Katzenjammer

Exactly right. Yes, and one of the keys is to replace "it" with something else. One of the things that always amazed me is that I hated getting drunk - despised it, and yet there I was again. And then, the next afternoon I'd forget how much I hated drinking that much, and so I'd start again. For me at least, it was a kind of madness: doing over and over exactly what I disliked.

Brenden did mine there - excellent job. And a really great footbed.

....so far. Whether you do or don't get a particular job is rarely - if ever - a measurement of anything but the chemistry you had with the particular peeps you met during the process. Let it go and just keep moving. Just like in a game good sir.

I'm merely asking what others have experienced. That's usually the point of these forums.

If properly sharpened - any difference in how much ice-time a FBV lasts? I think I read somewhere that they get dull all of a sudden rather than gradually - is this true?

All this talk^^ sounds like "Batman speak" - "Holy edges, Batman, quick! Grab the Bat Gauge!" LOL! Ummmm, okay, so I just spent two hours on FBV sharpened steel - all I have to say is, I am never, ever going back to ROH. It took about 5 minutes for me and my blades to get to know one another - and once we did, love struck, and now we're skipping the dating the candles and all that and we're just going to get married straightaway. We're registered at TSR Hockey if you want to send wedding presents. '

Now yer talkin' sir. How much noise does it make - (EDIT: what I mean is, how does it compare to a regular sharpner?) How much space do you need?

Speaking of owning your own shapner (you, Rachel, and JR) - is it fairly easy to learn?

Great answer thanks! Are NHL/elite players too much creatures of habit or have they adopted the FBV in droves?

Thanks Rachael - I'm trying it out on Friday. Perhaps you might be able to address another question I have. One concern I have is that the edging won't be gradual, kind of either off or on, with no in between. A ROH has a nice, even rise - whcih allows for a gradual onset of bite - say, as the skate is increasingly angled (everything else being equal.) One practical result of this is that you can slightly engage the edges - for example, when entering a tight turn at high speed and slowing a bit by slightly engaging edges briefly (as if stopping), and then fully engaging them for the tight turn. There are countless other scenarios, as you know. I suppose I'm wondering if I'll give this ^^ up - simple farmer's logic tells me that the FVB edge is EITHER fully engaged - or NOT. Or am I wrong in this?

Any changes - positive or negative - that you see in edging and turning?

Interesting. Did you try many different shapes?

Thanks - I'm looking forward to trying it; one concern I have is that the edging won't be gradual, kind of either off or on, with no in between. A hollow has a nice, even rise. That's just using good old farmer's logic though. We'll see.

I see. No icing "Bob" in NH will be doing mine.

So you don't find those criticisms are accurate - still use an FBV and won't go back to an ROH?