First-time edge tuning.

[Bullwings]

ohh, for polishing I have to reccomend arkansas stones, I think tognar has them they seem to out last fine diamond stones as well as polish better

what kind of guide do you use with those? i just got one, and it doesn't fit in my side of beast pro, so I can't use it on any of my side edges

i did use it on my base edges though, and they feel great.

[Gleb]

I use the multi edge tuner as shown in the abc of snowboarding guide and it leaves scuff marks on the base when I use it. Is there a way to avoid leaving marks and still have an accurate bevel?

[Fastskiguy]

ha ha thread revival!

So I'm wondering if anybody has actually filed an edge so much that it is unusable? I've used one of those aluminum file guides and a pansar file for years and sometimes the edges get thin but it has never seemed to be a problem. I have swapped out my stuff pretty frequently so maybe that is a big part of it. But I typically see big curls of metal flying off of that super aggressive pansar file. Pass me the shop vac!

So the reason I asked is that I used to ski race a lot, got new stuff every year. Now I'm into free carving, bought my first new board, and would like it to last. I picked up a Ray's Way edge tuner to give that a try too-it looks like an easy way to preserve the edge while still keeping it sharp. So that is where I'm at...but I was wondering (curious)....anybody file a ski or board down edge down to nothing?

[pebu]

My old (now retired) board was pretty dang close. You could see the metal through the bottom of the board. Every time it got sharpened it was cutting more and more into the sidewall. It was in bad shape. It came down to the point that the ski shop didn't really want to sharpen it again. I got one more sharpen out of it and rode it a couple times then retired it. It's got gouges and delams and a couple places the edge just got pushed INTO the board. (Off-piste, hittin trees and stumps and crap.)
Lemme tell you, that board has alot of charactor.