Like the title says I am curious as to how folks are sharpening their broad heads & I suppose this may lead into methods for various BH construction. Replacable blades, 3 & 4 blade options vs 2 blade double bevel vs single bevel. Has your attention to this skill set evolved over time?
What is your favored way to sharpen your broad heads?
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My favorite sharpener by far is the Wicked Edge with low angle attachment for small blades. I will do most blades in the W.E. and highly prefer it. Sometimes I will use a mechanical with small blades and I use a KME for those and that does a great job. For Tanto tips I use my Lansky stones with no guide.
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That's the only bh I use my lansky for. It works great.
All others I use stay sharps, or kme.
Recurves and crossbows now. Compounds for 40 years.
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Fill mill file, jewel stick, RADA wheelie and a diamond stone. Every head is a little different on what method works the best.
I’ve used a Lansky for 40 years. Works great on flat blades (no bends) and twoblade fixed. I use mostly Iron Will heads these days, and Lansky works great. It also worKs well on Exodous, Slick Tricks, Magnus Stingers and Magnus Black Hornet.
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Stay sharp guide easy to get things sharp with the consistent angle.
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Different tools for different heads. Everything from flat stones to a knock off wicked edge.
I use both thee broadhead KME and the knife sharpener KME. Usually sharpen Stingers with the knife KME and Black Hornets with the broadhead KME. For VPAs I use a couple diamond plates or sand paper on a piece of glass and progress to a leather strop and a slight go over with a high quality ceramic stick. I can shave hair off my arms after that. Have tried the 344 jig from innovative outdoorsman . But dang it takes a long time to reprofile. Yes it works. And the blades are very sharp when done. But no deer has complained when the original bevel VPAs blew though them. I am actually fanatical during the season about checking these heads and touch up with a strop.
Im actually sort of embarrassed how much sharpening equipment I have for knives and broadheads.
Im actually sort of embarrassed how much sharpening equipment I have for knives and broadheads.
I bought the 344 last year to try on fixed 3 blades and am thinking along the same lines as you. I am back to my flat diamond stones and leather strop which produce a hair popping edge.
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I shoot sirius archery tuffhead 3 blades for ease of sharpening and structural integrity. All you have to have is diamond stones and you literally push the blade flat over the stones due to the 3 blade symmetrical design, super fool proof. There is some talk of 3 blades not being good penetrators and they act like a “wedge” when hitting bone but I haven’t found this to be true on the deer I’ve shot. I always get pass throughs but I do use a heavier arrow with these.
I have the work sharp precision elite sharpener. I sharpen my Magnus heads and all my knives (benchmades) on it. It serves me well. A little time consuming but it is the only system I have bought that gets my stuff “scary sharp”.
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That thing can sharpen any knife or broadhead I love mine as well
Never used one but I like the design. Very similar to the KME knife sharpener which I use for some broad heads and small knives. Can other manufacturers stones be used with it? My go to for knives is my Edge Pro Professional.
I’m not sure about that. I’m wondering if the where the stone rail post goes into the sharpener base is proprietary to each manufacturer.
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Im with you, I have piles of broadheads and sharpeners. The Sirius setup with the strop and MD3s is as good as I've found.
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