Abowyer Brown Bears

[snag]

Just received some from Larry Hanify. Really like the looks of these babies! Love that tanto tip...no bending there I wouldn't think! I have the KME sharpener. After doing the 25deg. edge do you just lightly hit the flat edge to clean up the burr? Then strop.

[BRIAN DECH]

Snag, Sorry for the delayed response. We will do approx 8-10 strokes on the bevel then two on the flat and repeat as needed. I am sure the sharpster himself will chime in soon, he mentioned a vacation of sorts last time we spoke.
Brian Dech
Abowyer Inc

[Terry Green]

I just sharpened up mine last night(Brown Bears and LG Bone Busters)...and yes..I hit the back side with ever so slight of an angle twice lightely with a diamond hone just to knock the bur off.

I really like the looks of these heads...and all the Abowyers are tanks!

[snag]

Thanks guys! I'm home sick today...but not too sick to put an edge on some fine looking heads!

[snag]

These heads sharpen so easily with the KME! They come out of the packaging with a really good edge. So it takes just a half dozen passes with a fine stone to get it sharp. I'm impressed. The only thing that surprised me was the green paint came off! When I took off the rubber bead that protects the heads in shipping there is a lubricant on the head. I took a rag and wiped it off and the green paint came off! No big deal. Just a little surprised.

Larry, if you read this let me know if this normal. Thanks!

[Sharpster]

Hi Snag,

Those Abowyer heads are anti-tank heads for sure. I tell everyone that you just can't apreciate the quality and super-duty construction till you get one in your hand.

The Brown Bear is my favorite too. I like the knife sharpener best for these but the BH sharpener works well too. My technique is slightly different but not much... I work through several grits of stones on only the bevel side. As you progress through the grits, the burr on the unbeveled side will get bigger and heavier. As a last step, I flip the head and do the just the absolute minimum necessary to remove the burr. Then just a couple passes flipping the clamp each pass like you would a knife. Finish by stropping on a piece of plain corrugated cardboard, about 15 passes on each side, then one pass, flip...one pass, flip... better put a welding helmet on before you look at the edge.  

I've said it before... can't find one bad thing to say about any of the Abowyer heads.

Ron

[ozy clint]

welding helmet?????
sounds like they have an aura you don't want to be near.  

[snag]

I'll have to try the straight clamp on one Ron. Thanks!

[snag]

Ron, one more thing. I had some Eclipse that I tried to sharpen with the KME. With the rounded edge I couldn't get the part out toward the tip to touch the stone..? I tried positioning the head at different places in the clamp, just didn't matter.

[JC]

Snag, let me know what the answer is; I'd love to know how KME is sharpening heads that don't have a straight blade profile. I've almost got enough spare change to buy some of those Abowyer whitetails...looks like a bombproof deadhead.

[razorsharptokill]

They look like tank killers! Maybe they should market them to the military as a bunker buster! LOL! Makes you wonder what will be available in 20 years! Broadheads stay the same in a lot of ways but there is always some kind of improvement coming along.

[Sharpster]

Originally posted by snag:
I'll have to try the straight clamp on one Ron. Thanks!

No, the straight clamp is for bleeders and replacement blades. Use the angle jaws for any two blade head (curved or straight blade). If you're having trouble, give me a call one evening and I'll walk you through sharpening one on the phone. I answer till 8 PM Eastern 7, days.

Snag and JC,

You can do convex blades with the broadhead sharpener but not concave blades like Simmons. Same idea as a straight blade, just a different technique. (can't make a curved blade align with a flat stone). The technique variation is tough to describe in a text only reply but if either of you get a chance, check out the BH sharpening video on our website. There's a section on sharpening curved blades.

There's also a link at the very top of the BH sharpener page that says- "Click here for detailed sharpening instructions"... click on the link and scroll about half way down the page... You'll see pics and written step by step instructions for sharpening curved blades.

Blake has done a great job at re-tooling the grinding set-up at Eclipse. The factory bevels on the new ones are much better than they used to be and it's a lot less work to get them "tuned" than it was with the old grind.

JC,

The Abowyer Whitetail is one head that I would definitely recommend the knife sharpener for rather than the BH sharpener, and it's one that requires a pretty aggressive stone on the initial sharpening because there is some re-beveling that needs to be done at both ends of the head, particularly the forward end. After the first sharpening, they're very easy to touch up.

Ron

[Bjorn]

Mine are just weighing down my quiver so far.......anybody kill anything with them yet?

[Irish]

I just got 6 of the Brown Bears to play around with and to hunt deer this fall and pigs in the winter.  Very impressed so far - on first inspection.   I will rig one up this weekend and shoot some foam.

[MikeW]

I wish they would have made a 1 1/4" x 3"

[JC]

Thanks Ron, I'll take a look at the video.