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.
William –
Wicked. Fantastic sword. This is my first authentic sword and I’m astonished by the quality. Well worth the price in my opinion!
Max –
Amazing Blade Amazing blade, feels great in your hands and swings like a madman. Very sharp point and blade. Extremely high quality, simple design and looks historically authentic.
Carlo C. –
Sweet Blade Fantastic sword I really wanna get one but word of advice when your cutting something don’t hang it prop it up on something
T.F –
Excellent I believe I purchased this through Albion. The sword is very clean and well fit. The guard and blade are flush. The handle wrap is tight, and it is comfortable in the hand. The peen is perfect. Balance is excellent. The blade is beautiful. Not a negative, but more of a notice for purchasers that the handle is quite small. The wheel pummel and the size of the handle accommodates two hands , but there is no extra room to play with. Classic cutter, although I have not used it for that purpose yet.
Ben (verified owner) –
Thank you Kult of Athena for having this unbelievable blade in stock! The 2 year wait time for Albions IS worth it, but with a stroke of luck from your store I only had to wait a few days for the Crecy. What an awesome sword. Balance, fit and finish are incredible. Forty seven thumbs up!
Zachary Turgeon (verified owner) –
Was really pleased to be able to get my first Albion from KoA and skip the two year wait! The Crecy was on my short list and I am very pleased with the fit finish and handling of the Crecy. Sword shipped quickly and was very securely packaged. Great customer service from KoA!
hughes.duane (verified owner) –
To me, the Crecy didn’t live up to the hype. Blade was not that sharp out of the box and the edge felt “rough”. It took a lot of work on the slack belt grinder to correct and get the edge smooth sharp. Mine has a red grip and blackened pommel/cross which looks great as a color combination. The downside is the blackening came off onto my hands when I was cutting water bottles and stained the red grip with black blotches and the leather seam of the grip is now has a black obvious seam. I can also see what looks like epoxy up under the cross guard from the handle. Overall, a very attractive sword but in my opinion, my Balaur German longsword (also a type XVIa) at 1/3 the cost outperforms the Crecy.
jslidr (verified owner) –
the Crecy is like the default image of a longsword except it’s made to perfection