David, supposedly, the response below was posted by Gary of Slick Tricks on the Bowsite... Interesting reading.

Being a broadhead manufacturer is not as easy as it sounds. Ferrules are not a major problem, swiss screw machines can precisely turn them out. Blades, that is another thing.

It is natural to wonder why broadhead blades isn't easy to obtain, as you say, as your shaving blades. I could do that with no problem. Back in the late 60s if I recall, Schick blades were glued on heads. And then Satellite used basically the same thing in their early best selling replaceable heads. Thing is, razor blades are easy to make very sharp because of their thinness. Thin is inherently sharp. You probably somewhere down the line have cut yourself with a piece of paper. Thin. Problem is, as guys using the Schick blades, and guys using the Satellites with .010 blades, will testify, will break if you breathe on them, and you are left hitting a rib going in with, in effect, a fieldpoint actually going through the vitals. Not good.

What you want is a thick blade, and some designs allow you to do this, like a Trick, and some don't, that will not break on hard bone impact. And you want a bevel that is strong enough to keep the edge, but not too wide so it isn't sharp. As a bevel gets closer to a flat edge, a very wide "V", the harder it will be to get sharp, as a flat edge is inherently 100% dull. 3 blade heads that are sharpened on a flat surface, for instance, have durable bevels, but as guys will testify, are hard to get extremely sharp. And you want an edge with a good Rockwell so it doesn't dull hitting a rib going in. Heads that have a Rockwell of 45 sharpen easily, but by the same token, the softness also means they dull easily.

One thing the average guy doesn't know, is that the great majority of broadhead manufacturers, and that includes the best sellers, do not manufacture their blades themselves. The blades are outsourced to specialty blade companies who only make blades. Making razor sharp blades isn't easy. And shaving blade companies won't fool with archery quantities.

Furthermore, there are only a few blade companies out there. From what I gather, some blades are made in the US, but seems the great majority is made overseas.

Some companies fudge when asked about their blades, they say they get them from a company here in the US. Thats perfectly true, but what they don't tell you is that company has them manufactured overseas. That is true of archery products and everything else. I have seen posts on here about certain heads being made in the US, and the manufacturer keeping quiet about the truth.

But thats not condemning having something made overseas if need be, just think you should be straightup about it. If you can't get the quality you want here then you gotta do what you gotta do to produce a product that customers approve of.

And, there is the matter of price. Anybody can produce a broadhead with the greatest blade you ever saw. For $60 for 3. Problem is, the average working heroes figure they will either lose the head, or hit a good rock, and thats $20 shot. Pardon the pun. And, they figure they will take less animals since they would always be angling for a shot where there aren't any rocks behind the animal.

I began with having my blades made overseas like everybody else, wasn't satisfied with the sharpness, and 2-3 years ago found a company here in the states that sent some approved samples. Tricks have been made in the US since then. But, now I am not getting as consistent sharpness as I should, and am again working on new manufacturing.

So, I guess I am saying its not as easy as it sounds. I am tearing my hair out trying to get new blade manufacturing perfected, and as it always seems, no matter what the plan, running late getting it right. Looks like new blades are gonna take longer to get out, already should have been done. But I am insisting on doing everything I can to make these perfectly sharp and consistent. Say a prayer for me. Frustrated at the delay in getting them, don't know whether to shoot myself or go bowling. And I HATE bowling. Don't know if any of that makes sense, by now also lost what, if any, mind I had.