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Sharpening 101 - Testing Blade Edges

TESTING EVEN EDGES Once you have sharpened your skates and completed the deburring process, it is always a good idea to check your edges to make sure they are even....

Sharpening 101 - Deburring

DEBURRING After every skate sharpening and before testing the edges, we recommend deburring both sides of the blade with a deburring stone, rubber stone or leather strop. In any sharpening...

Sharpening 101 - Blade Profile

BLADE PROFILE There is often confusion between the Radius of Hollow of a skate blade and the profile (also known as the ‘rocker’ or ‘contour’). This confusion is understandable because...

Sharpening 101 - Radius of Hollow

RADIUS OF HOLLOW One of the most confusing aspects of skate sharpening for most individuals is the term Radius of Hollow. While there is some basic math involved, the concept...

Sharpening 101 - Elements Of A Good Skate Sharpening

THE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD SHARPENING The elements of a good sharpening can be summarized with the abbreviation ESS. ESS stands for Even, Sharp and Smooth. A properly sharpened skate...

Sharpening 101 - Skate Sharpening Basics

WHAT IS SKATE SHARPENING? Skate Sharpening can easily be defined as the process of shaping the blade of an ice skate with a grinding machine to create two edges that...