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.
Xander RC –
You really get what you pay for. It came slathered in oil and yet was still rusty in some places. The stand is janky and not very solid. The armor is always heavily leaning no matter what I do. I got it primarily just for photos, but that being said it is poorly put together. It has completely solid arm and leg pieces that have these horrible little pins which do not really work. All of the plates are poorly aligned and the armor doesn’t allow for any kind of sitting postures. The vambraces and greaves are too thin and the thighs too thick. It looks kinda neat, but overall isn’t worth the price even for a display piece.
Jason –
This is one of the most laughable, inaccurate pieces of garbage I have ever seen. Charles of the Bold was the last Duke of Burgundy, killed at Nancy in 1477. Not one single piece of this “armor” is correct for any historic works from 1477 or before. Not even beginning to mention that Burgundy was BY FAR the most wealthy Duchy in Europe and its lords wore trappings that were the most extravagant.
I am losing all respect for Kult of Athena more and more by carrying garbage like this, much less touting it to be appropriate for the most wealthy of persons to have ever ruled in Europe’s long history. Shame on you.
Jason’s worst nightmare –
why is one of the comments literally an “erm, actually🤓☝️ This is one of the most laughable, inaccurate pieces of garbage I have ever seen. Charles of the Bold was the last Duke of Burgundy, killed at Nancy in 1477. Not one single piece of this “armor” is correct for any historic works from 1477 or before. Not even beginning to mention that Burgundy was BY FAR the most wealthy Duchy in Europe and its lords wore trappings that were the most extravagant.
I am losing all respect for Kult of Athena more and more by carrying garbage like this, much less touting it to be appropriate for the most wealthy of persons to have ever ruled in Europe’s long history. Shame on you.” situation. Lmao let people do whatever they want its not like you are fighting the english army next weekend. calm down.