Fremitus Borealis
Flügelstürmer
Recently I've been wondering if I'm actually getting a "good" sharpening, and trying to figure out if the issue is the shop, the ice, my steel, or just me. I feel like I used to be able to get at least 3 or 4 games in before I'd start losing bite on the ice and need to go get my skates sharpened, but in the last little while it feels like I'm already slipping a bit halfway through my first game after a sharpening.
I've started getting the standard 1/2" this year, ironically to get a little more bite on the ice (I was using 9/16" before). I haven't had any massive weight fluctuations or anything. I do the "fingernail trick" after every sharpening just to be sure, and nothing ever feels or looks out of the ordinary.
So I'm curious what's different. I've had my skates for a few years, already replaced the steel once (it had cracked in half), so it's not super low or anything. I don't know a ton about skate sharpening, but is it possible the guy just isn't making enough passes on the wheel or something? I am obviously cautious about telling the guy how to do his job since it's all mysterious to me
I've started getting the standard 1/2" this year, ironically to get a little more bite on the ice (I was using 9/16" before). I haven't had any massive weight fluctuations or anything. I do the "fingernail trick" after every sharpening just to be sure, and nothing ever feels or looks out of the ordinary.
So I'm curious what's different. I've had my skates for a few years, already replaced the steel once (it had cracked in half), so it's not super low or anything. I don't know a ton about skate sharpening, but is it possible the guy just isn't making enough passes on the wheel or something? I am obviously cautious about telling the guy how to do his job since it's all mysterious to me