OK....so I was stressing over the multiple unsuccessful methods I had tried to get my new Woodsman Elites "hunting sharp."  I finally broke down and sent an e-mail to Ron @ KME Sharp.  He responded with "Call me ASAP....I can help!"

True to everything I have read about Ron here, he walked me through steps to where I am now confident taking the broadheads into the woods this Saturday for the early Antlerless Only deer season in Northern VA.

I may still have trouble sleeping tomorrow night, but it WON'T be because I a worried about the sharpness of my broadheads!  

Awesome.
   

Kingsnake

Share !
ChuckC

yes do share!  i can get "cut your finger" sharp... but shaving eludes me.

Yep. Ron is one of the good guys !!!


Bill

So what did he tell you ???

In a society filled with long wait times, automated systems, generic responses, and horrible tech support it is awesome to here about that kind of customer service.
That is going above and beyond. Im glad you shared this. I think its very important to give a good thumbs up to a company that takes good care of its customers and has a genuine interest in helping. I will remember this about kme, and bring it up anytime anyone asks me about their products.

One thing I have learned hear is there are some great people on this forum

Ron can sharpen a mashed potato sandwich!

Ron is 100% A+

From what I've seen / heard about Ron on this fourm, he doesn't even care if you're using the KME system. If he can help he will whatever tool/s you happen to be using.

hmm, never tried a mashed potato sndwich - but now I want one!

Tradgang at it's best! Ask for it, you got it!

Yup Ron is good, but hit them with a Big mill bastard file layed flat to get The angle right, just a few strokes than a 3 sided jewell stick. make your eyes bleed to look At them!! Shawn

QuoteOriginally posted by Shawn Leonard:
Yup Ron is good, but hit them with a Big mill bastard file layed flat to get The angle right, just a few strokes than a 3 sided jewell stick. make your eyes bleed to look At them!! Shawn

Exactly what I do, but finish with a strop...Do this!  It will work!

This was a little different because I was trying to sharpen NEW broadheads, right out of the Woodsman Elite pack.  They a sharp, but not SHARP when new.  After giving Ron a rundown of the files, stones, and strops I had available, he had me get an "unmolested" broadhead out of the pack, then just work strokes across a long strip of cardboard.

Talk about keeping it simple!  That actually did the trick.  Sure, I'll have more work to do on those that I screwed up, but for a new Woodsman Elite, cardboard works!

Thanks, again, to Ron!

 

Kingsnake

Thanks for the kind words everyone.  

As a rule I generally say.. "when in doubt go coarser" BUT ...when a blade is already fairly sharp it's a good idea to try stropping first. If it doesn't work you haven't lost anything more than a few seconds of time. If it does work it will save a whole lot of time and avoid creating a real project.

Ron