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My Wave had a lot too when it came in. I suggest to turn the pivots of both the blade and the lockbar loose first. Then tighten the blade pivot in a normal way, this should get you a smooth action without play. Then tighten the lockbar pivot, but only lightly. The point is that the new phosphor bro...

Thanks all, this is a great forum, my questions have been answered.

Typically, factory angles are 30, which allows you to touch up your edge easily at 40 with a sharpmaker. (matching the exact factory angle is much more difficult). Whenever you feel that you need a new back bevel, you can sharpen it at 30 again on whatever equipment you have available. Edit: Oh, an...

OK, I understand at the final stage there is some hand sharpening before leaving the factory which is not an exact science but do the workers have a desired angle they are shooting for or is it get the sharpest edge at any angle they can, no matter what the angle is.

Hi All, first post so please bear with me. I purchased my first spyderco a few weeks back, the native with S30V steel to be exact and now have the sharpmaker, I have tryed searching these forums for the factory blade angle on the native but everyone post what they think is the best angle. I would li...