[Daniel]

in reply to: The anatomy of a broadhead's edge #46444

Hi Mark,

The main quality of a convex grind is its ability to keep a really sharp working edge on either unilateral or bilateral edges.

Should your broadheads be in the HRC 52 to 55, the convex edge will allow for added steel supporting the said edge giving it limited use ( but that’s basically all we need anyhow, right!?) however due to the lack of hardness, your edge will most certainly dull very quickly.

Now depending on the type of steel that same broadhead is made of you can give it a HRC by modifying its temper, then your in the drivers seat. Let’s say we increase the steel hardness from HRC 52 – 55 to HRC 58 – 59, watch out boys and girls, we now have a broadhead that will be able to support a higher form of pressure and will then retain its edge that much longer.

With todays and the past heat treating processes, we now know that certain types of steel can retain a memory. By that I mean once the edge is compressed by either hitting bone or hide, we can make it so that steel come back to its original edge, WOW !!!! And yes the edge will not curl and you will not see any evidence of intergranular fracturing due to stress.

So as not to get to into details, should you add a convex grind on a broadhead that been heat treated and tempered for its intended use, then, you will most certainly have a very effective edge.

I will most certainly make it a point to make such an edge for you and provide its actual anatomy on digital pics.

[Daniel]

in reply to: Favorite meal while out hunting #45695

donthomas, we had a similar experience while hunting for woodland caribou, the grayling was a gift sent from heaven, let me tell ya, a bit of oil and fish crisp and montreal steak spice, MMMMmmmmmm Good 🙂

[Daniel]

in reply to: quiver position #45690

I’ve carried my quiver both ways, up and down but the sage brush in the Northwest Territories ests everytning that passes through it. I found that carrying my quiver sideways close to my side was most effective.

[Daniel]

in reply to: Something to give away…final edit #43732

Steve, there is another very important person in my life that is also doing this with me, my wife. And your right, we do indeed have a great community where people share information, material items and mutual respect, well said Sir.

Sharing of even the smalest things in life make the biggest of difference with people, a simple smile for example can brighten someone’s day.

Traditional archery folk have always been there for my family, I know that for a fact and this is my families way of giving back to a group that has been there for us through thick and thin.

With that being said, folks, if you know someone that needs a bow in the weight that is mentioned above, again,put their name in here 🙂

[Daniel]

in reply to: Holding at full draw #43219

Alright, time to call a Spade a Spade….. Did you guys know you were totally awesome folks !!!!!

I am blown away by the simple fact everyone is pitching in here, my hat is off to you great people !!!!

And by the way, my shooting has gotten way better, the only problem is how do I get my wife not to shoot better than me 🙂 LOL

[Daniel]

in reply to: Grizzly Broadhead Giveaway #42086

Guess this tread is now done, congrats to the guys and wishing all of you on this site a great day and most of all, be safe and good hunting.

[Daniel]

in reply to: Grizzly Broadhead Giveaway #41111

Well, its the 20th and after putting all the names in a hat, my wife picked out three winners.

I want to thank everyone who participated, this was my way of sharing broadheads I was not using anymore with fellow traditional bowhunters.

Winner #1 ( 5 – 145 grain Grizzlies ) Montana Ford 😀

Winner #2 ( 5 – 145 grain Grizzlies ) BOWHUNTBEAR 😀

Winner #3 ( 3 – 145 grain SteelForce Trads ) Steve Sr. 😀

Congrats guys, just send me a PM with your mailing address and I’ll have those out to you via Canada Post.

Wishing everyone a great day !!

[Daniel]

in reply to: Your Maximum Yardage #40981

20 yards for this old coot, as mentioned by others, I also like to shoot them as close as possible.

[Daniel]

in reply to: Holding at full draw #40561

First of all, thank you for providing me your input. I shot quite a bit yesterday, and I shot using the techniques I use and then releasing when I felt my finger touching my anchor point.

