buttermilkranch

dose anyone know how to sharpen broadhead blades to as good as new? thanks for the help

Horizontal Hunter

Buttermilkranch,

I have a 4 stone Lansky sharpener that I use to put the initial edge on working my way up to the 1000grit stone. Then I follow it up with a leather strop and stropping compound to polish the edge. IMO I don't consider a knife or broadhead sharp unless it can easily shave hair. Sadly most of the knives and broadheads you buy today just are not sharp enough. Though I have been known to be a little AR.

Here is a great video that shows how to use the strop and stropping compound on the Slick Trick broadheads. 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://woodcarvers.com/Strops1.htm

HH

buttermilkranch

thanks for the help! i will order that stuff today.

ranger56528

I never use the same BH twice(except tuning),but thats just me...If it kills its retired.....

buttermilkranch

i was going tune with them then take them off and sharpen them before the hunt

buttermilkranch

i was looking around at some stroppers and found this


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ9y6JYcDFM

what are your thoughts on this? will it work as good or is it something to just get a starting blade for the stroper? thanks

Planter

I never sharpen broadheads.. If they are lucky enough to get shot than I am willing to shoot a fresh one the next time. Never replace a blade on a mech either..Guess it's a bit of a gamble that they fly right but what the heck...

buttermilkranch

so you don't tune your broadheads?

awshucks

Ok, I'll bite, how do you tune yours and what are they??

Hotburn76

By tune I assume you mean make sure they fly good with your current set up correct? I do not tune each and every head I get to make sure it is nuts on. I, like planter tend to only use heads once for hunting, its fresh out of the package and on to the shaft and into the quiver for me. I always buy some of the same heads that I will be using to hunt with for practice and make sure they are shooting good with my set up. But if I have a head that works well on the target, then I buy new ones for my hunt. My deer are only killed with virgins!! LOL!! I put them on and give them a spin test and thats it. I bought some Montech's for my dad to use last year and we target practiced with them and when done we sharpened them on a diamond stone, but they are of a lay it flat design and can sharpen real easy, but I still disliked the fact of using a resharpened head. And once it's been through a deer, it retired too!