Snuffer sharpness

[champ38]

Leatherneck, When you shave with a Broad head, how much pressure are you using ? and is it a sawing motion or just like a straight push/pull ? I can get mine to shave , but it takes a good bit of pressure and a sawing motion, so Im not sure this is really shaving sharp  :rolleyes:  ....I guess if you push hard enough anything will shave..Yes Im challenged you could say. Thanks for the help, Shane

[Pack]

I had trouble for the longest time trying to get the 3-blades as sharp as I wanted.  I found the trick for me is to use a new file and do 3 rounds of 60 strokes.  Medium, light, and then very light pressure.  A couple of strokes on a piece of leather and they will absolutely shave and pop hair.  I never used to believe you had to pull the head lengthwise on the file, but it is the only way I can get them truly sharp.

[leatherneck]

No sawing champ, just straight down. Very little pressure needed. If I put pressure down then you will see red.  

[Dustin Waters]

Alright fellas.  Ive got them sharp.  Probably sharper than is safe in my hands.  I got them sharp and figured hey might as well shoot them and give yourself a chance to resharpen them.  Out of the five im packin' four of them are making slight hissing sound as they travel down range.  Its not much, its not even really a whistle, just slight sound of hissing, like a very slow leak from a bike tire almost.  They all spin true when spun on a table, is there something I can do to rectify the situation with the noise.  I cant readjust them on the adapter because they are epoxied in place.  Need some suggestions on this topic now.  Geez youd think its only a few days till the season opens up around here

[Guru]

Just shoot'um....

[BowHuntingFool]

Originally posted by Dustin Waters:
Alright fellas.  Ive got them sharp.  Probably sharper than is safe in my hands.  I got them sharp and figured hey might as well shoot them and give yourself a chance to resharpen them.  Out of the five im packin' four of them are making slight hissing sound as they travel down range.  Its not much, its not even really a whistle, just slight sound of hissing, like a very slow leak from a bike tire almost.  They all spin true when spun on a table, is there something I can do to rectify the situation with the noise.  I cant readjust them on the adapter because they are epoxied in place.  Need some suggestions on this topic now.  Geez youd think its only a few days till the season opens up around here

Thats the "Hiss of Death", by the time the deer hears it.... to late!  

[champ38]

My WW have always had that sound, but have killed serveral with them, they didnt seem to notice.

[elkbreath]

just so you know, I just put a 160 through an elk, sharpened exactly as you describe, can't shave easily, just fast through the rubber bands.  They didn't even slow down through the elk...it too a rock on the other side to do that.

[Curtiss Cardinal]

cool beans elkbreath
Last season I knew my snuffers were sharp enough to hunt with even though I couldn't get them to the hair popping level I usually do. Well the big Snuffers didn't fit all the way into my bow quiver about an eighth of an inch of the back edge was sticking out. I reached past the bow for my shooting glove and didn't feel anything. Then I was wondering where all the blood was coming from. I had a 5 inch long 1/8 inch deep cut on my forearm. Yep they were sharp enough to hunt with.

[leatherneck]

AHHH, the hissing. Music to my ears. Love to hear my snuffers hiss. As I have said before" Lets the animal know he is about to be Sufferized".  

[NoCams]

C2,
Same for me two years ago with my WW's. Did it in the dark right before I went up the tree in my Summit Viper. My headlamp was showing blood all over my Viper and I thought I must have not washed the blood off from the last deer or something.... ? About 15 minutes after I was settled and it was light I found the source of the blood.... My left hand !!! Never felt it. When they come off the files, then the leather strop they are hair popping sharp or they do not go in the quiver.

nocams  

[Dustin Waters]

Alright well ill just deal with the gentle sound of death.  Should work well enough for me.  Season is exactly one week away.  I woke up this morning to a doe and fawn in the back yard having a staring contest with my GlenDel.  I think the target won that contest.