab of wildly distressed walnut back home from the base of a huge tree a buddy of mine felled in Milwaukee 20 years ago, sitting in my Mom's basement for the last 10 years. Heading back in a few days- guess what I'll be returning with....

Mine came today, I'm quite happy. One is more interesting than the other, but I'm pleased with both!

I see there still for sale.
How large was this run anyway?
BTW, Great knife!
Right up there with the M4 & S90v Mule.

I finally got mine out of the parachord and into some Halpern Option 5 - buy option 3 and work it down by hand to what I wanted. I also did the sheath from kydex by myself and found out how much a professional eyelet setter is worth. It's my first



Anybody have any tips on jury-rigging a setup for eyelet setting?

Thanks for the kind compliment Ryxlyx, welcome in the daylights of custom knifemaking I am looking forward to see your walnut-mule. I think you are quite right about wood. When correctly shaped scales come to live by finally polishing them, it is like poetry as the flames of the woodpattern comes out. Add a little japanese insight like ma'ai and zanshin and here we are. A fine japanese piece of steel with natural materials such a blade deserves. Somehow you convinced me of making another set in snakewood. I added a picture of a snakewood Fallkniven H1. In this knife the wood combines perfectly with the natural leather sheath. I think darker wood is perferable for the dark-toned damascus mule-blade, although the vertical, lighter, snakewoodpattern is also quite interesting, don't you think?
The leather sheath will be the second step. Between customorders I had a little time to experiment last night but I won't bother you with the first attempt. It did not met the standards I wanted.

I am looking forward to the 'blue-mule'.

Let's keep eachother posted :)
Tomas

thanks! I love snakewood, and in general prefer the contrast of vertical play. I think the horizontal works particularly well w/ the damascus tho, because of the sudden distortion of the lines when the eye moves forward to the blade. Hat's off to Spyderco here- it would seem this was brought forward largely to cater to the knifemaking crowd- after all, how much is yet to be learned about vg-10? Perhaps this portends future occasional offerings of other patterned steels- lets hope so!

I just got home from my normal week on work rotation and my Mule and handles arrived while I was away.

Here's a quick snap of the setup and included in the shot is a piece of burl wood I picked up from the blade forums link:

dorfinator wrote:I just got home from my normal week on work rotation and my Mule and handles arrived while I was away.

Here's a quick snap of the setup and included in the shot is a piece of burl wood I picked up from the blade forums link:

Did you only get the one blade? Nice piece of wood there, I think would look even better on one of blades with the more circular pattern.

cckw wrote:Did you only get the one blade? Nice piece of wood there, I think would look even better on one of blades with the more circular pattern.

I only purchased the one blade. My wife has not been too excited about my knife habit.

So I'm here at my dining room table and the wife asks if I'm going to get another one of the Damascus blades to give to her father for Xmas. :eek: I gave him a Spyderco for last Xmas. (He's a steel nut and as he's worked in the refractory business most of his life, he's very familiar with the Crucible company as an example)

So I ask her, "You mean you wouldn't have minded if I'd gotten two?" So she says, "If you were to send that one to my father can you get another?" :rolleyes:

I'm just sick.

dorfinator wrote:I only purchased the one blade. My wife has not been too excited about my knife habit.

So I'm here at my dining room table and the wife asks if I'm going to get another one of the Damascus blades to give to her father for Xmas. :eek: I gave him a Spyderco for last Xmas. (He's a steel nut and as he's worked in the refractory business most of his life, he's very familiar with the Crucible company as an example)

So I ask her, "You mean you wouldn't have minded if I'd gotten two?" So she says, "If you were to send that one to my father can you get another?" :rolleyes:

I'm just sick.

Sold out now maybe someone has handle material that would look better on your pattern of blade and you could swap blades... But if not, it is still going to be a great looking knife. Should kept my mouth shut in thefirst place huh? :rolleyes:

Hey you just never know. I'm new at this knife stuff and this is my first Mule to boot. Liking it though.

It appears that they still have the CTS-BD1 Mule in stock:

http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=463

cckw wrote:Sold out now maybe someone has handle material that would look better on your pattern of blade and you could swap blades... But if not, it is still going to be a great looking knife. Should kept my mouth shut in thefirst place huh? :rolleyes:

Call SFO (not you, but D'tor) - SFO manually uploads inventory to the website. There is usually more physical inventory on hand than what is shown online.

Until, of course, it runs out for real...but call...

JNewell wrote:Call SFO (not you, but D'tor) - SFO manually uploads inventory to the website. There is usually more physical inventory on hand than what is shown online.

Until, of course, it runs out for real...but call...

I called late this afternoon and spoke with Ratchel and was told all gone. She did put me on a waiting list if someone happened to return theirs.

dorfinator wrote:I only purchased the one blade. My wife has not been too excited about my knife habit.

So I'm here at my dining room table and the wife asks if I'm going to get another one of the Damascus blades to give to her father for Xmas. :eek: I gave him a Spyderco for last Xmas. (He's a steel nut and as he's worked in the refractory business most of his life, he's very familiar with the Crucible company as an example)

So I ask her, "You mean you wouldn't have minded if I'd gotten two?" So she says, "If you were to send that one to my father can you get another?" :rolleyes:

I'm just sick.

Check your PM's. I have one I am willing to part with.

Phil

P K wrote:Check your PM's. I have one I am willing to part with.

Phil

Thanks so much Phil. I haven't been around here very long but noticed right away how helpful the forum members are here. This is a great knife company and forum community!

No problem! I am more than happy to help. I am new too but have a feelin I will stick around for a while.

Phil

Here's what my two look like:

Sold out........