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Impromptu edge quality
- Thread starter Weldabeast
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I have a stones at 750, 1000, and 6000. I sharpie the edges and get all the sharpie off at 750, and then work through 1000/6000 until the edge is shiny. They cut paper but do not cut hair well which tells me it need to be sharper.
I found a montec on an arrow out in the woods....try as I might I could never get it slicky sharp no matter what I tried....
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that’s depressing, I’ve been debating changing out broadheads. I’ve shot two deer with them, one through the heart dropped within 30 yards, the a Second a double lung (towards the back of the lungs and sliced the liver). I didn’t stop the deer and she stepped as I shot. The track job was about 150 yards. Both left very little blood trail seem with clean pass throughs.
i have a set of day six heads I may try but I need to buy replacement blades since they’re a pain to sharpen.
It might just be me.....I had similar with the NAP razor. They get pretty sharp...on a scale of 1-10 I'd say 5-6 but I could never get them into the same slick slippy sharp as a 2 blade. Single bevels are relatively easy to get 9-10 after the initial sharpening and getting the bevel set to my fixture. I have some double bevel broadheads and they get pretty sharp too but they sit in the tackle box or I give singles away to people. I just prefer to use the single bevels...
Tried a pack of montecs back when they first came out and I couldnt get them nearly as sharp as I wanted too. Killed a couple of deer with them but the blood trails were very poor with double lung hits. From what I gather the newer heads do sharpen better and I would either try the sandpaper as mentioned or a 3 sided jewelstik. Either way strop them after sharpening. Fixed 3 blade heads are just not ever going to get as sharp as a 2 blade and esp a single bevel due to the blade angle but you should be able to get them plenty sharp for effectively killing stuff.
MNFarmHunter
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This is what I use with my Montecs.
Diamond Whetstone™ Bench Stones - Bench Stones - Sharpeners
www.dmtsharp.com
Edit: I should also mention that I find the Montec CS sharpen better than the stainless.
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This is what I use with my Montecs.
Diamond Whetstone™ Bench Stones - Bench Stones - Sharpeners
Edit: I should also mention that I find the Montec CS sharpen better than the stainless.
they tune well but damn their blood trails do suck, even with my first deer being a heart/blood vessel shot I saw two blood spots that looked like someone painted the ground one 10-15 yards from the impact site and one about 5 feet from the deer. This second oneayarred with good blood but stopped after 75 yards, I had to track footprints there after.
I’m really debating swapping to my day six heads to see what they do.
Leatherman… she’s a little dull. But I keep her around for the pliers.
I don't have a fetish.... But the process of sharpening is therapeutic and I really like my tools to be sharp
Well....I took the pic but am too embarrassed to post...
MNFarmHunter
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Beauty of the internet and being a moderator. If people give you too much grief, just change your name to @redsquirrelWell....I took the pic but am too embarrassed to post...
Petrichor
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But hey. Sharpen it up and next time you can claim your own blade.Here's @redsquirrel's knife
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In his defense, that curved blade is a pain to sharpen.
Tried a jewelstik?Here's @redsquirrel's knife
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In his defense, that curved blade is a pain to sharpen.
It's either sharp or it's broke. I buy blades in quantities of 100+. About the only knife I sharpen now is my onion, pepper, and celery chopper.
Nope, I have one I use for my 3 blade broadhead but, for this knife I usually just stop by my dad'. He has abrasive/polish wheels on his bench grinder.
I love my Ruby stick and follow up with leather strop, then linen paper.