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Jason B.

Jason B.

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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After a long wait I finally got my M4 mule back from getting handles. Its black and tan G-10 with grooving (don't know the proper term) permently attached. It has a great feel and the fit and finish is perfect.

Handles made by Brad southard. (M4 only)
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And now some of the trio.
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The sheath next the M4 mule (middle) was done by brad, its nice and slim making it almost un-noticed when on your belt. It uses a small tek-lok and I have sence changed it to vertical carry. The other sheath next to the orange handle 52100 mule was done by a custom sheath maker that either works or did work for spyderco. I like the one brad did because its small but I plan on having the same sheath for all the mules that I buy, so soon they will all look like the top one.
 
Hey - this one looks really well made! "Grooving" is not my cup of tea, but the execution seems flawless. Congrats to you and the maker :thumbup:
 
That M4 mule is really sweet. I have found that thin scales even 1/8" work well on these Mules.What thickness are those?
I like the grooving.
 
What are the discoloration on the blade...Looks cool! Is that some kind of patina? I was think of using some bluing compound on one of them to see how the steel will react...My dad is a metal smith and has a metal shop set up! I have dabbled in metal smiting myself. I think I am going to try to make some all-metal handles using the Lost wax technique for one of my ZDP mules?
 
ARMYOf1 said:
What are the discoloration on the blade...Looks cool! Is that some kind of patina? I was think of using some bluing compound on one of them to see how the steel will react...My dad is a metal smith and has a metal shop set up! I have dabbled in metal smiting myself. I think I am going to try to make some all-metal handles using the Lost wax technique for one of my ZDP mules?
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The discoloration's were from the factory, it was a second. Using cold blue work great on a carbon steel and its a lot faster than trying to induce a patina.

ZDP mule :eek: :eek: where did you get that? there not even out yet!

ice-pic, not sure of the thickness but my guess would be 1/4 in.
 
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