broadhead touchup

[nhbuck1]

whats better to touch up a broadhead? jeans or a arkansas stone?

[KodaChuck]

1000 grit sandpaper on glass followed by stropping on cardboard....yep, plain brown cardboard from a box.

[nhbuck1]

i have a kme, how much pressure should be on the cardboard using the kme?

[Charlie Lamb]

Just light pressure

[nhbuck1]

What do you suggest charlie?

[nhbuck1]

What do you suggest charlie?

[Stumpkiller]

Surgical Arkansas stone (black) or a ceramic stone.

Jeans?  Never heard of using jeans to dress an edge on metal.

[nhbuck1]

Look it up stump, should be on the search thanks for the advice buddy. Now on the Arkansas stone just forward motions correct?

[Charlie Lamb]

Hard to describe how hard light is. Just as long as you are not pushing down on the blade. Just try to hold contact with the stone.

I'm not a big believer in the sharpen on jeans approach either. Having said that I've been known to do it, but I'm not sure how much it really helps.

[ranger 3]

The top edge of you truck window

[Buckeye1977]

I hit mine with a ceramic stick last night about 20 times each side and the hair just rolled off my arm. I'm shooting 3 blade vpa's.

Nick

[Sam McMichael]

Hard stone followed by a leather strop.

[JimB]

It depends a lot on the reason for the touch up.I use various grit,wet or dry sandpaper,these days and the amount of dullness or possible presence of edge nicks,after a shot,dictate which grit.If you are talking about just stropping to remove a burr,that's a little different.I strop on cardboard mostly.

The suggestion of using 1000 grit sandpaper is a good one.I use the KME mostly but occasionally I just freehand the edge with a translucent Arkansas stone that is 1/2"x1/2"x6".That puts a nice polish on the edge of broadheads that have been in the quiver for awhile.

[two4hooking]

File

[nhbuck1]

You strop on cardboard charlie?

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by Buckeye1977:
I hit mine with a ceramic stick last night about 20 times each side and the hair just rolled off my arm. I'm shooting 3 blade vpa's.

Nick

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[J-dog]

get you a good piece of thick leather, buffalo. I get mine from flint knapping stores. get some smurf poo and rub it in there real good. if your BHds are good and sharp anyway, or you just mmmmmmiss - you can strop it on that leather and it will be hunting sharp -

if you carry that leather and a small 6" groabet file you will be set in the field.

J

[DaveT1963]

I use my leather bow quiver hood to touch up blades out in the field

[dragonheart]

Originally posted by KodaChuck:
1000 grit sandpaper on glass followed by stropping on cardboard....yep, plain brown cardboard from a box.

I am a fan of cardboard also.