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Skate Sharpening 101
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Skate Sharpening 101Be careful who you trust with your blades. Make sure they are sharpened by a figure skating specialist. Never have your skates sharpened in a place that uses an automated machine. Figure skates should be sharpened from the front of the rocker to the rear, which is not the full length of the blade. Automated machines sharpen beyond the length of the rocker ruining the contour of the blade. Figure skates must also be sharpened to create a hollow. The hollow creates two edges, inside and outside. A good skate sharpener will check the levelness of these edges using a "square" after sharpening. The bottom pick should not be removed. It is part of the design and is essential to balance.
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