Next mule team (19)?

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B-N
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Next Mule will be my first spydie!
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TomAiello
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B-N wrote:Next Mule will be my first spydie!
I very much doubt it will be your last. :)
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Hi B-N,

Welcome to our forum.

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Welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay, you will enjoy what spyderco brings to the table, yeah it wont be your last!!! that is for sure look at me over 30 spydies and counting
Keep'em sharp :bug-red Enduras, Stretch, PM, Manix…Steels k390, M4, Rex45, cruwear, MagnaCut
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I'm waiting for the next one. addicted. Been using the last one s110v in the kitchen and it's been the best I have in stainless. Haven't used k390 in the kitchen, waiting for hunting season.
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Sal, any estimations on when this bad boy will be up for grabs?
Looking for: Grey Cts-20cp Paramilitary 2
Green Cts-204p Paramilitary 2
S110v Mule


Currently own: Tenacious, Green Cts-204P Paramiitary 2
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B-N wrote:Next Mule will be my first spydie!
Welcome to the forums!
-Spencer

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Gayle Bradley 2 | Mantra 1 | Watu | Chaparral 1 | Dragonfly 2 Salt SE
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I am highly confident that whatever steel has been chosen it will be more than worth owning. In for 2!
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Dude I'm in for like a million if the steel's specs are good. If not, I'm in for 1.
Looking for: Grey Cts-20cp Paramilitary 2
Green Cts-204p Paramilitary 2
S110v Mule


Currently own: Tenacious, Green Cts-204P Paramiitary 2
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TomAiello wrote:I very much doubt it will be your last. :)
opusxpn wrote:Welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay, you will enjoy what spyderco brings to the table, yeah it wont be your last!!! that is for sure look at me over 30 spydies and counting
Holland wrote:Welcome to the forums!
I have a feeling you chaps are right, I think a Delica might be the second Spyderco.
sal wrote:Hi B-N,

Welcome to our forum.

sal
Thanks Sal.

The concept of the Mule knives are one of the things that has drawn me to Spyderco, it is such a novel concept.

Even more novel is your presence and involvement in the knife community. Asking the end consumer what they want? Are you crazy? Who does that?

Spyderco = grassroots

thanks for your time

B-N
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I've managed to snag all two of the mules released since I signed on and plan to continue that practice if possible, and maybe some day pick up a couple of the ones I missed.
K-390 on hand: Mule Team 17, Police 4 G-10, Endela (burlap micarta), Endela backup, Endura (canvas micarta), Straight Stretch (now blade-swapped with G-10 Stretch), Delica Wharncliffe, Dragonfly Wharncliffe, & Dragonfly Wharncliffe shorty mod
Note to self: Less is more.
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DougC-3 wrote:I've managed to snag all two of the mules released since I signed on and plan to continue that practice if possible, and maybe some day pick up a couple of the ones I missed.
Getting the older ones is very hard on the wallet! There have been a few times I've seen one and though I MUST BUY IT, but then at the last second decided against it because of the cost.

There are only 2 of the older ones I really want...but they are popular of course. I very much like M4, and so want that Mule. And I've seen a few knives makers that like 52100...so I'd like that as well to test the steel out. Though its probably cheaper to get a custom than the Mule these days! :rolleyes:
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a k390 is on its way to my door.. very excited - my first mule and first fixed .... i hope it gets pocket time!
:spyder: Mule k390-S110v-Cruwear, Gayle Bradley, Cruwear Military Collectors #13V, CPM-M4-Ti Military CF Scales, Para2 20cp
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DeathBySnooSnoo wrote:Getting the older ones is very hard on the wallet! There have been a few times I've seen one and though I MUST BUY IT, but then at the last second decided against it because of the cost.

There are only 2 of the older ones I really want...but they are popular of course. I very much like M4, and so want that Mule. And I've seen a few knives makers that like 52100...so I'd like that as well to test the steel out. Though its probably cheaper to get a custom than the Mule these days! :rolleyes:
I'd like to have the 52100 too, especially since it's the first one, also the super blue and M4 and the laminated Cobalt Special, just to see what it's like. Those would take some big bucks.
K-390 on hand: Mule Team 17, Police 4 G-10, Endela (burlap micarta), Endela backup, Endura (canvas micarta), Straight Stretch (now blade-swapped with G-10 Stretch), Delica Wharncliffe, Dragonfly Wharncliffe, & Dragonfly Wharncliffe shorty mod
Note to self: Less is more.
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The K390 is a heck of a way to start off buying fixed blades. There isn't much up from there to look forward to. Likewise it's small but an excellent cutter and slicer. Combine the two and you will have a tough time not being disappointed afterward from there unless you remember other steels will have different combinations of attributes and though you are near the peak of practical abrasive wear resistance you may enjoy other attributes like edge stability, toughness, corrosion resistance and various combinations of them. Remember "all good, just different".

I have found it to be a true statement in my experience. I still like steels in the D2 to CPM M4 class of wear resistance . In particular Cruwear, an excellent combination of wear resistance, toughness and edge stability. 4V looks like it will be somewhere in this class and I could see me enjoying it. Can't wait!

Joe
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haarspalter wrote:a k390 is on its way to my door.. very excited - my first mule and first fixed .... i hope it gets pocket time!
Be careful how you sit down... ;)
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The mules are probably what I like the most about Spyderco...for all the obvious reasons. Got one of each. That's not to say I don't love my other spydies. The pleasure of a fine steel is rarely paralleled. Spyderco uses a lot of them, and is always introducing new ones. AND BETTER ONES... like that k390!! I'm a loyal customer for life. :)
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I can't remember where I read it but the speculation is that the Mule 19 will be made from CPM 4V, can anyone confirm or deny this?
Currently enjoying Spyderco's in - S30V, VG10, Super Blue, Cruwear x4, CTS XHP, S110V x2, M4 x3, S35VN, CTS 204P x2, S90V, HAP 40, K390, RWL34, MAXAMET, ZDP 189, REX 45


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We have 3 in-the-works at this time. CPM-4V is one of them, but I don't think it's the next one.

I'm also considering MBS-26. We had a meeting with the maker (Masahiro) and he'll let us use his proprietary steel for our knives.

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this is easily casual bombshell material :eek:
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