Sharpening the wensel woodsman

[buckeyebowhunter]

After reading J-dogs post I began to remember how hard it was to sharpen my woodsmen to a point where I could consider hunting with them, And I dont know why it is hard to sharpen them it just is and iv heard people talk about how easy they are to sharpen. Maybe i did something wrong but first i used a file then a diamond stone then a leather strope. But the edge just seemed metiocre sharp, and iv done this to a point where im exhausted. Can anyone give me advice on how to get them edges scary sharp?

[Splitty]

All I use is a file.  They get very sharp... I tried all the methods explained and never got anywhwere with them. A friend of mine took on and in 15 mins. was very sharp.. Very Sharp.. A file using alternating strokes will get it done.

[J-dog]

I can't remember who it was but they had like a lttle video segment on here about sharpening them. It was really good. I am looking for a new BH?arrow combination. Thinking about the WW.

Maybe it was Charlie Lamb??

Someone will post it,

J

[kadbow]

It is in the member videos section by Charlie Lamb.

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=000047

[Dave Huff]

I use the Kustom King file, then the G5 Montec sharpener, then leather.  The key that I've found is not to use to much pressure.  Very light strokes is all it takes. Mine will shave once they're finished.

[olddogrib]

The member videos recommendation is a about as good as it gets.  I'm a sharpening fanatic also, but I think the key point here is that any method of sharpening two blades at a time is not going to produce the same results, i.e. "feel" as what one is accustomed to getting when sharpening a single-edge cutting instrument. The angle reduction achievable is simply limited by the head design.  Basically it's the the geometry of an Iscoceles(sp?) triangle.  With Lansky type devices and two-blade edges you can go to twenty degrees and below.  This doesn't mean that the results aren't acceptable.  They just aren't going to feel the same with the age old standard of dragging a thumb across the edge.

[longstick]

Thats a real good video by Charlie Kadbow posted up there. I saved them all to my laptop

[J-dog]

Yeah it is longstick, I did the samething, saving it for future use when I do decide to try the WW.

J

[Gordon martiniuk]

Very light file strokes with a new file then a dimond stone

[oddan]

I could never get them sharp enough for me. Tried and tried. Sold'em.

[tradtusker]

the hardest part with the snuffers and the WW is to get the edges/side completely flat.

i do it by laying a long piece of 2" wide sanding belt on a glass table then running the broadhead along it, use a permanent marker on the edges so that you can see where you are removing steel, you should get to a stage where with one stroke you can remove all the marker then you know the that side of the broadhead is perfectly flat.

once its flat on all sides its very easy to get very sharp. i use a diamond stone to touch them up.

[Hot Hap]

I don't have a whole lot of trouble. I mostly use a file. Hap