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Author Topic: Centaur Big Game Heads!  (Read 319 times)

Offline Apex Predator

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Centaur Big Game Heads!
« on: August 26, 2010, 09:02:00 AM »
I received these a couple of weeks ago.  They are very impressive looking heads at 1 3/4" width!  I glued in a 75 grain steel insert to get the weight up to 252 grains.  

I figure I have to spend some money for the equipment to sharpen them though.  Is it worth it to buy a Hewlitt half round jewel stick, and that little angle clamp folks use?  Probably $75 or more worth of stuff.  I think I may just stick with the big three blades, unless someone has another method to sharpen these bad boys.  I was thinking of making a sharpening file system to use on my Lansky.  Maybe with a chainsaw file?  Any other ideas?

 
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Offline Smallwood

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Offline SveinD

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Re: Centaur Big Game Heads!
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2010, 02:10:00 PM »
What smallwood said^^ Jim has a instructional on the Centaur website on sharpening fast and easy..
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Offline kevgsp

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Re: Centaur Big Game Heads!
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2010, 02:26:00 PM »
I have used a chainsaw file then a butchers steel.

Offline onewhohasfun

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Re: Centaur Big Game Heads!
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2010, 04:34:00 PM »
Go with the paper wheels. No offense to Jim but I thought ABS's video was much better. I laugh at all the sharpening threads, 75 strokes per side then start counting down. Four or five different grades of stones. Only took 1/2 an hr. per head. I'll make any two blade scary sharp in 2 min. with my paper wheels. They still shave after they pass thru a deer. Throw all your files and stones in the trash.
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Offline LCH

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Re: Centaur Big Game Heads!
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2010, 07:24:00 PM »
Get the steele master sharpener from Simmon's. LCH

Offline browndown

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Re: Centaur Big Game Heads!
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2010, 08:37:00 PM »
If you want, send them to me and I will sharpen them for you. I have Jims sharpening wheels that I use for mine.
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