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.
Brent H. –
Awsome dagger Awsome piece for the money. The blade is uniform and the polish and finish is really nice, really brings out the patters in the blade. The brass fitting on the blade and the sheath are really nice quality and the build is very solid. I would say its more sharp then very sharp. Hardwood box and bag are very well made. 10 out of 10 assasins recommend with a little sharpening.
Adam M. –
my first purchase, and quite pleased blade is sharp, grip is comfy, brass is beautiful, box is well made
only gripe is the blade was difficult to unsheathe due to a dirty blade, what looked to be brown shavings of wood from inside of scabbard, but i digress it came with a cleaning kit and im obligated to maintain from here on out.
Jashan Singh (verified owner) –
A beautiful dagger it has a gorgeous scabbard and the knife is fairly sharp. The grip is comfortable and it’s lightweight and handles pretty well.
It comes in a really nice hardwood box and a bag for that box. When you first pull out the blade there are some wood shavings on the blade but it comes with a cleaning kit so it’s easily fixable. Amazing dagger
Chris (verified owner) –
Blade is absolutely beautiful, and the presentation box it comes with is very nice as well. I’ve purchased swords that cost many times as much that are not presented nearly as well. If you just want something to look at, highly recommend.
Blade was not sharp at all though. Actually the dullest blade I’ve ever received. I did purchase a blemish model and I couldn’t find much in the way of clear issues, so maybe the blade being off was the blemish? Not sure. Figure I should put that out there though.