Help find a Production Knife for a project

bearthedog said:
Thanks those rock. Do they come with scales? If not that is another expense and more time. Time is not my friend these days!

-RB
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Well you did say project knife, but no they don't come with scales. Average is about $50 if you have someone do it or you could put scales on yourself. What are you looking to do?
 
knifenut1013 said:
Well you did say project knife, but no they don't come with scales. Average is about $50 if you have someone do it or you could put scales on yourself. What are you looking to do?
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Thanks for the info. I like your Mules how do you like them for whittling wood?

-RB
 
They work very well, the blade is nice and thin. I like my 52100 mule (orange handle) best because the handles are a little thicker giving a better hand filling grip. It's really a good deal, you get premium steel, good blade geometry and the option to do whatever you want for a very reasonable price.
 
Anyone got any experience or in hand pictures with the Grohmann #R1SF. It's the #1 with a flat grind and carbon steel.

-RB
 
I agree with Knifenut, the Mules are a good project knife. I did one in S90V, with Lacewood.

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Sevorius said:
no pics but here is a link to the knife on spyderco's site Spyderco S90v Mule. they come without a handle but paracord wrap is cheap and easy if you don't want to make your own. The current version is in S90v, if that is not to your liking the previous versions can still be found floating around for sale every once in a while, the first was done in 52100 and the second in CPM M4 I believe.
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Thank's for the Info. on the Spyderco Mule, Real Nice for the price, And you can add you own personal touch on the Scale's,

AR Fan, You got that Mule looking Great In LaceWood,

And KnifeNut I see your a Big Fan of the Mule ! And you got them looking good with the different Handle material's,


Hey BearTheDog, What's your project ? I got the felling you aint saying !
But It might help find you the right knife, How about one of these, But these are 3/16" thick, http://www.mineralmountain.com/cutnrun.htm
 
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I have the #1 in carbon steel but hollow grind. I had the choice and with both in my hand I preferred the hollow grind over the full flat. The flat grind is thin....a real slicer but I wanted for my purposes something a bit more robust. The hollow to me just felt better.
I am headed on vacation and will not reach my destination till Thursday, I have all my camera stuff with me so let me know what pics you want or any other info????

I have batoned with it, made fuzz sticks, all the usual bushcraft stuff and my only complaint is the thumb grooves are a bit sharp and bite into the hand over extended periods.

Lightweight, carbon steel is good and the handles are nicely finished...hard to beat for the $$$ and Canadian made to booot:)
 
CKE2 said:
I have the #1 in carbon steel but hollow grind. I had the choice and with both in my hand I preferred the hollow grind over the full flat. The flat grind is thin....a real slicer but I wanted for my purposes something a bit more robust. The hollow to me just felt better.
I am headed on vacation and will not reach my destination till Thursday, I have all my camera stuff with me so let me know what pics you want or any other info????

I have batoned with it, made fuzz sticks, all the usual bushcraft stuff and my only complaint is the thumb grooves are a bit sharp and bite into the hand over extended periods.

Lightweight, carbon steel is good and the handles are nicely finished...hard to beat for the $$$ and Canadian made to booot:)
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Thanks a lot. Just looking for some in hand shots and maybe a comparison shot with a few other blades. Thanks again.

-RB
 
Sure thing. Here are some quick comparison shots.

First, a group shot, with some other blades thrown in for comparison. From right to left: Grohmann #4 with original grind (with modded handles), JK-AK, Grohmann #1 with flat grind (modded handles), Grohmann #2 with original grind, with carbon steel, Leatherman Wave.

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In-hand shot of a flat-ground #1 (note that I removed the thumb serrations -for no particular reason):

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In-hand shot of a #2 carbon steel:

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Hope this helps. Apologies for the poor photo quality.

All the best,

- Mike
 
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