okay I just have to say, I really liked the Muk from the first time I saw it, and when I received it I was pleasantly surprised at the degree to which it exceeded my expectations, but now after only owning it for a short while I have to tell you folks that it just keeps ascending in my estimation. I like it more and more every time I pick it up (and I will admit to you that I pick it up, more often than not, when I don't even need it for anything - it just feels that good in the hand).
What a great knife!
It's no wonder a small cult has evolved around the Mudder grip, because it really is exceptional. I hope whomever designed that grip is rolling around right now in a big pile of money and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, because that grip right there is a gift to humankind on par with sliced bread, Post-It Notes, the internet and three bean chili. Aye caramba, muy caliente! They should use Mudder grips on everything that has a handle and a lot of things that don't. If my suitcase had that grip I would carry it when it was empty and I wasn't going anywhere.
And the blade shape? You can see why it's so timeless, and appreciate the level to which they've taken it at Scrap Yard. Like the Harley v-twin and the bathtub Porsche, great design gets tweaks now and again but persists in recognizable form because it works so well and looks good doing it - and the people responsible for elevating a classic carry a heavy burden indeed. Make an ugly or useless thing out of a classic and you'll never be forgiven. Kick a classic up a notch and you'll never be forgotten.
Nothing but good things to say about this subtle, surprising, extremely satisfying knife. It's my first from Scrap Yard and already one of my fast favorites. I hate, hate, hate to rub it in, but if you didn't get in on this LE you're probably wishing you had. Some may consider this sort of faintly gloating statement extremely juvenile and immature, though to them I say: "Neener, neener, neeeeener, I got a Muk and you diiiidn't, don't you wish you haaaaad one" hahahaha <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
ONE SMALL THING, and this is the king hell alpha dog of mixed criticisms, that 154CM does NOT want to leave the knife, and if you're used to being able to raise a decent edge on a ball bearing in ten minutes with some 400 grit and a hard arkansas, get ready for the tennis elbow this steel is about to give you. The factory edge is entirely adequate to be sure, but if you're like me and you can't rest easy until you have a shimmering polish you can't touch with your skin, get ready to take your vitamins and get a workout. My stones look like soap dishes by the time this Muk is through with them. I take both consolation and satisfaction from the knowledge that the edge it takes is keen beyond keenness. The Muk's 154CM rewards patience and persistence with an edge that can separate water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen and shave the stink off a monkey. Okay maybe not quite that sharp, but sharp enough to make you say "daaaaaaamn".
