Snyper, hold the point away from you with two blades up. Using a 6" or so file, raise it to about 30 degrees and file straight away a couple of light strokes. Rotate to the next blades and repeat, then again on the last two blades. Keep going around until you have the amount of steeper tip you want. I find that it doesn't take much. I curled a couple WW with the needle point but not any with the filed tips. Find a pic of a VPA, WW Elite of Trailmaker and you will see what you are trying for.