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.
Alex –
What a helm Wow this thing is half a tank. It’s not 14 gauge as the description said, it’s more like 12 gauge. It covers my nose and upper lip area very well, so I’d imagine the rest of my face would be well protected by a shield. I got way more than I paid for, and I’d recommend this helm to anyone who has a little viking in their heart.
Samuel –
With tlc it’s a pretty sick looking helmet I picked up this helm off a friend on a trade. Originally the “antiqued” steel had the appearance of fake plastic costume armor… And the liner was just glued in. So I removed the liner, oil blackened the entire helmet in a fire, stitched in the liner, added some maille on the front and it turned out pretty dang good. Very burly helm, doesn’t like denting.
Paul –
Very nice helmet This thing is solid. I love the finish, which opposite of another reviewer, I think looks authentic. Not a fan of the butted mail, so I replaced it with riveted link from a mail shirt I had to shorten. It may be the shape of my head, but the fit was narrow front to back. I had to lay it on its side and compress it on the sides which reshaped and fixed the problem.
Overall I still love this helmet. With the mail, from what I’ve seen, all of these helmets have butted and not riveted mail.