For those of you that are Woodsman challenged

[MikeW]

Get yourself one of those G5 sharpening tools!
I can get them sharp with a file,stones and strop but it's slow and it took a long time to figure it all out. I have one of the 3Rivers tools that are like this but can't get these results with it. I haven't tried their new one that is made for 3 blade heads yet though, it might work just as well.

I bought one these G5 tools in the classifieds here and finally got around to using it. I can shave with it right out of the tool, give it 2-3 strokes each side on a polishing stone and 1/2 dozen on a strop on they pop hairs.

Way faster and easier than my other methods.
The secret still is very very light strokes after you have done a few heavy ones.

[adeeden]

Mike, if you get up this way your gonna have to give me a lesson as I struggle with sharpening them! In fact thats the main reason I use 2 blades most of the time.

[kadbow]

I just sharpened some using Charlie Lambs method, shaving sharp.  Check out his video.

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=000047

[MikeW]

I almost called you to come up tonight but is was a hair late to drive up there by the time I got off. I'm going hunting at 4:00pm tomorrow if your up for a romp in the woods sometime before that shoot me a PM or a call at the hotel.

[adeeden]

Mike, I appreciate the offer but the young one has a baseball double header starting at 3:00 so I'm just going to make a quick morning hunt behind the garrage!

[MikeW]

No biggie...I'll be here for an other week or two at least.

 

I just sharpened some using Charlie Lambs method, shaving sharp. Check out his video.

Seen it before but I could never get them as sharp as I like doing it that way. You can get them sharp like that where it's a rough burr(which is good enough to hunt with) but it won't pop hairs.