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Who has experience with Spyderco fixed blades?

Remy - I've had a Bill Moran, and it was one hell of a great knife. The ergonomics were second to none. It held an edge a good long while. I was very happy with mine. I sold it at a gun show to a guy who had been looking for one forever. I actually had it hanging from my belt walking around in there. He gave me well more than what I paid for it.
 
RemyKaze said:
Where would I go about picking up a Mule? Lurk in the Knife Exchange?
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That would be a good start.

The Spyderco Mules have been made in a variety of steels, these short runs come without handles and are designed as a test bed for some of the newer blade materials.

The generic design of the Mule has proven to be a fine fixed blade for EDC, and the variety of steels available have given many of us a chance to test blades with similar design and geometry made of different alloys.

Buy a set of scales and a handful of Mules and you have a very good set-up to test the actual steels offered.


I have found that the M4 mule is a perfect EDC for me, a tough knife with excellent edge retention.

It's the knife I chose when I know my blade will be in contact with substrates like steel, iron and concrete, task that dull most steels in short order, and it's not unusual for me to encounter such materials as a consultant in the corrosion control industry.

It's true that most of my Spyderco's are folders, but my Spyderco fixed blades are up to the tough tasks I subject them to.




Big Mike
 
Spyderco *might* drop a Mule soon.

Otherwise, the Exchange or there's a ton on Echo Bravo Alpha Yankee right now.
 
I love my bill Moran drop point. I love everything about it, exept the rubber inlays in the handle get scratched too easily. I think the sheath is wonderful, and the slicing is second to none. This was my favorite knife for a long while but my needs shifted from hunting to bushcraft/survival, so I have not used it in a while, which breaks my heart a little bit. I would definitly recomend.
 
I've got three Spyderco fixed blades: a Moran (my first), a Mule (very graciously sent to me by a Spyderco forum member to try out) and a Temperance 2.

Each of them has worked very well for me so far. I've used the Moran (upswept blade model) as a hunting knife and also as an EDC work knife at my ranch. It's just the right size, very lightweight. It's got a somewhat short tang, though. The Mule I've got is the 8cr13mov one, the steel isn't very good but the overall design is very handy. I had a local maker put wood handles on it and grind out most of the guard, I think he also added some jimping. The Temperance 2 is the one I've used the hardest, really solid outdoors blade. I love flat ground VG-10, the handle is super comfortable and the sheath is very practical and slim.

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My Moran and Temperance 2 look just like everybody else's.
 
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