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Author Topic: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?  (Read 990 times)

Offline Hud

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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #20 on: September 21, 2009, 05:51:00 PM »
King, well done. I am going to give it try.
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2009, 03:04:00 AM »
file then jewelstick stubby then strop on my armguard. "ready for water buff" sharp.
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #22 on: October 15, 2009, 09:11:00 PM »
KINGWOULDBE is right on.
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #23 on: October 15, 2009, 09:39:00 PM »
10" flat diamond stones, then leather with polishing compound. Chopapopadopolis!  :D
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2009, 02:25:00 AM »
I use a file and a ceramic crock stick. Hap
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #25 on: October 16, 2009, 05:09:00 AM »
Cheap stone I bought at Napa,and a small arkansas stone for the final stage.I use water over the stone,and sharpen all my two blades on them.I use a belt sander and a file for three blades.

I'd like to try one of those snazzy KME's every one raves about.
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #26 on: October 16, 2009, 07:17:00 AM »
I've always used a file and quickly got them shaving.  I recently bought the KME broadhead sharpener and it's amazing.  It doesn't really feel that much sharper compared to my file sharpened heads, but the angle is really steep making it hold it's edge alot longer.  I shot completely through a doe last Sunday evening.  Broke a rib coming out and stuck in the mud and the head would still shave hair.
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #27 on: October 16, 2009, 03:26:00 PM »
Same as wingnut except I use a 1000 grit then 6000 grit waterstone then strop on leather with auto body buffing compound to finish.
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #28 on: October 16, 2009, 03:56:00 PM »
I use a file and a crock stick also. Then i strop it on a piece of leather. These items carry easy in the woods.
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #29 on: October 16, 2009, 04:15:00 PM »
paper wheels from AK bow supply - best thing since sliced bread.

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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #30 on: October 16, 2009, 05:25:00 PM »
I use the paper wheels on a bench grinder. It works really well and fast too. Alaska bow hunting sells them. I bought mine through a chef supply place on the net. Alaska bow wanted about $12 more.
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #31 on: October 16, 2009, 06:00:00 PM »
With a wet stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry! With a wet stone dear Henry, dear Henry a stone!
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #32 on: October 16, 2009, 07:09:00 PM »
KME
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depends what head
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #33 on: October 16, 2009, 07:17:00 PM »
My bucket's got a holllllle in it...   :p  

I have been using a Lansky on two-bladed heads with the file from the Little Shaver to set angles, then a series of progressively finer stones.

Got a double-sided diamond stone (coarse/fine) for three-bladed heads.

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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #34 on: October 16, 2009, 07:41:00 PM »
6" mill bastard file and light pressure. IMHO the easiest and best way to get a lethal hair poppin edge
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #35 on: October 16, 2009, 08:23:00 PM »
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Re: How Do You Sharpen Your Broadheads?
« Reply #36 on: October 16, 2009, 08:46:00 PM »
File.
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