Mule ZDP189?

nozh2002 said:
After two months I am wondering how long should all other knives to wait?
Simple if it is week I wait, if it is month I go ahead and buy other knife. Just tell me how long that is it.

Thanks, Vassili.
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Vassili, please read Sal's post again. His answer seemed very clear to me.
 
nozh2002 said:
To limit my obsession I have a rule not to by more then one knife a month. This Mule is first priority and so all others waits, because I was thinking it will be in a week. After two months I am wondering how long should all other knives to wait? Simple if it is week I wait, if it is month I go ahead and buy other knife. Just tell me how long that is it.
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I'd say go ahead and get the other knife this month, and then pick up the Mule next month. Sal said this run is going to be 1000 pieces, so there should be little danger of it selling out too quickly. Only 600 of the S90V Mules were made, yet here we are four or five months later and they are still available to purchase. Or you could hang onto your June knife money, buy the other knife as your July knife, and then also buy the Mule in July with your saved June money.

I'm excited to pick up this Mule as well, as it will be my first ZDP-189 knife. I'm also limiting myself on knife purchases until the job market picks up again (tough time for us freelancers). Spyderco is making is so hard to rein in the spending with their recent and near-future releases: ZDP-189 Mule, Stretch 2, Manix 2, Bob Terzuola Slip-It, Sage 2...:D
 
nozh2002 said:
Ken, please read my post again. My reply seemed very clear as well.

Thanks, Vassili.
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No it didn't. Sal expained the answer to your question just fine. I had no problem with understanding it.
He can't help it he can't be more exact about the date, and told you why.

Please be patient, he doesn't know anymore than he told us. There will be plenty and I'm sure you will get one.
 
Purchasing said the letters for the Hitachi ZDP-189 Mule Team should be in today or tomorrow.

As a bit of an "aside", I'm playing with a Mule Team made from Carpenter CTS-XHP. Interesting stuff.

sal
 
Sal Glesser said:
Purchasing said the letters for the Hitachi ZDP-189 Mule Team should be in today or tomorrow.

As a bit of an "aside", I'm playing with a Mule Team made from Carpenter CTS-XHP. Interesting stuff.

sal
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Oh you tease...

Interesting how Sal? Is that one of Carpenter's particle steels?
 
Sal Glesser said:
Purchasing said the letters for the Hitachi ZDP-189 Mule Team should be in today or tomorrow.

As a bit of an "aside", I'm playing with a Mule Team made from Carpenter CTS-XHP. Interesting stuff.

sal
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What is this steel - Carpenter CTS-XHP?
Any thoughts on YXR7 Japanese steel, may be you can negotiate some Mule run with this steel while you are in Japan?

Thanks, Vassili.

P.S. Do you have blog? It is "must to be" for your level persons in computer business now. Why do not you start one? I'll love to read your thoughts on knife business, announcements of new steels and products, as well as pictures from recent trip to Japan...
 
Carpenter CTS-XHP [powder steel]

1.6 Carbon
16 Chromium
.5 Manganese
.8 Moly
.4 Silicon
.45 Vanadium
.35 Ni

Damn! Looks like a stainless D2 with half the Vanadium...
 
nozh2002 said:
P.S. Do you have blog? It is "must to be" for your level persons in computer business now. Why do not you start one? I'll love to read your thoughts on knife business, announcements of new steels and products, as well as pictures from recent trip to Japan...
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I would rather he spend his time making knives instead of just writing about them. Every minute he is behind a keyboard is a minute he isn't designing, supervising or actually making a prototype.
 
Sal,

Forty people and all that product!! Man you got a great crew:thumbup: I also work assembly, just on a larger scale. Great metrics on your end. Do you use Six Sigma and Lean concepts?
You guys rock:thumbup:
 
elkins45 said:
I would rather he spend his time making knives instead of just writing about them. Every minute he is behind a keyboard is a minute he isn't designing, supervising or actually making a prototype.
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I'm sure he doesn't spend every waking hour of his day designing, supervising, and making prototypes. If he feels he has enough time, and I obviously can't comment on whether or not he does, a blog would be pretty interesting.
 
nozh2002 said:
P.S. Do you have blog? It is "must to be" for your level persons in computer business now. Why do not you start one? I'll love to read your thoughts on knife business, announcements of new steels and products, as well as pictures from recent trip to Japan...
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Hi VAssili,

I am honored that you would ask, and I think it would be fun, but time constraints are quite high at this time. I guess some time on the forums is the best I'm going to be able to do.

I do try to answer; knife business questions, steel and products. I have been negligent on the annoucements, but I'll try to do better.

sal
 
teacher said:
nozh2002............
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Main Entry:
soon
Pronunciation:
\ˈsün, especially New England ˈsu̇n\
Function:
adverb
Etymology:
Middle English soone, from Old English sōna; akin to Old High German sān immediately
Date:
before 12th century

1 aobsolete : at once : immediately b: without undue time lapse : before long <soon after sunrise>
2: in a prompt manner : speedily <as soon as possible> <the sooner the better> <no sooner said than done>
3archaic : before the usual time
4: in agreement with one's choice or preference : willingly <I'd just as soon walk as drive>
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Hope this helps
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death of fear feal freer
 
Quoting Sal but not specifically directed at Sal - my experience with clients blogging is that doing it accurately and well takes up far, far more time than expected.

We'd all enjoy reading it, but it might turn out to be a frustrating black hole (and a public one at that) for the author.

Sal Glesser said:
Hi VAssili,

I am honored that you would ask, and I think it would be fun, but time constraints are quite high at this time. I guess some time on the forums is the best I'm going to be able to do.

I do try to answer; knife business questions, steel and products. I have been negligent on the annoucements, but I'll try to do better.

sal
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Sal Glesser said:
Hi VAssili,

I am honored that you would ask, and I think it would be fun, but time constraints are quite high at this time. I guess some time on the forums is the best I'm going to be able to do.

I do try to answer; knife business questions, steel and products. I have been negligent on the annoucements, but I'll try to do better.

sal
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Well, being in Japan I bet you meet a lot of quite interesting "blade people". And sometime you mention this or that in one or other thread - like I remember this reply from you about Japanese bladesmith who cut chracoal in specially sized pieces to heat treat blade in certain way and he learn how to do this in years...

It is quite unfortunate that you have no time to share all this with us.

Hope you think about this and may be reconsider. At leas all computer CEO doing this - blogging once a week or something.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
nozh2002 said:
It is quite unfortunate that you have no time to share all this with us.
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I was going to ask if you were kidding, you are kidding right?

Do you see the owner/founder of any other COMPARABLE company spend this much time on product forums and ask for so many opinions?

I think (I could be wrong) but Sal participates on four forums. That's pretty amazing if you ask me.

Thanks Sal!!!
 
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