Slick Trick Sharpeners
06-21-2006, 07:35 AM
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RE: Slick Trick Sharpeners
I use one of those accusharp handheld deals. Gets them plenty sharp with increasingly lighter strokes. From the slicktrick.net website:
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SHARPENING
When you screw a Trick on an arrow with the Alcatraz Bladelock it is the same as a one piece 4 blade head. However, unlike one piece heads, you have the option of resharpening or replacing blades or ferrules. The key to sharpening anything with any sharpener is to hold the same angle, about 22 or 25 degrees, and use a fine grit such as 1000 to finish to shaving sharp using many light strokes. Carbide sharpeners are good to use light strokes to touch up a blade that has been quiver dulled. Using the above instructions any sharpener will work. A Lansky, Gatco or other sharpener that holds the same angle works best for most people, and some people seem to have a knack for sharpening while others don't. Of course many people opt to just slide out used blades and replace with new ones. If the ferrule tip is blunted on a rock, take the blades out. Grasp the ferrule base with your thumb and middle finger, and put your forefinger on the upper flat side of the 4 sided tip. Now simply slide the bottom flat side of the tip forward on any sharpening stone, or if you are in the jungle a flat rock will work as well. Use even pressure and the same number of strokes on all 4 sides to sharpen back to a point."
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SHARPENING
When you screw a Trick on an arrow with the Alcatraz Bladelock it is the same as a one piece 4 blade head. However, unlike one piece heads, you have the option of resharpening or replacing blades or ferrules. The key to sharpening anything with any sharpener is to hold the same angle, about 22 or 25 degrees, and use a fine grit such as 1000 to finish to shaving sharp using many light strokes. Carbide sharpeners are good to use light strokes to touch up a blade that has been quiver dulled. Using the above instructions any sharpener will work. A Lansky, Gatco or other sharpener that holds the same angle works best for most people, and some people seem to have a knack for sharpening while others don't. Of course many people opt to just slide out used blades and replace with new ones. If the ferrule tip is blunted on a rock, take the blades out. Grasp the ferrule base with your thumb and middle finger, and put your forefinger on the upper flat side of the 4 sided tip. Now simply slide the bottom flat side of the tip forward on any sharpening stone, or if you are in the jungle a flat rock will work as well. Use even pressure and the same number of strokes on all 4 sides to sharpen back to a point."
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