If ANYONE is getting less than great results with either the broadhead or knife sharpeners, please call us!!! You spent good money on the sharpeners and kits... and I know that they do exactly what we claim they do. I would much rather spend 10-15 minutes on the phone with you than have you throw it on the pile of other sharpeners that didn't work. I find that most "sharpening challenged" people aren't really lacking in skill or hand-eye co-ordination so much as they generally lack a bit of critical knowledge. Sharpening is a series of steps and we need to understand what it is we're doing and why we're doing it at each stage in order to have any hope of success. Here's a link to a piece I wrote that goes into a fair amount of detail and attempts to simplify the how and why of sharpening anything:
KME FAQs and sharpening tips [/URL]
Droptine, if you're getting the blades to shave on the coarse stone, you've got it licked. That's the most important tip I can give anyone-
make sure the blade is shaving or trying very hard to shave before leaving the coarsest stone you have . You probably just need to strop the heads on some cardboard after finishing up on the finer stones to remove the micro burr. Try that and let us know.
okKeith, It could be that your diamond stone is worn out (all diamond stone wear out eventually)or maybe you just need something more aggressive to get started with. Again, the coarsest stone in our arseal is our best friend.
The best general tips I have are: 1) Start very coarse, and 2) the pressure used when sharpening is measured in
ounces not pounds .
Again please call us if you need help. We enjoy meeting and helping people.
Ron