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.
Joseph M. –
Big,heavy blade Typical for knives made by hand in this part of the world-not perfectly finished or fit, but well made and suitable for heavy duty usage. If you are handy, this combo will clean up nicely. Fairly sharp as delivered, well heat treated and tempered, sharpens up to a razor edge without significant effort. Sheath is flimsy but adequate. Lovely cleaver and bushcraft secondary.
Chris (verified owner) –
Bigger than it looks, even the small knife fills my hand. Solid full tang blade with ground welds on the rear of the blade to the guard and a welded and ground pommel. Fit is a little rough on the guard around the blade, and you can feel the edges of the pommel on the handle which should clean up pretty easy, but nothing too sharp. The sheath itself fits the blades well and is made of good cow leather but the clasps / retainer straps were awful as they seem to be hastily constructed from buffalo leather and poorly fit. One snap was falty from poor installation and both were about 1/2″ too long making them want to snag on everything and pop open. This is pretty common with the “Kukri House” sheaths, but considering the rest of the sheath and knife is good it’s a bit disappointing to have to mod it out of the box, but all things considered it isn’t worth boxing it up over.
R.A. Venable –
Totally unimpressed for the price. fit and finish was so bad, that if you paid $20.00 you would feel like you got ripped off. The handle even cut me the first time I pulled it out of the sheath. I had to pay a local smith $148.09 just to make it usable. Do yourself a favor and skip this one.