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Stop guessing what to ask the skate sharpener. Tell us how you skate and where you skate, and you'll get the hollow (ROH) and rocker profile your steel should start from.
3/4"
Radius of hollowThe ROH to ask your sharpener for
Profile: 10' single — All-around standard.
What each answer did to the recommendation, and what the steel looks like.
Cross-section
A smaller radius cuts a deeper groove: sharper edges, more bite, more drag.
Side view
The rocker decides how much steel meets the ice — and where you balance on it.
Reasoning
Every option the recommender considers, so you can see where your spec sits and what's adjacent if you want to experiment.
Hollow scale
Smaller number = deeper groove = more bite. Larger = shallower = more glide.
Profile library
Pivot king. Tight turns.
Quick + balanced.
All-around standard.
Stride + reach.
Speed lanes. Long stride.
Multi-radius. Pivot + push.
Edge stability + glide.
Versatile, position-agnostic.
Four things worth knowing before your next sharpening.
Sharp, well-profiled steel gets out of your way. Programs build the stride, the edges and the engine behind them — scheduled around your week.