With the help of a fellow bowhunter, he told me I wans’t reaching full draw on the times where I was just touching my anchor point. He noticed a lot mor arrow sticking out in front of the shelf when I shot that way.

So with that being said, that’s why i need to hold it a second or two, to make sure I get to my full draw all the time. He just told me I needed to practice drawing my longbow without any arrow on it a few times a day to build a muscle memory and I could then shoot as well just touvching my anchor point and then letting go.

Now, perhaps in some hunting situations you won’t have time to get to full draw all the time but for now, I’ll work on drawing the bow a number of times to get comfortable reaching my anchor point at full draw.

[Daniel]

in reply to: The Running Woodsman #39061

Thank you Clay for allowing us to post on your tread, I would like to call my short story ” The awakening “.

As many of you, I take lots of time to prepare my hunting gear the night before, sometimes forgetting how late it is and then glazing at the bedroom ceiling waiting for the alarm clock to ring and finally allowing myself to fall asleep.

Finally !!!! the alarm clock rings and its time to get ready to get to my hunting spot. I absolutely love to hunt moose and we are fortunate enough to have them relatively close by to our community. As I step out of the house, I can feel the cool air hit my face and as I take a deep breath of fresh morning air, I feel great. Its still dark, the drive is short and as I get ready to park the truck, I start feeling the blood rushing through my veins.

Walking to my stand takes about 15 minutes and as I am shining my small flash light on my trail, I am also very nervous because there are also lots of bears in the area. Everything is quiet and peacefull, no bears encounters, I am a happy camper.

There is my tree, I take in a deep breath and take a few seconds to tie my bow and quiver to the rope that I have tied to my treestand and up I go, feeling the same cold morning air on my face.

Finally, I am set up and I like to take the time to mentally prepare for my shot, I lightly clear my throat and give out the first series of cow calls. Silence…..nothing is answering.

As the sun begins to rise, I can see and feel the forest come to life, the sun rays are glowing through the spruce trees, I can make out the dozen spider webs, all hung low in willow branches, the fog slowly lifting from the bog in front of me and finally the first song bird lets out its melody….suddenly, coming from the north end of the bog, ” WHOA !!, WHOA !!, WHOA”, heart starts pumping…

How blessed am I to witness this and to be sitting in a tree stand with a bow and arrow, a physical and emotional awakening.

Thanking you for allowing me the opportunity to share this with all of you.

[Daniel]

in reply to: opinions on X Block broadhead sharpener #39035

The KME is what I have and I have no complaints about the sharpener, the only problem with it is that you better buy a large box of band-aids because your broadheads end up unbelievably sharp !!!!!

I think Ron at KME hit the nail on the head when he designed the sharpener because he came up with a product that could be used by everyone and that did what it was supposed to do.

Keep em sharp and put them in the right spot 🙂

Have a great day Vance !

[Daniel]

in reply to: opinions on X Block broadhead sharpener #38080

I see said the blind man !! 🙂

Alright, I know the Pollington’s at Oneida Eagle have a similar broadhead sharpening block and it works like a charm. I seen the owner, Mr. Pollington put a very sweet edge on one of his Patriot 2 blade broadheads and his are pre set at 25 degrees if I remember correctly.

My two cents…

[Daniel]

in reply to: opinions on X Block broadhead sharpener #37938

Hi Vance, I personally never used one but by the looks of it, it’ll probably do a good job with 3 blade broadheads. The one thing I didn’t like of similar type of broadhead sharpeners was that you needed to buy a whole different unit with different grits like coarse, medium and fine. If you do get one, let us know how they work.

Have a great day 🙂

[Daniel]

in reply to: Grizzly Broadhead Giveaway #37237

You made me laugh MontanaFord…LOL too funny 😆

[Daniel]

in reply to: GOT A NEW BOW…… #35211

That’s a mighty fine looking bow !! I really like that riser design, pretty sweet.

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