sharpening fixed blade broad heads

Brianlocal3 · January 13, 2013, 03:25:00 PM

Here in a little bit I will be posting a link to a video I made today on sharpening fixed blade broad heads. I used a 4 blade zwicky No-Mercy. I made the video specifically to demonstrate that it really is not hard to sharpen a broad head or anything for that matter.

There is a lot of talk about holding precisely the right angle, and different gadgets and tricks and yada yada. All sharpening takes is a steady enough hand and trial and error. I sharpen my BH and knifes in a similar manner. 90% of the time I use my little smiths sportsman's combo diamond sharpener. I keep one at work for my blades, one in the house, one in the car. Yeah I really like these things. BUT if you just can not get the hang of it, do not worry because a 10 dollar accusharp will out sharpen most peoples best tries anyway. They truly are great sharpeners, I like others sharpen by hand really for the experience and just to say I can. No different than the carpenter who can drive a 10P nail in three swings will always remind the carpenter who takes 5 LOL. Then comes the carpenter with the pneumatic nail gun and blows them all out of the water.

Have fun and I hope it works so I can upload it before heading to grandmas to hook up her PC

Brianlocal3 · January 13, 2013, 03:34:00 PM

http://youtu.be/ZDbghgXBEnw

BOHO · January 13, 2013, 03:41:00 PM

theres only been a couple of heads Ive ever had trouble sharpening. I think one was a Zephyr(sp) but it was over 20 years ago. I couldnt get that thing sharp for nothing. lol

Brianlocal3 · January 13, 2013, 03:45:00 PM

I have ran into a head like that before to. I know it wasn't me so I considered it a faulty head LOL.

Brianlocal3 · January 13, 2013, 03:45:00 PM

Oh and the bandaid was NOT from sharpening LOL, those are the stitches from a work accident.

SuperK · January 13, 2013, 09:28:00 PM

I'm glad to see someone else uses a butcher's steel on their broadheads!

January 13, 2013, 10:57:00 PM

I'll just stick with my KME. That is the ONLY way I am gonna get a broadhead sharp!

Bisch

L. Harris · January 13, 2013, 11:23:00 PM

I finally found an idiot proof sharening system, I send them out to someone else to sharpen!

NOVAnewbie · January 13, 2013, 11:36:00 PM

I just bought the smith's sharpener. Thanks for the video, I'm looking forward to trying it out.

Brianlocal3 · January 14, 2013, 06:57:00 AM

SuperK,
The steel is the majic and the key to the whole process I believe. I love my steel and after the knive or BH is sharpened, for the most part all I'll typically need to do is use maybe the fine side for 8-10 strokes on each side and the steel them back.