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Author Topic: Sharpening ?  (Read 416 times)

Offline daveycrockett

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Sharpening ?
« on: April 29, 2009, 09:07:00 PM »
What do you guys find easier to sharpen, Woodsmans or 2- Blade heads?

Offline Smallwood

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2009, 09:20:00 PM »
I can't sharpen a two blade to save my life, i want to try one of sharpster's jigs, but don't have the money.
I CAN sharpen a woodsman really well, with very little trouble.

Offline Chad R

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2009, 09:44:00 PM »
Woodsman's have a built in guide when you lay 2 blades down on the file or stone or ceramic rod.  So I would say they are easier if you don't have a guide system and haven't mastered holding an angle free hand.   That said a head like STOS has great factory grinds and is easy to touch up and hunt with for a 2 blade.   Grizzly's and others with poor factory grinds are more of a challenge.

Offline Jason Jelinek

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2009, 10:55:00 PM »
I can get 2 blades much sharper than I've ever gotten Woodsmans.  The key is getting the bevel grind correct.

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2009, 11:14:00 PM »
I would say Woodsmans for the same reason Chad said, you can just lay them flat.
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Offline Recurve50 LBS

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2009, 11:22:00 PM »
2 blade with my KME knife sharpener
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Offline JC

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2009, 06:56:00 AM »
Woodsman easiest to sharpen, 2 blade sharpest (but not enough to keep me from using 3 blades).
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Offline James Wrenn

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2009, 07:36:00 AM »
Both are pretty easy with a good file.I however use paper and felt wheels on a grinder motor for my two blades when at home.It takes me seconds instead of minuites to get one ready for the quivers.The high polished edges look great but the speed is what I like.In the feild or camp the file will give me a edge that works just as well but then I only have to do one or two insyead of a half dozen or more at a time.
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Offline Leo L.

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2009, 08:29:00 AM »
Both.  I'm really bad at sharpening anything.

Offline mancole5

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2009, 11:43:00 AM »
2 blade with the kme knife sharpener! It is a little expensive, but it is worth it. Plus...you will have extremely sharp knives as well.

Offline Apex Predator

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Re: Sharpening ?
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2009, 11:52:00 AM »
I have a few WW that I can't sharpen for anything!  Most I can get shaving pretty easily, but not all of them.  What gives?
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