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.
Jude D. –
Five Thumbs Up!!! This has been the best throwing knife I have ever owned. This knife has been through everything. It has been thrown into trees, been thrown at rocks, and has even been into combat. The knife has not chipped once, nor has the cord ever unwrapped. Definitely one of the best throwing knives out there!!!!
TexMexKid –
Outstanding My blade just came in and it’s great, looks good feels good also razor sharp. I didn’t know it would come sharpened and knicked my finger on accident and I couldn’t be happier.
Doublebad B. –
Beast We live in an economically marginalized community. Had one of these for years and gifted it.
Prybar, battery terminal scraper, thrown at old cars and stuck….
Had we not witnessed the insults we would not have trusted a video.
Solid thrower, crappy utility knife but in that role the blade still bests harsh language and fingernails.
Four stars in my book.
Ender –
one of the best throwing knives I own. I bought it over 5 years ago and would throw here and there ( I knew nothing about knife throwing). Recently got into throwing knives and actually learned techniques. Been training instinctive throwing for about 2 hours every day for about a month now and this knife has really held up against the continuous beatings. This knife was literally made for military half spin and instinctive half spin throwing. Only downside is no spin throwing doesn’t really work with this knife.
Jonman –
My best friend and I have owned about 8 of these Cold Steel throwers now for about 7 years and I love them like they are members of my family. We’ve been through a lot and even named them a long time ago. Slam, Thud, etc. Haha why not. Where some folks have a firing range, we have a throwing range, with securely mounted thick-cut rounds of logs in varying diameters and places. Usually, they range from 12″ – 36″ in diameter. The goals are, have a blast for one thing, but also to develop our throwing skills, ultimately, to hit any one of the targets quickly from 3′ up to 30′ away, and we took turns. Once you miss, your turn is over! My record was 71 sticks at 20 feet. I throw by the blade, not the handle as many pros do. It was just what we did, it was just life. “YO! Wanna come over and throw? I got some T-bones” Yes I do mofo I’ll be there in 10! Family or friend bbq’s – throwing. Out back for a few minutes – throwing. Summer, Fall, Spring, winter, whatever.
We have gone through so many log rounds with these that I used to have to go out and find people who work with logs, sculptors and such, to buy or hopefully scavenge rounds from and load down an old 89 Ranger to the max.
These throwers have bounced through car windows, stuck into cars, tires, doors, house windows, up onto the roof, 30 feet out to the sidewalk, into bbq’s and gutters and neighbor’s yards, under and inside and on top of absolutely everything in and out of sight. With so many tens of thousands of throws, it’s pretty cool to have witnessed so many incredible and super improbable and/or just plain dumb-luck things we have seen. Whoa!!! Did you see that!!!! That’s amazing!!!! Ha.
Eventually, due to sometimes throwing around concrete, or throwing really hard, the tips will soften from extreeeeme use, and ultimately break off from .25″ up to about .50″. It’s mostly because of the sheer number of times one knife will nick others in the target. One of our Cold Steel throwers wound up being 2″ shorter than they were when they were new, due to having to grind a new point. Another lost about 1″. Not a big deal.
Even so, before repairing them, I’ve thrown the broken-tipped ones thousands of times too, and the weight is great, so it usually just sticks regardless. It helps to increase the force and not use hard woods. Never use hard wood! If you can’t leave a good imprint with your fingernail, just don’t use it. There’s nothing more dissatisfying than a perfect throw that bounces out. Besides, perhaps, the soul-crushing claaannnnngggg of a thrower without any grip hitting perfectly flat belly-flop style on the wood, echoing throughout the neighborhood.
We were so skilled with these throwers that the paracord never stood a chance because of our grouping. When you stick a knife in the center of the target and 5 more in the same spot, their sharp blades slice through the paracord like butter. Typically it takes several throws to cut away the cord, though at times I have sliced the entire cord off at just the right angle, sticking the first vertically and the second horizontally, like a ‘T’, or an ‘L’. After a while, I learned how perfectly electrical tape works to create a new quick handle, and it became necessary to begin wrapping them with the electrical tape straight out of the box, right over the paracord, to protect it. Otherwise the paracord will be shredded to pieces within 2 to 3 hours. If you’re throwing with one knife, well, yikes that’s a lot of walking back and forth. I throw with 4 usually. Sometimes 3, sometimes 7.
I know this is a long review, and I’m sorry, I like to write detailed things. And my best friend is dead and gone now, for 2 years, so it felt good to remember him here. We had some pretty amazing and fun times throwing together while the dogs or pork shoulders candied in sweet baby rays o.g. over glowing briquettes. Miss you mane! Thanks for always being there for me and introducing me to Cold Steel and throwing. I haven’t thrown since you peaced out, but I will again. Soon. I’m here at KOA looking at tactical things aren’t I?! It’s a start.
I highly recommend these Cold Steel True Flight throwers. 5 stars since their inception and forever. They sink deep, have perfect balance, and if you’re decent at throwing, they’re quite capable of protecting you. I think I might just get myself a bunch of brand new ones soon.