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Single v. Double bevel

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Kegan:
Single is supposed to penetrate better, cutting more like a chisel. Lot of game has been taken with double bevels, and they seem a little easier to sharpen/shape. Opinions before I start?

mullet:
 Either one has worked for me. I am leaning more towards single bevel with a chisel point. But with a single bevel you still have to knock the burrs off the plain side and I put a Rouge polish on the blade side.

Justin Snyder:
Where is the serrated option. That is what is on my stone.  ;D On my trade points I have single because it is easier to get a good straight edge. Justin

mullet:
  If you find some studies on smooth edges verses serrated (jagged) edges, smooth wins hands down for continouse blood. One study i googled was about obsidean. It said the cleaner the cut the less the body would activate it's anti-coagulant defence because it didn't get the signle to the brain it was hurt. That was also why for more delicate surgery Obsidean was used, it helped in the healing process as the cut was so clean and less tissue damaged. That's why I invested in a set of paper wheels for my bench grinder so I could get that "mirrow" polish on my broadhead points.

1/2primitive:
I've heard, and it has been my limited experience, that if you make the single bevel on the correct side, the head will twist while penetrating, causing less drag than the double bevel and giving it better penetration. All kinds of animals have been taken with double bevel, though, so they definantly do work! ;)
     Sean

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