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.
Dice Knight –
Seems to fill the bill. I bought this for a family member, they seemed impressed with the quality for the price. The blade did come with a small imperfection on the blade but it only slightly affected the aesthetics. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a cheap, functional machete/kukri.
jesse –
Great recommend to anyone looking for a machete I bought this around a year ago and its great. I use it all the time when i’m clearing trails in the forest. There’s two small problems though after using for an hour or so since the handles a little rough it tended to cause blisters on my hand not much of a problem though because now I just wear a glove when using it. The other problem is mine had small places wear it looked like the paint had come off near the handle right out of the box.
Thom –
I’ve owned one of these for years now, and have used it for yard work and camping tasks. It’s very light weight and handy without being too front heavy. The center of balance is about four inches past the handle, making it easy to swing hard but also easy to stop. Stands up to repeated sharpening, and I was even able to modify mine for use as a draw knife by adding jimping at either end of the back strap with a simple chainsaw file. If you want to, you can even sharpen the backstrap at the tip to create a much more functional point. The sheath is nothing special, but it works well, and the hard plastic tip prevents excessive wear. Having said all of that, it’s not exactly beautiful. Mine came with some blemishes, but I fully intended to paint it anyway, so that wasn’t an issue for me. I highly recommend this as a functional machete with better than average cutting power.