Sharpening Broadheads

[Mschmeiske]

What do you like to use to sharpen broadheads?

 

[NMSbowhunter]

KME Self-Aligning Broadhead Sharpening Jig (3riversarchery.com)

I got one of these and use various grits of sandpaper until I get the edge shaving sharp. It works very well.

 

[Bowtie747]

Razor Sharp Broadhead Sharpening Wheel Set

The Razor Sharp Edgemaking Broadhead Sharpening System consists of two compressed paper wheels that will fit on any buffer or bench grinder. One wheel is coated with 180 grit Silicon Carbide and is used to develop a burr or wire-edge along the cutting edge. The included Conditioning Wax (a...

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Here’s what I use. I use this on knives as well. Not super hard to get the right angle with the paper. I don’t use the stone much, someone who’s better at it could use the stone really easily.

This will get your broadheads hair popping sharp

Obviously you’ll need a bench grinder. I use it to touch up daily carry knives and what not. Could be used for kitchen stuff as well. There are some videos online to show how to use it safely.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

KME Self-Aligning Broadhead Sharpening Jig (3riversarchery.com)

I got one of these and use various grits of sandpaper until I get the edge shaving sharp. It works very well.

I bit the bullet and bought the full KME kit from Grizzlystik. Pricey but wow it does such a great job.
Samurai heads come out of the package pretty sharp but the KME takes them to a crazy level.

 

[BuckFever]

fixed blade broadhead sharpening guide (for single and double bevel heads) | Innovative Outdoorsman (staysharpguide.com)
I have this and use sand paper, or diamond hones
works very well

 

[paradocs]

Old school, I guess. File, then diamond hone, then a little pocket steel, then strop on the leather armrest of the sofa when the wife's not looking.

 

[BuffaloBill]

I have one of the Rada wheelie sharpeners. Simple and cheap. Also small enough to keep in your pack. May not work with every broadhead, those with serrations for example. Touch up your knives with it as well.

 

[Buckhole75]

I use a porcelain rod from a Steamboat sharpener with a screwdriver epoxied in it for a handle Works great on broadheads or knives

 

[mathhunter]

I use a Lansky sharpening system to sharpen my Magnus black hornets. I can pretty easily get them hair shaving sharp.

 

[Phopkins]

I was having trouble sharpening my single bevel Centaur Battle Axes (like Simmons Tree Shark) until I bought the guide for concave heads from Stay Sharp. No more problems.

 

[NMSbowhunter]

For a quick touch up of a broadhead that has been in and out of a quiver a few too many times the top edge of a car or truck door window works really well. That rounded edge of glass will really get them sharp. I actually use that as the final step when sharpening. A couple of light strokes and that broadhead will shave hair with no effort.

 

[woodsdog2]

I use three blade VAP broadheads and they work perfectly on a 12" mill bastard file just laying flat on a table. I picked up the file at the local hardware store. I had other files but I wanted one dedicated just for my broadheads. I also have some diamond hones that fold into themselves that I throw in my pack for in the field sharpening.

The only other thing I use is a leather strop. Its nothing fancy, I cut up one of my old leather belts. The belt is about 2" wide and about 1/8 to 3/16" thick. I cut it up into 8 inch pieces. I just lay that flat on the table too.

Out of the package I just strop them. If I've been practicing or shot through an animal and into the ground, I use the file. I push 6-9 times on each of the three sides getting progressively lighter at each "push." Then I pull the blade back on each of the three sides also getting progressively lighter. After this you have a decently coarse edge that you could probably hunt with but then I put some buffing compound on my old leather belt and just keep doing each edge rotating each side until each edge is very smooth and it looks like a mirror. You have to turn the broadhead edge in the light to see it but once you do it you'll understand what I mean. My arm hair pops right off after the leather belt stropping.

So much more gratifying than going to the package and putting replaceable blades back into an aluminum ferrule.

 

[Weldabeast]

This is another benefit to shooting long 3to1 single bevels or the 3 blade like @woodsdog2 ....those curved blades can be sometimes difficult to get really sharp.
I've never been any good by hand. I like a fixture. I have a smiths diamond stone fixture that I really like. I use it for knifes mainly but it sharpens broadheads too. For my broadheads I use the little staysharp roller fixture and various grits of sandpaper. Harbor freight sells a cheap leather work apron and I use that leather to strop and sometimes run it on some cardboard..

 

[therooster240g]

A broke arrow to hold it, a sharpie on the edge, sandpaper (400-3000) then a piece of leather. Works well for me.


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[sdoyle1]

I bit the bullet and bought the full KME kit from Grizzlystik. Pricey but wow it does such a great job.
Samurai heads come out of the package pretty sharp but the KME takes them to a crazy level.

Are you saying you bought the knife sharpener with the broadhead jaws? If so, I have that as well and it works great.

Grizzlystick samurai went right to the bone on my knuckle when I set my bow down on my hand in the dark one morning. The back of the 200 grain single bevels sat behind the protective part of the quiver. I’ve since made a leather cover to protect myself from them in the quiver.


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[Allegheny Tom]

Are you saying you bought the knife sharpener with the broadhead jaws? If so, I have that as well and it works great.

Grizzlystick samurai went right to the bone on my knuckle when I set my bow down on my hand in the dark one morning. The back of the 200 grain single bevels sat behind the protective part of the quiver. I’ve since made a leather cover to protect myself from them in the quiver.


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This is what I bought.

GrizzlyStik sharpening kit from KME Sharpeners

NEW GrizzlyStik sharpening kit from KME Sharpeners!This is a must have kit for every bowhunter using cut on contact broadheads.Available only through GrizzlyStik.comWe have found that the KME sharpening system is the best way to sharpen all your cut on contact broadheads, AND all your hunting...

www.grizzlystik.com

 

[sdoyle1]

This is what I bought.

GrizzlyStik sharpening kit from KME Sharpeners

NEW GrizzlyStik sharpening kit from KME Sharpeners!This is a must have kit for every bowhunter using cut on contact broadheads.Available only through GrizzlyStik.comWe have found that the KME sharpening system is the best way to sharpen all your cut on contact broadheads, AND all your hunting...

www.grizzlystik.com

Yeah, I got the deluxe kit, I think it just includes a couple lower grit diamond stones over what you got. I’ve never been much of a knife sharpener but since I got this kit my knives and broadheads are scary sharp.


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[batkinson1969]

What do you like to use to sharpen broadheads?

I started using a Blade Sled last year. It rocks! Solid aluminum, 2 angle choices. Compared to other sharpeners I’ve tried, the clamp is much stronger and the wheels roll much smoother. BladeSled.com website. I sharpened Slick tricks and Exodus Swept. A buddy uses one for Rage blades.

 

[BackSpasm]

I recently discovered through another enlightening thread that most of my life’s sharpening has been raising (and cutting with) a burr and not a true apex. Burrs will 100% shave hair and slice paper like a champ but have no durability under repeated use. Beware pull through sharpeners my friends . Just because she shaves, doesn’t mean you have an actual true sharp durable edge. Threw my rada in the trash when I finally put this all together and got a true edge from stones

 

[NATHAN]

Single bevel, worksharp precision. 3 blade, Smith tri-stone