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Title: broadhead sharpening
Post by: zato ni on March 02, 2008, 09:33:00 AM
I was at the archery expo in Kalamazoo Mi. in Jan. and sat in on Monty Browning's lecture about arrow penitration. He covered proper broadhead selection for various hunts. I have only hunted deer and small game in my home of Michigan and I have stuck with a Magnus 2 blade 125gr. glue on tip and have become very good at making them shaving sharp. After Mr. Brownings lecture on the big game hunts, he has made me realize that my two blade isn't the 1 size fits all and I have been looking at buying a pack of wensel woodsman broadheads. My question is this, how do you guy's sharpen them? I have a lanski sharpening kit and it works quite well for the two blade. would it work for the three blade?
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: zato ni on March 02, 2008, 11:08:00 AM
during the disscussion he took out his knife and cut on two pcs. of paper the wound cavity caused by two and three blade also explained how a running animal the skin would move from side to side making the tear 50% of the time over good flesh resulting in poor blood trail. that was somthing  I had not thought of.
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: Orion on March 02, 2008, 11:28:00 AM
The hole in the hide is still there and blood builds up underneath it, very fast, when lung or heart hit, so the blood will still leak out.
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: zato ni on March 02, 2008, 11:36:00 AM
orion have you ever sharpened a three blade i am not certin my lansky would have the rite angle for the job. just wondering how guy's are working them, they are fast becoming the tip I most here about.
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: SlowBowinMO on March 02, 2008, 02:35:00 PM
There's a great tutorial for sharpening them somewhere on here but I can't find it at the moment.   "[dntthnk]"
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: Bowspirit on March 02, 2008, 02:38:00 PM
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=000047  

All you'll ever need for those woodsmans...
I've used this method for my Snuffers and the results are...refreshing, to say the least.
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: zato ni on March 02, 2008, 02:59:00 PM
Bowspirit thanks so much i watched the video that head was very sharp you do a nice job i am going to place an order for a pack tonight i am courious to see how they fly from my setup zato
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: BobW on March 02, 2008, 05:07:00 PM
I would hold off buying until maybe late summer.  The inventory is mostly poor quality.  There is supposed to be a re-tooled version available soon, but the stuff currently out there isn't it.  Many of us are not pleased with the WW right now.  It was a great head, and became poor due to QC issues.  Hopefully this will be rectified.

I hope the new ones are available soon.
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: Bowspirit on March 02, 2008, 05:19:00 PM
That wasn't me, Tom. That video happens to be yet another treasure from Mr. Charlie Lamb...
Title: Re: broadhead sharpening
Post by: flatlander37 on March 02, 2008, 05:32:00 PM
I used Charlie's method, and hopefully in a couple of weeks I can show pics of hogs when I get back from Texas.