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Spyderco Mule MT04P...

Another Spyderco Mule Team blade - in ZDP-189, this time. Desert Ironwood scales, black fibre liners and brass fittings. This unfortunately developed a tension crack between the Spyderhole and the edge. Not uncommon, apparently, and due to the hardness being too high - possibly also not surprising given the somewhat experimental nature of the Mule Team blade project.
Update: The problem was apparently with the "molecular bonding" of the steel (crystal structure?), not the heat treatment, so no more of these are being shipped.
Kudos to Spyderco for sorting out warranty claims on what is still an experimental project - nice people to deal with.










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