Howard Ray Longbrake, the originator of the LORAY sharpener started in 1970 with his first broadhead sharpener. It was made out of wood and he used only a file. This may sound like a crude way of putting an edge on a blade but being able to maintain an exact angle with every stroke made this device work very effectively. Fellow hunters shortly saw how easily Ray was sharpening his broadhead knives and they too wanted the device to keep their blades sharp! This ultimately guided Ray to the basic design of the “clamp on, guided” type of sharpener which is being duplicated and sold all over the world today. –more–