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.
Steven O. –
Great Viking sword for anyone’s collection! This sword is VERY well made, very aesthetically pleasing, and a great addition to anyone’s collection that’s missing a piece of Viking weaponry. The two reasons I gave it four stars though is for the lack of usability and the “leather contraption” that the scabbard is supposed to hang from. The first issue is that when trying to swing this sword around, the guard painfully digs into your wrist everytime you attempt any maneuver that doesn’t involve the “hand-shake” grip. It is a real, and after a few test swings, painful problem that doesn’t go away after continued use. Instead it kind of makes you regret buying the sword, which is a shame because for all intents and purposes it’s a very nice offering from Ronin. If the guard were swapped out and replaced then it would be a great sword to own, but the peen makes that VERY difficult to achieve. Lastly the scabbard is decently made, but the collection of leather straps that come with the sword are quite flimsy, and ultimately useless for its intended purpose. Other than those two issues it’s a very nice blade of 1075 steel to own. For collectors it’s perfect, but practitioners…..not so much.
T. Scull –
This sword is very well made and is quite usable. I’ve been cutting with it for two years now and with careful use and storage still haven’t needed to sharped it. The other reviewer on here that gave it only four stars with complaints about the “guard” digging into the wrist either is just a spoiler from another company, doesn’t know what they are talking about, or doesn’t know how to swing a sword at all. How in the world can the guard be digging into one’s wrist? I’ve heard this complaint about the pommel digging in if the sword isn’t gripped correctly- but not the guard!