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sharpening razprcraps

Started by bowmaster12, April 02, 2010, 04:45:00 PM

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bowmaster12

ive never been good at sharpening anything  :knothead:   i got some razorcap broadheads  and wanted to know if anyone had any tricks to put a nice edge on them   :help:    :pray:

ALDO

I use a Jewelstik.  This is what was demonstrated to me by the maker of the Razorcap, before NAP bought them.  This works for me and I do get a hair popping edge on the heads.
ALDO
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted."
    Jose Ortega y Gasset

amazonjim

Hard to sharpen, I have just gone to the phat heads sharp out of the package and holds a better edge than the razorcraps

Don Batten

Listen to ALDO. Jewler stick. If they are bad dull, I'll use a new file. only a few stokes needed to get a burr, then on to the jewler stick and then I drag mine backwards on a leather stop with yellow stone compound . be careful. DB
"The older I get, the better I was" Byron Fergenson.

kbetts

Razorcaps are a pain, but it can be done.  I usually start by making sure I have a full beer and at least one extra.
I use a two sided course/fine flat stone.  I pull the bh towards me, tip facing away, turning once between strokes.  When you are satisfied with the result move to the finer stone.  It takes a while.  Look close and you will see the edge on the bh's are all different before you start.  Some will sharpen quicker than others.
"The overhead view is of me in a maze...you see what I'm hunting a few steps away."  Phish

Soilarch

+1 to everything so far.  If you use the "search" feature, anything you find on sharpening the Wensel Woodsman can be used with the razorcap.
Micah 6:8

Ground Hunter

Try marking the edges with a sharpie so you can see what you are doing.  H

BowsnLabs

One of my brothers used to hunt with Razorcaps...he'd use a flat diamond stone and follow-up with a ceramic stick.  Worked for him but he's since switched back to shooting Woodsman's now.

bowmaster12

i got them because of how adjustable they are but from trying to sharpen one the other day i dont know if its worth it may just go to the magnus 4 blade and get a kme from what i hear even i could sharpen a head with a kme

buckracks7

A butchers steel works best for me, and I find them easy to sharpen.  They hold an edge well also. If you want to sell yours real cheap, let me know.
If it's in your way, move it.

screamin

question for the jewelstik users if I may? you guys using the 1-2-3 stick or just the fine? thanks

ALDO

I use the 1-2-3, I really only work with the med and fine for heads in decent shape.  Work two blades at once working them side to side.  Haven't tried the leather strop yet, may do that.  
ALDO
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted."
    Jose Ortega y Gasset

Bill Carlsen

I have found that the very coarse (black) DMT diamond hone is the best way to get that first really sharp "rough" edge to begin with. From there I can use any number of other good stones getting progressively finer until I get to the last stage using a ceramic stick. I also have the Jewlstick and it also does a great job. The best thing about Razorcaps, for me, is that everything I have taken with them has gone down in sight and the edges stay very sharp.
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