Yet another Grizzly Grande Posting

[fyrfyter43]

Ron, keep us posted on what you come up with to sharpen Grizzlies. I'll likely be first in line when you come up with something that works.

[David Alford]

The mfg. of Grizzly bhs should consider 1) making the bh with the bevel for left wing feathers (most popular) and 2) a low profile bleeder blade. The lack of development in comparison to Magnus is
striking. I know "if it ain't broken, don't fix it..."...but jeeze, they've been stagnant forever, IMO.

[Jason Jelinek]

I think Grizzly should add a true 1" wide x 3" long broadhead with Teflon coating.

However, I'm sure they won't change because nearly all of their broadheads are on back order with 3 Rivers and Kustom King.  If their broadheads are selling out all over the place why would they change?

Jason

[Jack Skinner]

Harbour Freight has two sharpening systems for 1/3 the cost of other systems. To me Grizzlies are well worth that cost to get sharp as Mike shows in this post (Thanks Mike). I have been wondering how to get the left bevel without losing too much weight.

I asked earlier and no one responded Mike did you get your unground heads direct from the company?

[SlowBowinMO]

Jack, I'm not sure where Mike got his but a few guys have bought them unground direct in the past.  That would probably not be an option at the moment however.

Jason, Grizzlies sell extremely well but the main problem is they haven't shipped ANY product in months!

David, Grizzly has talked about a left beveled head, but they are so far behind on current production I don't see that coming to fruition soon.  Lots of guys have mentioned it would be nice to have a bleeder blade, but Grizzly has expressed no interest thus far so I don't think that is even in the works.  Falk did post a picture of a left beveled Grizzly the other day though.  I'm not sure if he had an unground head he left beveled or if it was a prototype.

I'd like to see Grizzly get these problems worked out and take a step forward in development myself.

[Yolla Bolly]

Has anyone had any experience with (or looked at)  applying these sharpening techniques to the Tusker broadheads that Cajun archery sells?  I have, but have not used, one pack of their Concord model, which is long-looks like 3:1 ratio--and is advertised to weigh 150 grains.  They come unsharpened, with a thick "spring steel" blade.
A concern is that the ferrule is formed with pieces that do not extend forward to the point, so there is a small ridge on each side of the main blade, which would impede penetration to some extent. ( A gentle application of an abrasive Dremel tip should mitigate that effect ).

[Mike Orton]

Jack Skinner,

I'm sorry for not responding sooner.  Yes sir, I did get the Grizzly heads unground direct from Grizzly.  His contact info is: Shawn Schoonover, 106 Cherry Springs Rd.
Coudersport, PA  16915
Work:   (814) 274-0905
Home:   (814) 274-8059

As for the comment about the Harbour Freight look-alike tool, as with all Harbour Freight tools, the quality of each machine is not on par with the Tormek  nor the Jet products.  The Jet and Tormek use a 10 inch wet stone, the Harbor Frieght uses a 8 inch stone.  The jigs are not well made....perhaps it would work for someone, but the HF tool is just not suited for my needs.