Treehog gaffs

[lakeyboy]

Hi all, just got my first set of spikes just a query as to sharpening them I have been looking into maintenance as for me they were a big investment.

The instructions stated that you should not sharpen the gaffs if they became blunt? Any particular reason why? Or will I be stuck with the fact that I will just have to buy replacement gaffs when they become dull?

 

Thanks in advance

Lakeyboy

[MattyF]

Have owned 4 sets of different spikes and never sharpened any of them .. Should not be a problem??

[lakeyboy]

Fair enough, I havent been climbing long hence why I asked for advice.

[skyhuck]

I've sharped every pair of gaffs I've ever owned, I could not imagine using gaffs that were not kept really sharp, I don't stamp my spikes in, I expect my boy weight to be enough to push them in.

[lakeyboy]

I know what you mean about not having to jam them into the wood, the only spikes I used before these were very uncomfortable and hard work to get good grip, as soon as I got back with my new gear, had a quick play on a pole in the garden so comfy and effortless to use any reason why they say not to sharpen them in the booklet that came with them ?

[treequip]

Bashlins have a template tool just for sharpening gaffs properly

[Arran Turner]

Just use a flat file, do my geckos all the time, they come up beautiful and shinning after

[Bearded Munch]

Really depends how often you use them.

[Hobbsurf]

Part of 38 was how to sharp climbing spikes........

 

Russ

[Al Mondz]

Part of 38 was how to sharp climbing spikes........

 

Russ

 

Not when I did it it wasn't.