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.
Illustry –
Excellent deal This sword deserves a good review. The fittings and profile are better looking than shown here. Also, mine has better specs than advertised: point of balance just under 7″ from guard, grip 4 3/8″. Blade is very thick and the edges are about 2mm thick, with the tip area being the thickest. Good for what I wanted it for – a low cost Norman / XII practice sword. Very sturdy, no wiggles. I sanded the blade to be lenticular in the last 1/3. Could have taken a lot more metal off the tip and improved the balance, but it’s not too bad as-is at 6 3/4″ now. Sharpening would improve balance further if done well. All up weight is under 3 lbs. Edges are very straight. Scabbard is very sturdy – wish all my swords had a scabbard like this one.
Ricky –
Based on the stats listed here and those provided by other owners of this sword, its easy to see that its trash. Do not buy, massive waste of money.
Jeremy (verified owner) –
A fantasic weapon. A beautiful design, a strong feel, and a good weight for a bigger guy. The scabbard is amazing with a great construction. The cross guard is a little loose, but not enough to effect performance, just a little noise when moving in wide arcs. The draw is tight and holds the blade well. Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase.
Arthur Goetz –
Well, I gotta say, I’m sold on deepeeka now.
Bear in mind I bought this as a project sword with an entire overhaul of it in mind, but as a base for that this way exceeded my expectations. The grip needs to be shortened and the pommel offset as the biggest thing, but hardly any makers do this in the first place, and certainly none in this price range.
I love this blade. I’m going to reprofile the unfullered area quite a bit to thin it down and make it lenticular, but there are zero complaints from me here. You can really tell visually it was hand forged as the texture of it is quite comparable with originals and not CNC machined stuff. The point of percussion is just about an inch down into the fullered area currently before any of my modifications. The vibrations in this are wonderful, I was very surprised. It’s much closer to an old sword than a lot of the modern production stuff I’ve handled.
I think the issue most people experience with these swords is with the grips being long, which is not Deepeeka’s fault at all. For the people who say they’re too heavy… I think they need to do a bit more physical work with their hands.
I won’t list out everything I plan on doing with this, mostly small things, but I highly recommend this to anyone with the workspace for overhauling one. It’s an incredible base to make something spectacular.