Mike, I sharpen Grizzly’s the same way. The single bevel actually makes this head easier to work, at least for me. One of the biggest problems in sharpening broadheads free hand is maintaining a consistent stroke and keeping bevels even when working both sides of a blade. I accomplish this with double bevel heads by using the ferrule as a guide. With the Grizzly the flat side ensures consistency as long as you keep the flat side perfectly flat. One of the things all the little sharpening gadgets do is help maintain consistency in stroking each bevel, a must in getting good edges. If you can maintain consistency while working the bevels the gadgets are not needed.
Cameron, that is a Ribtek but one I have reworked. I prefer concave blades so I change the shape of my heads. There are folks with much more experience than I who say that convex heads, such as the Journeymen, are the most efficient. Others say straight blades are best, and others who believe concave are best. I honestly don’t know. I don’t shoot 100 animals a year, exactly duplicating shots for comparison, to come to any kind of reliable conclusion as to which shape is most effective. However, I would ask 2 questions. Here are two heads, both having an effective actual cutting width of 1 1/4". Which one would be least likely to windplane? Which head has the greatest mechanical advantage due to blade angle?
Perfectly straight flying arrows ,and good, durable, sharp blades have more impact on the effectiveness of a broadhead than blade shape, but blade design does have some effect.
