I would say yes - the value of having truly comparable blades for comparison is high! :spyder: :)sal wrote:Do you think there is still interest in a Mule Team of 204P since it is being used in production?
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I had the same experience, Joe. Had an old Buck General in 440C back in college. I HATED sharpening that thing back then.The Mastiff wrote:I still don't care for 440C though, which is strange as I like D2.
Must have been some traumatic sharpening thing before I had any decent stones to sharpen.
Wouldn't be an issue today. Really wish I still had had knife But I kept the Gerber instead, which is a much nicer knife anyway.
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I would happily pay in advance for a Mule in CTS 204P.sal wrote:Do you think there is still interest in a Mule Team of 204P since it is being used in production?
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I can't warm up to the flipper, so my Southard rarely rides in my pocket, and I missed out on the PM2 in 204P. Which makes a Mule a great option for me.
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Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!! Well, at least 500 times yes!sal wrote:Do you think there is still interest in a Mule Team of 204P since it is being used in production?
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sal wrote:Do you think there is still interest in a Mule Team of 204P since it is being used in production?
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There won't be that "new unknown steel" buzz, but your Mule fans and people who already know about and like 204P will probably still be interested. For example, if you put out another run of S90V, I really don't have any doubts that they'd easily sell out.
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I would definitely pick up a Mule (or two) in 204P, even though I do already have the Southard and PM2 in 204P.
Do you need some forum volunteers to come help you pack up and ship out the one Mule series you have already received in-house? :D . I'll buy it no matter what steel it is, I trust your judgement :) .
I've been playing a bit more doing some whittling with my Mules, and I really like the Cobalt special, it seems to perform pretty well, and of course the K390 is FAN-TASTIC! :) .
Frankly I've been pretty happy with all of the Mules I have, even the MT05 9Cr18Mo ones, I guess the blade shape of the Mule just appeals to me, kind of like a smaller Temperance 2. Guess I'm just a fan-boy :) , though there *are* one or two Spyderco models I don't have.
Do you need some forum volunteers to come help you pack up and ship out the one Mule series you have already received in-house? :D . I'll buy it no matter what steel it is, I trust your judgement :) .
I've been playing a bit more doing some whittling with my Mules, and I really like the Cobalt special, it seems to perform pretty well, and of course the K390 is FAN-TASTIC! :) .
Frankly I've been pretty happy with all of the Mules I have, even the MT05 9Cr18Mo ones, I guess the blade shape of the Mule just appeals to me, kind of like a smaller Temperance 2. Guess I'm just a fan-boy :) , though there *are* one or two Spyderco models I don't have.
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You have not missed out yet on the PM2 in CTS-204P, Knifeworks has a second batch of 400 ordered. No estimate on timeline/availability but you should get a shot at getting one if you keep an eye on the forum.TomAiello wrote:I would happily pay in advance for a Mule in CTS 204P.
I can't warm up to the flipper, so my Southard rarely rides in my pocket, and I missed out on the PM2 in 204P. Which makes a Mule a great option for me.
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I think I'm hearing that the mule project started with 52100 but is now expected to introduce a "never before seen in captivity" steel every time.
This seems like a unreasonable goal, because other than satisfying our desire to collect new steels I thought one of the purposes of these knives was to allow comparison on a uniform platform.
For example, I'd take a mule in S30V or VG10, even though they are currently very common alloys, in order to have a chance to compare them to other steels.
This seems like a unreasonable goal, because other than satisfying our desire to collect new steels I thought one of the purposes of these knives was to allow comparison on a uniform platform.
For example, I'd take a mule in S30V or VG10, even though they are currently very common alloys, in order to have a chance to compare them to other steels.
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I'm on their list. I bet there are a ton of other people on it, too, though.Ferris Wheels wrote:You have not missed out yet on the PM2 in CTS-204P, Knifeworks has a second batch of 400 ordered. No estimate on timeline/availability but you should get a shot at getting one if you keep an eye on the forum.
sal wrote:Do you think there is still interest in a Mule Team of 204P since it is being used in production?
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I would say that there is, if for no other reason than there are people that like that steel and would like to have a mule in it.
As for the stated purpose of the mule program, yes that steel has already been used in production knives, so on the one hand it would not be necessary to put it into a mule. On the other hand the mule is a different animal (sorry for the pun) than the folders and if someone prefers a fixed blade for some uses or if they just want an apples to apples comparison with other steels they could only achieve this with this steel in the mule platform.
Other reasons- I think there are people that would like to have this steel in a mule to complete their collections. I think there are other people that would like to have it again just because it is a unique steel in a unique platform. If you make them I don't think they would be hard to sell. If making them takes away from the ability to make models such as the Para2 that are in high demand, then it might be better to concentrate on the Para2 production and put this steel into a mule at some future date.