Spyderco Damascus: Mule or Folder?

[Monkeywrangler]

I vote Mule! Damascus in a fixed blade is beautiful!

This one is a custom that DH gave me a few years ago. I confess it is a safequeen.

[noddy]

The Caly4 would make a good contender for Spydermascus - especially if it had ironwood scales :)

[butch]

got to go with a nice slim gents folder for dammy blade
and its got to be one that can easy swap the scales out to dress up even more if the user so feels the need

[spinynorman]

Full size damascus Persian IMHO would be awesome, especially in FFG - an instant classic.

[JNewell]

Feels like an Ed Schempp project for sure, either way.

Or here's a wacky idea - how about one more Kopa? I'm serious.

[MCM]

Full size Persian

[Marion David Poff]

Mule for me, since that could probably be the most affordable version.

Marion

[VashHash]

I think a persian or kris would be amazing in damascus

[demtek9]

Maybe a Sage with Sal's own compression lock or Eric's ball lock. Since it would be thier knife to choose what steel goes in it. Who cares if they said they would all be S30V?

OR a Worker Sprint in Damascus and CF. Ala the Zowada edition.

[Hector Castro]

Mule for me, since that could probably be the most affordable version.

Marion

I like the affordable option! If it is a mule, then you could put what ever color handle on it you want?
Ironwood, Olive wood, bone, horn, antler, CF, G-10--- (Even Dark Green for Sequemite), Could put a brass bolster on it and pearl scales.
Let your imagination run wild! For the really imaginative. Frog bone, Unicorn horn, MArval Horn!

[brandonreed2008]

I vote Mule! Damascus in a fixed blade is beautiful!

Exactly what I was about to say :) A damascus mule with nice custom wood handles. I can see it now and it looks amazing!!

[dolphincry]

I come from Malay archipelago (Malaysia to be specific) and true to the Malay ethnic, the Keris or Kris is a weapon for our warrior which is forged with different kind layers of steel (damascus), so I vote for Damascus Kris.

[quattrokid73]

Damascus Kiwi!

[Ted]

another batch of the Japan CF Walker?

[The Deacon]

Mule for me, since that could probably be the most affordable version.

Marion

IMight actually be the least affordable, unless they used low quality damascus for the Mule.

Damascus is priced by the inch, and while it is sold by the linear inch the pricing does reflect cubic inches. So, for a given pattern by a given maker, length, width, and thickness all enter into the price. Full tang fixed blades in general and wide, thick ones in particular, use a lot more cubic inches than a gent's folder or even a larger tactical folder would. You could probably, for example, get at least six Kopa blades out of a thinner piece of steel of the size needed for one Mule.

[demtek9]

I think it should be a folder, like the Worker model in a cool new handle material...say polished silver twill G10

The ONLY other producton damascus blade was the Zowada Worker in the Evolution Set. We all know there are not many out there and only a hand full of people carry or use them.

The profile of the worker blade would be usefull and allow for a lot of blades to be cut per inch of barstock.

[Peter1960]

... You could probably, for example, get at least six Kopa blades ...

I always thought this might happen some day: We have a new forum currency :D :D :D

[The Deacon]

I always thought this might happen some day: We have a new forum currency :D :D :D

Think mokume would be more appropriate for coins, but some of the more radical damascus, like this...

[CENTER][/CENTER]

...might work too.

[ChrisR]

Sorry to revive an old thread but I think the subject matter is still fairly relevant ... I hope :D

I have been really keen to see a Damascus Spyderco folder, ever since seeing a 'special' that one of the UK members of BritishBlades has. From reading some threads I understand Sal isn't the biggest fan of Damascus but the special-edition Delica makes me wonder if he has softened a little on the issue? :)

Personally, I'd love to see a Damascus UKPK leaf-blade in something like Damasteel Rose (but any Damascus pattern would be very nice) ... the wide blade would show off the steel's pattern nicely without using a huge lump of Damasteel, so it might be more cost-effective that something larger, like a Mule.

Is there any chance that this could be the next UKPK variant, after the Ti and CF versions? :D

[Scottie3000]

I like the idea of a UKPK but it would need something more traditional than G-10 handles. I'm going to echo what many have said and say it should be a big Persian with maybe bone handles.

The problem of cost comes in here. I would only be interested if the street price were about $350 or less.