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.
Hector –
Nice low budget sword Design: + Aestheticaly pleasing – Could be a bit lghter
+ Good balance and handling – The “S” shaped hilt even though nice, sometimes limiting
+ Good blade shape
Quality: + Overally sturdy sword – Blade kind of bends towards one side this can annoy some people
+ Good value for the price – The finnish is sometimes bit rushed especially on the leather circles
on handle where the edning isn’t glued
-A bit other nitpicks but that’s mostly all
sami –
alright nice sword but the pommel broke easily when it fell down whilst placed on the corner of my wall
Scott –
I am giving this 5 stars. I rate swords based on the grade of sword they claim to be. Depeeka is not competing with high-cost swords. So it would be odd to rate them in the same realm. Depeeka competes with other low-cost swords. And over the years they have been getting better and better. I have seen the sword in the Cluny museum in Paris that this claims to be based on. For a cheap sword, it does a pretty good job. The balance is good, finish is good, weight is good. It is a two handed sword so you will not be wielding this with one hand. The scabbard is a bit snug. This is for sparring so has no edge and the tip on mine is also not sharp. I got exactly what I expected and was actually surprised it was as nice as it is. If I had to compare this to the Cluny sword made by Albion then it would get 1 star. But again, you cannot really compare a Ferrari and a Honda Accord, yes they are both cars, but they sell to different markets.
ChimpyJungle (verified owner) –
Genuinely such a cool sword! It also shipped faster than anything I’ve gotten here so that was an added bonus. The leather is a bit more red than it looks in the picture but that didn’t bother me personally at all.