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Old 04-07-2009 | 05:09 AM
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LittleChief they will sharpen any small blade you have from razors to box knife blade to (what I use them for) Thunderhead blade.

I bought 28 160 gr 3 blade old style Thunderheads off EBAY that had like 100 extra blades.

I can't get them quite NAP sharp - but scary enough you won't touch one
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Old 04-07-2009 | 05:27 AM
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White Crock Sticks for the finishing touch. Nothing better In my opinion so far from what I've used.




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Old 04-07-2009 | 05:28 AM
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Here's how you do It...




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Old 04-07-2009 | 06:45 AM
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This brings me too a discussion I had with a friend... A little off topic, but something to consider???

For what it's worth, I shoot Thunderheads that have replaceable blades and so does my friend.
Here's MY theory and I'll start form the beginning...

1) Once I've deemed my practice arrow(s), a straight, consistent shooter, it graduates to the next level.
I then take my selected (4-6) arrows and place an old broad head with dull blades on it.
2) Then once again I'll shoot at a target and then deem it good for a "hunting", from there
it graduates again! (yeah - good broad head!!!)
3) I then put a new broad head on it and shoot it only once into my target, to re-qualify for the end result,
an accurate "hunting arrow".

From this point on, these arrows are quarantined for hunting only and never re-used, except to kill something.
Note: During my bow season I use a few of my dull practice (broad head) arrows for practice,
as not to ruin my virgin (ha-ha, I said "virgin") arrows.

Theory ~ The blades are cheap enough and most likely sharper than anything you or I could do, in my opinion??!!

Reason for theory...
I was at a seminar about 10 years back and they did a test to prove how important a sharp broad head is...
The instructor shot a tight, 4" diameter wad of elastics (simulating the heart) with a factory sharpened broad head,
and the second 4" ball with a "amateur/duller" sharpened broad head.
The results of the actual number of elastics that where cut/nicked, when unraveled,
from both of the broad heads amazed me!
The factory broad head cut 78 elastics, while the duller broad head cut 46 elastics - Wow..!!
This exercise was to show that the elastics are supposed to be arteries
and veins and as we all know cutting more veins should equate to a cleaner faster kill.

So the moral to my (boring) story is, don't be such a tight wad!
You can salvage/retire the old broad heads for practice.

Lastly, I only used 1 arrow last year, so how expensive can that be, to be able to sleep peacefully at night?!!




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Old 04-07-2009 | 06:59 AM
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Edcyclopediacan you find me some new, in the box blades for those old 160 gr 3 blade Thunderheads (same blades they used on the big 150 gr 2 blade Thunderheads) ?

if not ...... i'll have to resharpen the ones I have
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Old 04-07-2009 | 07:23 AM
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Edcyclopediacan you find me some new, in the box blades for those old 160 gr 3 blade Thunderheads (same blades they used on the big 150 gr 2 blade Thunderheads) ?

if not ...... i'll have to resharpen the ones I have
I own a machine shop, so for a fee I could make you some, maybe engrave your name into them too![&:]
Wow 160 gr. I didn't know they made them that fat!
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Old 04-07-2009 | 07:30 AM
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The top is the 160 gr, the bottom a 125 gr

Big old broadheads they are - like Big Snuffer big!
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Old 04-07-2009 | 07:40 AM
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The top is the 160 gr, the bottom a 125 gr

Big old broadheads they are - like Big Snuffer big!
The little one (125gr.) looks like it was on the Jenny Craig diet, cute!
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Old 04-07-2009 | 08:11 AM
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thing is, that 125 gr isn't small ......... the 160 is just BIG !
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Old 04-08-2009 | 03:58 AM
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thing is, that 125 gr isn't small ......... the 160 is just BIG !
Maybe it's Italian or Non-Caucasian?
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