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Dear Sal,
I suggest you consider doing a run of Mules made from CPM-M4.
Regards!
I suggest you consider doing a run of Mules made from CPM-M4.
Regards!
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that was the winning pick in polls done here and the main forum. IIRC, it was followed by 3V and Super Blue.
BTW, as I understand it, the whole project can't be strictly run on what steel was voted next.
BTW, as I understand it, the whole project can't be strictly run on what steel was voted next.
Some of the steels are difficult to get, long waiting times ( BG42 and ZDP for instance, each over a year). Sal has to be able to jump on a deal or opportunity as it becomes available. The CPM D2 is a good example.
I don't think Spyderco is in a position to buy a whole melt for each mule knife. That can sometimes further complicate things.
One of the bigger hurdles is production capacity. This has to be utilized where it is available, with the capacity and quality + technology to do the particular steels. It would be sort of wastefull sending steels that can't be blanked to companies with no waterjet or laser.
All just some of the hurdles to overcome. I'd guess most of the highly sought after steels will eventually get their turns, but it would be near impossible, and very wastefull and inefficient to chain the project to X steel, first, Y steel, second, Z steel , 3rd., etc.
Just my opinion anyway.
I'll put it this way. I wouldn't want to see the project die a premature death because of strict selection policies. Flexibility is vital to the long term success of the mule team. Joe
I'm just happy they make knives at all.
Either that, or it would result in one mule knife per decade. I think Sal has done a fantastic job of getting the first mules to market so quickly - tackling a project I can hardly imagine any knife company would want to undertake. The least we can do is be patient as he finds a way to make it work....it would be near impossible, and very wastefull and inefficient to chain the project to X steel, first, Y steel, second, Z steel , 3rd., etc.
Either that, or it would result in one mule knife per decade. I think Sal has done a fantastic job of getting the first mules to market so quickly - tackling a project I can hardly imagine any knife company would want to undertake. The least we can do is be patient as he finds a way to make it work.