Sharpening, a frustrated rant...

[Charlie Lamb]

Totally agree with Ron!!

[cahaba]

I can get my STOS heads shaving sharp with just a file and a crock stick. I was having a hard time the last time I sharpened them and it was because my file was bad. The file looked and felt good but it wasn't. I got two new Grobet files in 6" and 8" and problem over.

[pdk25]

If anyone can help you get your heads sharp, it is Ron.  It doesn't hurt that he is extremely generous with his time and advice.  I had some heads sharpened by Ron, and they were every bit as sharp as a knife.

[Doc Nock]

Lots of opinions on such topics, but I'll go with the man who sharpens for a living... he's proven too many times to me that "sharp" is in the eye of the beholder...when a man posts pics of filleting his own hair lenthwise, I'd say that broad head is rather sharp...

And don't tell those guys who compete with wood chopping knife edges that 17* is the best... they use compound edges of 30* and 25*... TIMEX edges...take a licking, keep on tickin!

[Sam McMichael]

It makes me wonder how sharp is sharp enough. I understand that there is no such thing as overkill on sharp broadheads, but I am wondering if shaving sharp is sufficient. Shaving hair is the old standby I have always used (and about the only one I know of)for determining if an edge is sharp. It has worked well on the few deer I have killed, but what about game with tougher hide and significantly greater body mass? I, too, often rant and shout obscenities when I try to sharpen arrows.

The best I have done so far is with the KME unit and a leather strop, but still I wonder...

[pdk25]

See my previous post, Sam.

[Justin Falon]

Send me your 2 bladed broadheads. I will get them scary sharp and send them back to you.

justin

[Sharpster]

Originally posted by Sam McMichael:
It makes me wonder how sharp is sharp enough. I understand that there is no such thing as overkill on sharp broadheads, but I am wondering if shaving sharp is sufficient. Shaving hair is the old standby I have always used (and about the only one I know of)for determining if an edge is sharp. It has worked well on the few deer I have killed, but what about game with tougher hide and significantly greater body mass? I, too, often rant and shout obscenities when I try to sharpen arrows.

The best I have done so far is with the KME unit and a leather strop, but still I wonder...

I have a saying Sam.. It is possible to get a knife too sharp for some applications but I don't care how sharp your BHDs or mine    are... they're not sharp enough.

Thanks everyone,

Ron

[TraditionalGuy]

I once saw a demonstration where a target had surgical tubing running through it filled with dyed liquid. Dull broadheads were shot into the target and you could see how the tubing would roll over the broadhead. Then sharp broadheads were shot into the target and they sliced right through the tubing. The obvious implication is that sharp blades will slice right through veins and arteries, while dull ones will not. After that demo, I decided, just as Ron says, they can never be sharp enough.

[amicus]

][/QUOTE]I have a saying Sam.. It is possible to get a knife too sharp for some applications but I don't care how sharp your BHDs or mine    are... they're not sharp enough.

Thanks everyone,

Ron [/QB][/QUOTE]


Amen !!

[Rob DiStefano]

ron is the man!

go to the how-to resources forum, there are more than a few sharpening tutorials.  

tri-blades are super easy with just a 12" mill bastard file.

go watch charlie's file sharpening videos-
 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000095

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Wow! I left town for a few days and this blew up. I just want to thank everyone for the good advice given here.