sharpening G5' s
07-01-2003, 12:13 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Duluth Minnesota USA
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sharpening G5' s
I bought the G5' s and was wondering if I can use my diamond stone to sharpen them. I heard that they have a certain angle to them and thats why they don' t feel that sharp,if thats true do I need to buy their stone that is designed for the G5' s?
07-01-2003, 12:38 AM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
RE: sharpening G5' s
You' re right, they don' t feel that sharp but they are. You can use just about any flat sharpener as song as it is wider than the heads. I reccomend using a coarse stone first just to get all the edges the same. Just place the blades flat on the stone and push the head foward. Very easy to get them sharp.
I use a Smiths tripple stone (coarse, medium, fine) and they come out very sharp. They don' t feel that sharp but they slice through stuff just as good or better than the replaceable blade heads. Be careful with that tip.
I use a Smiths tripple stone (coarse, medium, fine) and they come out very sharp. They don' t feel that sharp but they slice through stuff just as good or better than the replaceable blade heads. Be careful with that tip.
07-01-2003, 07:08 AM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: CWD Central, WI.
Posts: 2,062
RE: sharpening G5' s
Go to thier website. http://www.g5outdoors.com/ And open up the link on sharpening. They explain a couple different ways to determine if your heads are sharp. Like bigbulls said, just about any flat stone will work.
07-05-2003, 11:27 AM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Glenwood Iowa
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RE: sharpening G5' s
Geronimo,
Spent some time this morning sharpening my G5 so you could indeed shave paper with it. I had to sharpen each blade individually, not like they show on their web sight. Although I would recommend following their instructions because I' d rather cut venison than paper!. The angle of the broadhead is such that it will be plenty sharp when shot through a deer. If you don' t have a diamond stone, your wasting your time trying to sharpen anything...In My Humble Opinion! You could purchase their sharpener and use it on all your knives too! Hope this helps. Actually, if it shoots to the point of aim, its far better than the replaceable razorblade type. But each to his own. I' ll give you $15 for your G5' s if you want to get rid of them.
Hope this helps.
Spent some time this morning sharpening my G5 so you could indeed shave paper with it. I had to sharpen each blade individually, not like they show on their web sight. Although I would recommend following their instructions because I' d rather cut venison than paper!. The angle of the broadhead is such that it will be plenty sharp when shot through a deer. If you don' t have a diamond stone, your wasting your time trying to sharpen anything...In My Humble Opinion! You could purchase their sharpener and use it on all your knives too! Hope this helps. Actually, if it shoots to the point of aim, its far better than the replaceable razorblade type. But each to his own. I' ll give you $15 for your G5' s if you want to get rid of them.
Hope this helps.
07-05-2003, 09:36 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Heaven IA USA
Posts: 2,597
RE: sharpening G5' s
Seventeen...Do I hear eighteen!.....Humbada latta la da linga dada matta...eighteen...eighteen....Can ya gimme eighteen!
Sorry, I went to an auction today and just can' t get the lingo out of my head.
I' ll give ya EIGHTEEN! [
] [:-]
Sorry, I went to an auction today and just can' t get the lingo out of my head.
I' ll give ya EIGHTEEN! [
] [:-]
