new spyderco arrived...a question

[disorder]

hi all..too glad today arrived my new native,salsa and navigator !! since i bought them on web (in italy are TOOOOO expensives) i dunno much about them..the native is marked cpms30v, i tought it was 440v ..another question, to fix the cobra hood screw on salsa(it's a little loose) WHICH KIND OF SCREWDRIVER i need ? ..seems a philips,but not exactly..

again, i need a sharpener, i have no experience on freehand sharpening..it's better a lansky fixed hand or the spydye set? ..it's true that for steel as CPMS30V i need diamond hone ?



thanks a lot.



..wow..the native is great!..well now i need a bob lum tanto, a spot, a meerkat, a..



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[Blades]

Disorder,
Welcome to the Spydie forum!!! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
The Native blade steel was just swicthed to CPM S30V. It is suppose to be better then the 440V.
I bet the Salsa has a Torx screw in it. Someone here can verify for me.
The Spyderco Sharpmaker is the way to go. The diamond hones will sharpen the S30V faster, but you can probably sharpen S30V with the regular stones, might just take awhile. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


Blades

[dialex]

Welcome aboard and enjoy your new knife. The S30V is the newest &quot;wonder&quot; steel that hit the market. 440v is a great steel too but looks like it became obsolete.
The Spyderco Sharpmaker will do the job at your knives without any problems. No need for diamond stones (people tend to damage them).

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[disorder]

thanks all for answers, yes is a torx..i'm so dumb that i ruined it ith a philips.. i'll change it..and i definately go for 204 , my best to everybody

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[Zrexxer]

I agree wholly with Dialex, there is no need for a diamond hone to sharpen any hardened steel. Diamond is better suited to sharpening very hard refractory materials like tungsten carbide.

The Sharpmaker should do fine for you, although I prefer the Lansky.

Dan