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.
Sharp B. –
Pretty good! I just received this blade yesterday and did a few water bottle and paper tests on it and it performed well. The blade sheeted through the paper and water bottles, as mine had come pretty sharp. I’m not one for abusive tests mostly, so I have nothing to say about it’s wood chopping capabilities. I am impressed over all by the shape and effort put into the weapon; the bone handle is especially nice.
Scott S. –
Great for the money It had a very sharp blade on arrival, and it’s a fierce chopper on wood yet sharp enough for more delicate things like vines or young branches. The only complaint I have is that the lack of any real guard means attempting to stab something results in your pointer finger being slammed into the blunted bottom of the blade, and that does not feel good. Overall though it’s fantastic for the price, and well worth it.
Ryan –
I Really like this it preformed well in the water bottle test, and i tried cutting thin branches and it did well in that too. but i do have a small problem with it and that is the grip is slightly larger on one side (i almost didn’t notice that though) but i cant really complain because its not noticeable.
Addiel P. –
Pretty Amazing! Recently received the Kopis and a friend of mine and myself decided to test it out at a nearby forest. I was incredibly surprised to how resilient this dagger (if one can even call it that) turned out to be. It managed to chop almost every small branch, vine, or little tree’s that unfortunately stood within its path. I also stabbed into a few larger trees and all in all it maintained a great edge after a lot of decent testing. Overall great dagger, Especially for the price!
A.J. –
Long Winter The Devil’s Edge Short Kopis is one of the best sword/dagger/tool I’ve encountered.
The quality of this item is apparent at first glance. The beauty of the deer-horn handle affixed to white steel sets this apart from the odious array of wood/rubber alternatives out there. However, this embellishment doesn’t consign this weapon to a delicate showpiece meant for the wall. Indeed, I’ve brutalized this blade and the hilt has been yet to fail. This is unique among swords at this price point. Budget items break. The grip is usually the first thing to go with the cheap stuff.
The Kopis fits perfectly in the hand. It can be wielded with a handshake or curled grip. Both aid in maximizing the benefits of the blade’s geometry.
What you’ll notice when you first pick it up is that it feels unbalanced. This couldn’t be further from the truth. This is weapon/tool crafted for chopping, it accomplishes this perfectly when working within it’s angles. I abandoned my hand axe after a few weeks as the kopis outshines it.
The Kopis has chewed through vines, split small logs, and been used far beyond it’s purpose. I wanted something that would endure. I got it.
Kevin White –
Great quality for the price, but the sharpening was awful. I wish I didn’t order it to be sharpened, it was so bad that it would’ve probably been better if I did it from scratch. I’ve ordered other products in the devils edge line and they all had similar issues, but never as bad as this one in particular. Either way, good quality materials, I even chopped down a small tree with this one to test the blade material (after properly sharpening it) and the handle durability. Probably took a few years off of it, but it did really well. Took about 50 chops, which is great btw. Edge held up well too… The one I did that is.
I should also mention the sharpening didn’t have bad geometry, it was just REALLY ugly. From the looks of it the person messed up twice and finally got it the third time. Luckily they didn’t shave a lot off in the process, it just looked like they messed up the angle and finally got it at the end.
All in all, would recommend. If you are able just sharpen it yourself, if you can’t I’d still recommend it. I’ve bought many items and ordered the service each time, I’ve had many that I redid myself, but none as bad as this one. So keep in mind that you’ll likely get a decent edge, but there’s a chance it will be terrible.