Get to know your blades

Three tools, each exploring a different part of your setup.

Sharpening Simulator

See How Your Hollow Bites.

Drag the sliders to compare how hollow radius, your weight, and the ice temperature change edge bite and how deeply the edge engages.

175 lb
24°F
1/2"

Bite angle

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edge geometry

Effective bite

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relative index

Relative penetration

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at current load

Blade hollow cross-section A magnified skate blade edge over ice. The concave hollow between the two edges changes with the selected radius. ice surface Magnified blade cross-section — edge edge — Effective bite by hollow radius A line chart of the relative effective bite estimate across common skate hollows at the current weight and ice temperature. Effective bite by hollow high mid low hollow radius (inches)

Modeled comparison, not a measured on-ice result. It assumes a 3 mm edge span and uses load and ice-softness multipliers; stance, stride, steel profile, edge quality, humidity, and ice prep can matter as much or more. Use it to compare directions and relative changes, not to prescribe one correct hollow.

Not sure where to start?

Answer four questions in the Hollow Finder and the simulator opens on your recommended hollow. Then bring the number to the counter.

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