I give up...sharpening Zwick's

[anchorman]

I take my hat off to all of you who can sharpen a zwickey as I have tried several ways and I can not get them sharp. I can sharpen a snuffer very well and wated to go to the 4 blade zwickey since I am about out of the snuffers. I am still open to suggestions. I even tried the tutorial method.....

[Bow Bum]

Don't feel bad. You've got at least one other riding in the same boat as you. Give me a COC 3 blade and I can return it sharp, anything else is hit or miss.

B

[**DONOTDELETE**]

KME Sharping tool... in NO time You'll be able to shave with them Zwick's

[Stumpkiller]

Grobet single-cut file.

S-24 broadhead sharpener will speed up the initial shaping.

[anchorman]

Tried the KME but can't sharpen the 4 blade with it..

[S.C. Hunter]

I have a friend with the same problem. He bought one of the hand held sharpeners with the carbide inserts uses that to start and then finishes with a stone and leather. Sharp as a razor. I bought one myself works really well if you keep the blade at 90 degrees it will get a burr for you in no time. And finish her off.

[Rod in SC]

Buy some more Snuffers   :D

[Cottonwood]

I've had no problems keeping my Zwickey Eskimo's sharp, as they are very easy to sharpen.

[straitera]

Couple of things. 1. The factory edge may need renewing or 2. you may have curved your edge trying to get it sharp. Either will benefit from a jig to hold the edge constant to establish a new straight edge. That is done with even strokes of consistent pressure. At no time use much force. A few passes (each side top & bottom) may produce the telltale burr which you can feel. It will be on each cutting edge but  one side of the BH only. Remove this burr with polishing compound on a cotton, leather, or cardboard wheel & you're done. I sent you an e-mail.

[Hud]

The key to sharpening them is too maintain the same bevel, with a quality file (2nd the choice of a Grobet file), until a burr is produced on the edge, then removed.

[David Mitchell]

Easiest sharpening head I use.  I like the Lil Shaver myself.  Then finish with very light swipes on the Montec "v" sharpener--the one that resembles a timy ball bat.

[hvac tech]

I USED TO FILE THEM BY HAND AND THEY WERE ALWAYS SHARP .JUST CHANGE THE ANGLE A LITTLE MORE FLATER LESS ANGLE AND THEY WILL SHAVE HAIR NO PROBLEM . NOW I MADE A SET UP WITH TWO FILES  ON A V BLOCK AND HELD IN A VISE THAT WILL KEEP THE ANGLE NEAR THE SAME AS THE FACTORY  AND WILL MAKE THEM SHARP AS YOU WILL EVER NEED .I THINK THREE RIVERS SELLS THE V  BLOCK  SET UP . I MAKE EVERYTHING SO IT IS NO PROBLEM GETING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE .

[moose eye levi]

I have no problem getting mine sharp all I use is a file I shave on the downstroke with little pressure at all.

[LV2HUNT]

Zwickeys have always been easy for me. I use Spyderco ceramic sticks and easily obtain razor edges on both the main and bleeder blades. For the bleeder you use the sticks as you would a file.

[Bowmania]

Simple as simple can get.  Go to 3 Rivers and get a Hollowground Sharpener - Item #5202 23.50.  It holds two chain saw files side by side.  

Bowmania

[Terry Lightle]

As  said above, the key for me was changing the angle.But I now shoot 3 blade heads

[Roy Steele]

I 've used them for 25 years and have always used a file. Flaten the angle a little.To where the file hits the furale. Works great for me. BAD SPELLING I know.

[Stone Knife]

You may be putting too much pressure on the file of filing them too much.

[LimbLover]

Everyone always told me to use a file and I could never get it to work.

I recently switched to a Smith's sharpener, which is basically a smaller accusharp with a carbid and graphite side.

I run that through until I can start popping hair and then strop it with a homemade strop: leather nailed to a block of wood with valve grinding compound rubbed in.

All I have to do is touch my No Mercy's up now. They are always good to go.

[the longbowkid]

I use a pull thru and bastard file, but i still cant get my deltas as sharp as my single bevel grizzlies.