How to Sharpen a Woodsman Broadhead

Woodsman broadhead arrowheads are not sharp enough to use when you first buy them. Before you can hunt with them, you have to sharpen and hone them yourself. The company designs the broadheads for easy sharpening. Although you can opt to use a belt sander or a hollow ground sharpener, a simple file will get the job done. Woodsman suggests using a 12-inch single-cut bastard file to sharpen your broadheads efficiently and inexpensively.

Things You'll Need

  • File
  • Workbench
  • Ceramic stone or fine grit flat diamond bench stone
  • Water
  • Leather stropper
  • Chapstick
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Instructions

    • 1

      Lay a file on your workbench, and set the broadhead down flat on top of it. Hold the file in place with one hand while you push the broadhead along it with the other. Only push the broadhead against the grain; pulling it back along the grain wears down the file but does not sharpen the arrowhead.

    • 2

      Make the first several strokes on each blade with a medium amount of pressure and the last few strokes with very light pressure. When you get to the lighter sharpening motions, rotate the arrowhead to the next blade after each stroke. Make sure the blade lies flat against the file the whole time.

    • 3

      Lay a ceramic stone or fine grit, flat-diamond bench stone on your workbench to use to hone your broadhead. Wet it with water, and lay the blade flat on top of it. Draw the arrowhead lightly across the honing stone, rotating it to a new blade after each stroke.

    • 4

      Test each blade's sharpness by using it to shave the hair off your arm. If one is not yet sharp enough to shave your arm, return the broadhead to the honing stone and hone it further.

    • 5

      Pull each blade along a leather stropper to put a final touch on each edge. Apply a thin later of chapstick to the edges to help keep them sharp.