RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

Here is the Crock sticks I use to sharpen them with. You sharpen two edges at the same time. You don't need to change the blade angle, there very simple to sharpen using these white crock sticks!

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

Notice how the 2 edges are getting sharpened at the same time. There's no other way I can explain this, it really is easy with the right tools. It won't take me 5 minutes and the head will be very sharp throwing hair off my arm easily. Not all snuffer heads are that easy, some of them are to rough cut but i'd say 90% of the snuffers I sharpen come out looking great.

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

Try this method... It is from the G5 website and I use it with my Montecs and they get shaving sharp every time. I know that it is not a snuffer but, shouldnt the offset of the blades on all resharpenable fixed blade broadheads be the same? I dont use the little tool that G5 sells but I use two differnt stones. One is a little more course if they are nicked up and I finish on a fine finishing stone. It is super simple and gets them super sharp. The other thing is you know that you will get the same degree bevel on all six sides with out having to think about it.

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

I've been able to get the WWs rubber band popping sharp with a 12" file and a fine diamond stone, but I've always wanted to try the Alaska Bowhunter Supply redi-edge, and after two years of it being on my wish list I received one this Christmas:)

I had a head that I use to shoot into a dirt bank that was pretty dull. Not many passes and it sharpened right up. The RE changes the blade angle so it ends up less steep, and when our season closes I plan to hit all my heads with it and really fine tune them.

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

Well, my goose is cooked because I haven't seen that anyone isdoing anything I haven't already tried. I geta pretty good rough edge on themwith just a 10" mill file, but not good enough for my idea of what touse for hunting. Seems I loose everything the instant I start flat honing them with a stone or crock sticks.

Pushing thehead point first across the stone, dragging it backwards, or honing from side to side, the edge just goes away. Crock sticks, ceramic stones, Arkansa stones, carborundum stones, diamond hones, coarse, medium, fine and extra fine;various grits of sandpaper glued to a board....

Redi-edge??? Hmmm.... Notwhat a sharpening purist like me would normally consider but desperation might win out on this one.;)

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

EXACTLY!!! [:-]
I would file and the edge would be that ragged sort of sharp feeling but as soon as I started to really fine hone the edge PFfffffftt. Done.[:@]
I did the same exact thing, forward, backward, side to side you name it thinking maybe it's the direction?
Stones, paper etc. just a decently sharp edge I would cut a steak with. But certainly not shaving or what I feel is hunting sharp for such low velocities.

I'm just not getting how swiping over some crock sticks is making these hair popping, shaving sharp? Do you talk really nice to it while you are doing it? ;)

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

Are you guys using reeeeaaaallllly light pressure when you get to the sharpening stage?

That made a huge difference for me.

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

The crock sticks I use are white, there very fine finished sticks. Maybe your using the wrong color or there just not fine enough, using fine crocksticks is the key here! I don't beleive in sharpening my broadheads half ass, trust me i'm not BSing anyone here.;) I take allot of pride in sharpening my broadheads. I know how frustrating it is when you can't get broadheads sharpened exactly the way you want them, I hated sharpening the Satellite Titans, them stainless blades would kick my but, it took me forever to get them sharpened!

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

I haven't tried talking nice to them, but I haveuttered some rather coarse languagewhich knocked chunks of plaster out of the walls while trying to sharpen these things. [:-]

RE: Why do I consistently SUCK at sharpening 3 blade heads?
 

you know, it shouldn't be so hard to sharpen a head should it ?

build a 3 blade head that sharpens ultra easy and you'll make lots of money on it - gauranteed