Thread: Snowboard sharpening

I decided to take on another project. I have a snowboard that should last me another winter but I wanted to sharpen it myself. Does anyone know how?

1) Stone grits
2) Angles
3) Strokes

The crazy part is that I've got the fan on, ready to sell my own mother for an A/C and thinking about snowboarding is the only thing keeping me sane lol.

Try a conservative pyramid of 3/5 1/5 1/5
Then strop and shave.

Oh wait a minute....

if your not entirely honest with us we cant help you, Do you want to shave with it?
regards peter

Lol gentlemen. I guess that will get my rotation up to 7:
1) Taylor's Eye Witness 6/8 FH RP
2) Satinedge 5/8 FHS with DOVO scales SP
3) G. Butler 6/8 FH SP
4) DOVO Bismarck 5/8 FHS SP
5) M&Y 6/8 W SP
6) The Winner 5/8 FH RP
7) El-cheapo Austrian-made board/bindings (with binding parts coming from 2 broken sets) 85/8 W RP

For the rookies, after the names, I was giving the blade width/grind/point. The FHS signifies a full hollow grind "Singer" (a blade that produces a clear note when strummed).

Actually it's been so hot over here that I've been trying to cool myself off by daydreaming about snowboarding. I wanted my board to last me another winter before having to buy another one, so I decided to sharpen it now before we re-do the flooring in the house. By the end of last winter I took a few nasty spills because the board wasn't digging into the snow properly.

Ohh man I love snowboarding. Don't go as often as I'd like though; or, really, where I'd like to go Gotta get out to BC or even Quebec sometime, instead of all this southern ontario crap.

I've never had to sharpen the steel on my snowboard, I don't think I use it that much. I can't imagine it's as difficult as honing a razor I'm sure if you go into a decent ski store they'd know. There's a skiis & bikes on dundas about 500m further into mississagua from northstar hobbies. I'm sure someone in there would know, and could probably do it for you.

I refuse to take that board anywhere near someone who knows what he's doing.. What I do with it is embarassing enough lol. Actually it sat unused for a couple of years and when I decided to try learning again, there was some rust on the edge that probably wasn't sharp enough to begin with. My logic was the same... If I can get a rusty pitted wedge to shave, I can get a board sharp enough to prevent a spill or two.

Never used a board, but I maintained my own skis for years. I bought a special little file mounted in a hand-held jig that would keep the file at the correct 90 degree angle for the edge. The same thing would work for boards. I'm sure that they still make such things. (I used to be a 'certified ski technician', btw).



Wayne

So it has to be perpendicular to the board and moving along the edge or some sort of an X-pattern?

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

I decided to take on another project. I have a snowboard that should last me another winter but I wanted to sharpen it myself. Does anyone know how?

1) Stone grits
2) Angles
3) Strokes

The crazy part is that I've got the fan on, ready to sell my own mother for an A/C and thinking about snowboarding is the only thing keeping me sane lol.

They have a small handheld sharpener for this. It holds the angle and is easy to use. Using a hone is MUCH more tricky, and more than you need for the edge on a snowboard. Also, when you are not using it (like now in the summer) put a little wax on the edges (candle wax works fine, and smells nice ). The edge does NOT have to be razor or even knife sharp....

At least this is my experience (I've been snowboarding for ~13 years now)

C utz

Thanks C. It's only been one season for me, but I surivived it with very little permanent damage and I love it, so I wanna get back into it next winter. Since I'm on a budget I can't spring for a nice Elan board or Flow Pro bindings (i LOVE those) so I have to make do with my Frankenstein board. Do you know how much those sharpeners go for?