Advice on sharpening single bevel's

[Stiks-n-Strings]

I put some Tusker 190's on some shafts getting ready for turkey season and thes babies fly like bullets. I couldn't believe how well thay shot right out the gate. Guess all that time bow tuning paid off!

 Anyway I started sharpening them and had to take alot of metal of just to get an edge, they were flat along the cutting edge.

 I got an edge on them now but not near sharp enough to suit me. I want these dudes shaving sharp.
 
 seems like no matter what I do I can't get rid of that tiny little burr along the edge. I'm sharpening from ferrul to cutting edge. Should I go from edge to ferrul?

 Any advice on teqnique will be appreciated. I need it.


 Kris

[wingnut]

Kris,

The KME knife sharpener make short work of the Tuskers and any other two blade.

Mike

[FrankM]

I use DMT serrated knife sharpeners to sharpen my knives, etc. If you have some skill, this is a quick way to a razor edge. If you aren't too skilled in sharpening, or even if you are, a sharpener like the KME is awesome. I defer to wingnut's broadhead experience.

[JimB]

Kris,I use a very fine stone at that stage and lay it flat on the other side of the blade and slide it down the blade-one light stroke.Then one light stroke on the bevel.I go back and forth,one stroke each side of that burr till it comes off.Don't form a second bevel on the back,just lay the stone flat and slide it down the blade.

It is good to finish up by stropping on cardboard and you may actually have the edge to that point where the burr will come off by stropping.Corrugated cardboard,back of a legal pad,cereal box cardboard,all will work.Lay the bevel flat on the cardboard then lift the opposite side very slightly so that pressure wil be more to the edge of the bevel,not quite the entire bevel.Draw the edge across the cardboard one stroke.Then do the opposite side of the edge,the flat back of the edge,one stroke.When you do that side,you can just have the edge and ferrule down on the cardboard and draw it to you.Go back and forth,one stroke each side untill the burr is gone and you should have a wicked,honed edge.

It sounds like you are very close.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Thanks for all the advice.

 I will give the cardboard a whirl and look into one of those KME sharpeners

[JimB]

I neglected to say that I also use the KME knife sharpener on my Grizzlies and Ron was the one that explained how to strop with cardboard.The KME sharpening systems are great,but when you buy one,you get the best customer service anywhere.Ron will spend as much time with you as you need to get that edge scary sharp.If you ever see the pictures he has where he split a human hair 3 times with one of the blades he sharpened,you will be a believer.