PeteyTwoPointOne
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any Spyderco steel is fine...that is all, Thank You 

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The Shaman has nested liners.Would be cool, but I think they would need to redesign to add liners to support micarta scales on that model. It's my understanding that unlined micarta is not dimensionally stable enough to use without liners and is not as rigid as G10.
No. No. No.any Spyderco steel is fine...that is all, Thank You![]()
No. No. No.
Sal, M390/20CV/204P or S90V please.
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Can't believe several posters agreed to the OP. Does it mean it's fine to have 8cr13mov on a Native Chief as lots of spyderco knives still use it?
Yes , I 100% meant ANY Spyderco steel including GIN 1 & ATS-55
I consider the baseline steel for mainline Spyderco models to be s30v-- a true supersteel at it's inception...and still plenty good for my uses!
But, I'll be sure to add more parameters to my next wish thread to save members from losing their minds.
But FWIW, I subscribe to the philosophy of "no bad steels, just different steels"
I've used most all of Spyderco's offerings and they all have upsides....and downsides...it just depends on where you want your sliding switches moved to in your mix.