Designed to withstand the rigors of heavy-duty use, the Shaman has a hard-earned reputation as one of Spyderco’s most reliable cutting tools. For knife users who work in and around the water, this Salt® Series expression of it proudly delivers its best-in-class performance in a fearlessly corrosion-resistant format. The Shaman Salt’s full-flat-ground, satin-finished blade is crafted from CPM MagnaCut—a purpose-designed blade steel that provides a superior balance of edge retention, toughness, and extreme corrosion resistance. The blade is supported by an easy-to-clean, open-backed handle featuring contoured G-10 scales and nested, skeletonized stainless steel liners that form the backbone of a high-strength Compression Lock® mechanism. The scales are meticulously machined with Spyderco’s signature Caribbean Bi-Directional Texture™ pattern. This high-traction surface ensures a non-slip grip, even with wet hands, and reveals the material’s alternating black and yellow layers to enhance the knife’s visibility in aquatic environments. A broad-based four-position pocket clip provides a choice of left- or right-side, tip-up or tip-down carry and is complemented by a generously sized lanyard hole for the easy attachment of fobs, lanyards, and safety lines.