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I tried and tried, but kept getting timeouts. Pretty disappointed, I had 10 new knives in my cart. Couldn't get to checkout for some reason.

Edit: Finally got through with my 11 knives. That was almost as bad as the Magnacut mule release.

-burly

Is this thing ever going to be available? I saw it a month or two ago, and it's still not released yet. I pre-ordered on January 18th from KC. I still get occasional emails saying they haven't forgotten me... I think these retailers are jumping the gun on these things to lock in the sale as soon as...

Been looking forward to this one, it's kind of on the edge across multiple parameters, very interesting to see how it performs against Z-max and Maxamet. Very high hardness, but less wear resistance, so maybe more sharpening-friendly when it does wear. Looks like maybe a tad tougher - but not sure t...

I removed the tab as well, at least for one of mine. Here's a not-quite-finished pic. I used a carbide end mill. Wait...I missed this earlier...a carbide endmill can cut hardened steel? :exploding-head Yes, no problem. I kept it lubed and did small passes, backing off on speed if I felt or heard an...

Does anyone have issues with finer, 1500+, sandpaper getting quickly filled with fine saw dust? I feel like mine does after 30 seconds of sanding and becomes useless. I do a LOT of sanding at higher grits. I have a vacuum line set-up by my sanding station and if the abrasive gets filled quickly, I ...

I removed the tab as well, at least for one of mine. Here's a not-quite-finished pic. I used a carbide end mill. Did you know you can fill a hole in the mule handle by inserting a closely sized rod of aluminum, cutting it close to flush, then smashing it in a press until it expands and is tight...t...

I removed the tab as well, at least for one of mine. Here's a not-quite-finished pic. I used a carbide end mill.
Cheers,
-burly

standy99 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:33 pm

Kitchen knife Mule….Almost needs a hidden tang

Here you go: Cheers!
-burly

Fireman wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 17, 2022 11:21 am

Are there any others made in Japan?
This will demand Japanese inspired scales
Sushi mule?

Here you go: Cheers!
-burly

legOFwhat? wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:40 pm

Used my Z-max to free my new cbn double stuff 2. More of a challenge than I thought it would be. packaging.

Those are some sexy CF scales...

Had some executive meetings today - the Advocate is my go-to for "gentleman's" knife. Also, one of my all-time favorites. The CQI really made this knife one of the best Spyderco offerings (I bought two).

I second xplorer's comments. In addition, I would be very weary of how you process that material so that you are happy with the resulting layout post-stabilization. I have always used clear epoxy, but after seeing X's pic above, I am reconsidering. In fact, I recently got a bunch of strontium alumin...

Given that it sounds unusable due to the HT or other production issues, I'd be interested in it for use as a blank to make scales. Let me know if interested in this option.

Cheers,
-burly

When you do your multi wood scales do you cut, clamp and glue them with something like Titebond III? Also do you stabilize the wood, then cut it up and then glue? Will the glue hold on a stabilized piece of wood as the wood glue could not penetrate the wood? Thanks. Hi WM, I rough cut, rough sand, ...

Has anyone consolidated sightings of Spyderco's in movies/TV? I am part of another forum that does something similar, and has a running sticky that lists all sightings of their firearms on screen. Kind of neat idea. Anyway, I was watching Lost and noticed Locke had a couple Spydies and thought of th...

Many updates - bump. Let me know if you have any questions - having fun with the scaling. Takes away time from me pushing the MagnaCut through it's paces though....

Cheers!
-chris

Today is the big day: Cutting SRS13 for a wa-style handle. Scary!

Edit: new collet now not arriving until tomorrow.

Will post pics (good or bad) in the adventures in mule scaling thread.

-burly

Yeah it was weird having one rep send me a pivot screw and another say they can't. Might just give that Police away and wash my hands of it, it's been sitting in pieces for a year waiting for a screw and I'm tired of looking at it. Yeah, this just happened to a friend of mine. 2 different answers o...

Easy peasy for me. Now I need to secure some carbide so I can mill the tang down for a ko-deba. This will be interesting.

-burly

I really like Muleists. It's simple, easy to say and captures the spirit. "-ist; a suffix of nouns, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc ." I think this encompasses a lot of the sentiment here - some are steel junkie...