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.
Doug –
Head is nice, hollow shaft not so much… The flanged head of this weapon is definitely wicked, but the hollow shaft was easily bent and dented with a few minor strikes to a 5 gallon bucket…
Good display item.
GJ –
Nice piece, could be stronger I agree with the other review posted. The head is nice, historically plausible, nice look to the piece overall. The haft is hollow (which is also fine and historically accurate) but the metal used is a bit thin. Thickening the shaft would of course increase weight as well, so it’s a tough balancing act.
Robert Gray –
Definitely not battle ready As pointed out previously, the handle is hollow. Striking a relatively unyielding surface with this weapon will risk bending the weapon. I struck a piece of fire wood a few times single-handed with about 20-30% of my works-in-an-office, hasn’t-done-a-pushup-since-basic-training physical strength. This caused the shaft of the mace to bend just south of the head at approximately a 45° angle. It doesn’t take much, relatively speaking, to make this bend.
Now, I was able to recover by taking my bent wookie to a gunsmith and having them cut the head off and weld a chain in between the shaft and the head. It works better as a flail (shaft is still kinda bendy, though!)
Joshua –
I bought this item on a different website. The mace that I received was very well constructed and took abuse against oak tree stumps quite well. I’ve had no problems with bending or any other issues. I’d definitely recommend it.
Joshua –
I bought this item on a different website. The mace that I received was very well constructed and took abuse against oak tree stumps quite well. I’ve had no problems with bending or any other issues. I’d recommend it.
Joshua –
I bought mine on another website and have had no issues with it. I tested it out against an oak stump and had no damage or bending at all. I’d definitely recommend it.
Joshua –
I bought this item on a different website. The mace that I received was very well constructed and took abuse against oak tree stumps quite well. I’ve had no problems with bending or any other issues. I’d easily recommend it.