To use a snowboard file for blunting or detuning your edges, you will focus on the edge corner, filing at a specific angle until it is slightly beveled.
Using a snowboard file, particularly for detuning or blunting sections of your edges (like the tip and tail areas), requires a specific technique to achieve the desired effect. The goal is typically to slightly dull the razor-sharp edge in areas where you don't need maximum grip, helping to prevent catching edges.
Here's how to use a file for this purpose, based on the provided method:
Filing Technique Steps
The core technique involves carefully working the file along the edge corner:
- Position the File: You'll need to rub the file at an angle diagonal to both the board and the edge. This means the file isn't held flat against the base or straight perpendicular to the edge, but rather angled across the metal edge corner you want to modify.
- Target the Corner: The idea is to blunt the edge, so focus on the corner where the base edge meets the side edge. This is the sharpest point you are aiming to slightly dull or round off.
- File with Motion: Keep filing back and forth across the targeted section of the edge.
- Check for Bevel: Continue the back and forth motion until it is slightly beveled. A small bevel means the sharp corner has been filed away, creating a small, angled or rounded surface instead.
- Smooth it Out (Optional): You can keep adjusting the angle slightly as you file to help round it off smoothly, creating a more consistent bevel.
By following these steps, you can effectively use a snowboard file to selectively blunt or detune sections of your snowboard's metal edges.
