Establish and maintain ski and snowboard edge geometry with dedicated edge guides. They provide easy and quick edge cutting, sharpening and polishing control while making it easier to select the proper guide for the desired edge bevel angles. Multiple guides with the same dedicated angle reduces time swapping out files and diamonds while maintaining precision.
 

Every tuning kit needs at least one highly versatile multi-angle guide to perform a multitude of tasks. With the ability to adjust to many angles, a multi-tool can be a very economical option for the home tuner to measure, cut, polish and maintain ski and snowboard edges for maximum performance. Aside form edge work, a multi-tool can be used with a panzer or coarse file set at 5 to 7° for sidewall cutting (aka back filing). In a addition, with the guide set to 90°, plexi scrapers can be sharpened to maintain a better scraper edge for scraping wax.
 

While sharpening and polishing side edges and in order to cut the metal side edge only, the sidewall material needs to be planed or back-filed. Otherwise the cutting tool will get clogged with the sidewall material and reduce the efficiency and possibly the accuracy of the desired bevel. A sidewall planer, cutter or an edge guide (dedicated or multi-angle) with a steep angle and panzer or coarse file can used to clear the edge and provide a smooth side.