FowlBuck,

I guess the real question here is ow sharp is sharp enough. IMO A broadhead or knife should be sharp enough to EASILY shave hair. Arteries are elastic in nature so a good test to see if your broadheads are sharp enough is to try to cut a rubberband that is stretched between two fingers. If it doesn't cut the rubber band easily its not sharp enough. Unfortunately, IMO,most broadheads are not sharp enough out of the package.

I use a Lanskey sharpener to put a good edge on a blade that is really dull and I follow it up with a leather strop and stropping compound.


Here is a great video that shows how to use the strop and stropping compound on the Slick Trick broadheads, which is what I am using. It will help give you a general idea of the process. It is now the only process I use for my broadheads and my knives. It is amazing how sharp you can make them.

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=363806

I bought a leather strop and some polish from Smokey Mountian Woodcarvers.

The strop was $4.00 :

http://woodcarvers.com/Strops1.htm

The stropping I use is called Yelowstone and is $6.25

http://www.woodcarvers.com/yellowstone.htm

HH