Author Topic: ST Snuffer tamer angles? (Read 514 times)

razorsharptokill · « **on:** July 09, 2009, 09:06:00 PM »

I noticed that between two sponsers there are two different angles listed that the snuffer tamer changes the angle to. One says 18 degrees the other says 24 degrees.

Which one is it?

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2009, 03:56:00 PM »

Terry Green · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2009, 12:10:00 AM »

Don't know, but would like to know if they would work on we as well.

SteveB · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2009, 08:44:00 AM »

They do work well - but by changing the angle.
Mike S does not recommend them because changing the angle can lead top weakness towards the tip.

Steve

longbowben · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2009, 10:51:00 AM »

They work great never failed me,Over 20 years now ,Take some of the tip off .

Terry Green · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2009, 04:18:00 PM »

Sorry for the typo....will the tamer work on Wensel woodsmens as well?

Earl E. Nov...mber · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2009, 06:17:00 PM »

I've been doing mine by hand for years.. When you sharpen two blades at once on a three blade, you get a 60 degree included angle. (The same as recommended for a cold chisel),not really designed for slicing. A good knife blade will have about a 20 degree per side, or 40 degrees included.
I just lock one blade in a vise and go to work with a file, keeping in mind the edge will end up being twice as wide, or nearly to the vent.
Once you are there, just a touch or two to the edge, at slightly more angle and you are there, as they say "Scary Sharp"

leatherneck · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2009, 09:32:00 PM »

I've used the tamer for alot of years and let me tell you, I'll put the blade sharpness up against any sharpner out there. I know thats a bold statement but it's true. Like Ben said, take a little from the tip and they are solid. I recently purchased an expensive flat file on here and cannot get them as sharp as I do with the tamer. The lack of hair on my forearms shows just how sharp they get with very little effort. Once I change the angle, it takes less than a minute to resharpen a BH.
As far as durability, ask Paul Brunner. When their shop was in New Kensington, Pa. they tested the Snuffer that had been sharpened by the tamer. It went into a cinder block. Beside the tip(which needs taken down a touch) the BH held together. Not certain bone is as tough as a concrete block. You get the point.
Terry, yes, the WW will work on the tamer. It will change the angle but they will be scary sharp. The leather strop is the final key. There are other methods out there I have read about, but none that is as simple and in less time than the tamer. Well, theres my 2cents.

Mike

overbo · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2009, 10:40:00 PM »

Yes they work w/ WW's

Terry Green · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2009, 11:45:00 PM »

Thanks guys. I really have grown to LOVE the WWs on hogs, so I'm gonna give the tamer a shot..... & the 160 Snuffed hybrid mods.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2009, 09:39:00 AM »

One of the sponsers site said that they did not recommend the tamer on WW's.

overbo · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2009, 12:39:00 PM »

Been sharpening WW's w/ the tamer since the WW's came out.

tarponnut · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2009, 03:02:00 PM »

Using the Snuffer tamer, I can get them sharper than any head I've sharpened(shave your face sharp).I've yet to try them on WW's but will.
It takes awhile but works like a charm.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2009, 06:17:00 PM »

Yeah it seems like it would work on WW's 120 dgrees is 120 degrees.. ya know?
So.. what are the angles 18 or 24?

Shleprock · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:38:00 PM »

Is this thing simply called a Snuffer Tamer?

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:48:00 PM »

As far as I know it is. One block with files set at "the mystery angle" as well as leather strops on another.

Curtiss Cardinal · « **Reply #16 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:50:00 PM »

I sharpen WWs and Snuffers with metal sanding wet/dry sandpaper spray glued to ceramic tiles. I place the head flat on the sharpening surface and pulling back to front. I count my strokes and turn to the next two edges after 12. I use a course grit first and I work on it with medium to light pressure until each edge will shave albeit roughly. Then I move up to finer and finer grit papers always refining the edge with lighter and lighter pressure, finishing with extra fine grit then stropping on the side of a new cardboard box. This gets any 3 blade truly scarry sharp.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2009, 06:25:00 PM »

I like to build my own stuff. I built a snuffer tamer clone using a table saw and some red oak. It appears to be working very well. There seems to be a need for a medium grit stage between the files and the strop though. I put some 220 grit paper over the leather on my strop block and it sped things along a bit.I also noticed that on the leather strop, a few drops of water seems to open the pores and speed up the process. I'm using grey rouge from my paper wheels. I think I'll also try some finer grit or some metal polish. I made the strop block about 9" long too.

tarponnut · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2009, 08:44:00 PM »

I tried a Wensel Woodsman on a Snuffer Tamer today. It took less time than the snuffer usually does to get scary sharp.It didn't seem to lose as much metal either, I guess that stands to reason.
Now I feel they are sharp enough to hunt with,before it was questionable using the recommended method(for me).


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