Overview
Our sharpening service will provide a good serviceable edge on the blade. The result is typically “very sharp” with a small secondary bevel and a bit of an “apple seed” profile. The resulting edge is somewhat dependent on the particular blade. Some blades will take and hold sharper edges than others and the thickness of the blade will determine how wide the bevel will need to be. We adjust the angle of the edge to suit the specific blade and attempt to get as close to a bevel-less edge as possible without marring the surface of the blade.
The Sharpening Process
The sharpening service is done with a belt sander. The process involves many passes with sanding belts of various grits. The blades are rested between passes to prevent them from becoming hot and damaging their temper. By default we will sharpen as much of the blade as possible including any false edges if appropriate. If you have a different preference, feel free to make that request in the special instructions at check out. We can sharpen only the last half or third of an edge, for example. Our sword sharpening expert has personally sharpened several thousand swords at this point, so will provide you with a professional service.
What the Service is Not
The resulting edge will be “sword sharp” not razor sharp. Our goal is to provide you with a usable edge for cutting practice that will hold up to some use and not require constant re-sharpening. In other words, we intend to provide you with a serviceable weapon, not a personal grooming implement. The service will not provide a completely bevel-less edge. To create that type of edge will necessarily scratch up the blade surface and we lack the machinery and time to provide a full re-polishing of a blade’s surface. A service of that nature would be significantly more expensive as a great deal more time would be required. We do not offer this type of service at this time.
Disclaimer
We make no guarantee that the resulting edge will meet with your expectations. Every blade is different and some will take and hold a sharper edge than others, due to the blade material, heat treatment or geometry. Some customers can also have incorrect assumptions about sword sharpness and improper expectations as a result. All we can say for sure is that the resulting edge will be sharper than the default edge, in most cases, significantly so. We can not provide any refunds for the service once it has been completed, so consider it to be provided “as is”. That being said, if you are unhappy with the product for any reason, we do still allow you to return the item for a full refund, including the sharpening costs under our normal return policy. This does not apply to special sharpening requests, for example if we sharpen something specially for you that does not normally list that option on our site. The vast majority of our customers are happy with the results of the service, so as long as you keep the above mentioned in mind, we are confident you will be pleased with the results as well.
Joe S. –
Solid Steel This is thee first item I’ve purchased here at K.O.A. This mace is impressive. Weaklings need not purchase this item. You need some strong arms to swing this thing. The leather handle is wrapped well and seems to be made very well. Like I said before I was very impressed with this mace and it sorta hooked me on this site. Everything ive bought from K.O.A. is well made and very durable.
Johnny S. –
Not bad for the price All in all, it’s a pretty sweet mace. It’s heavy enough that holding it to admire and give a few test swings will give you a workout. You could probably smash cinderblocks with this thing. The handle is wrapped well and I like the leather thong (though I wouldn’t imagine relying on it, given the weight of the mace). It also came oiled, which is nice.
I would’ve given 5 stars, but it came with a small chunk missing from the edge of one of the blades (is that the right term?) with black in it, which looks like a manufacturing defect plus corrosion. There’s also a bit more black corrosion a couple inches away from that spot. It’s not so bad I’d immediately return it, but well, these things are made on the cheap in India and sold fairly cheap.
This isn’t the first item I’ve order from KoA, and it’s not likely to be the last. I’d still very much recommend this mace, just with the caveat that this is a cheap bruiser of a mace. The minor defect strikes me as less of a concern that having a hollow stainless steel shaft like on the even cheaper maces.
Lance P (verified owner) –
overall impressive, solid, and terrifying. that said the finishing work left the flanges uneven with varying thickness that can be seen and felt. the general feel is solid, but the welding looks like it was hastily done, and then dressed/cleaned poorly with a grinder. there are several pits left in the product that was sent to me that show a lack of cohesion in some of the welds, paired with phoned in finish work. am i disappointed? not enough to send it back as it’s intended purpose shouldn’t be effected by these defects. it’s equal to buying a new car that someone forgot to paint a fender. doesn’t effect use, but i paid for something that looks rushed and unfinished. (side note, nobody on the opposing side of this death club will notice the pits, or give a d@#n about uniformed flange width whilst they defecate in their undergarments as this mace gets hurled in their direction)
overall….. it will keel.