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.
zspartancats –
A fantastic helmet with a great price! This helmet is fantastic. It does come with a few scratches but that is fine. It is a well made helmet and would make a great addition to any collection. I did a review on it, so go and see it looks on my head.
https://youtu.be/eap8or2WNYU
zspartancats –
A fantastic helmet with a great price! This helmet is fantastic. It does come with a few scratches but that is fine. It is a well made helmet and would make a great addition to any collection. I did a review on it, so go and see it looks on my head.
https://youtu.be/eap8or2WNYU
Fran –
Great job on helmet! some off alignment on the front beak of bacinet, however it was sanded even.
overall very impressive work on helmet of this price!
Fran –
Great job on helmet! some off alignment on the front beak of bacinet, however it was sanded even.
overall very impressive work on helmet of this price!
Joshua Keller –
Solid helm. An Italian classic! This helmet comes looking just like it does in the picture. It is heavy, but not overly so. The cotton padded lining is very nice, but since I have a small head, I wear an arming cap underneath (yes, Kultofathena does arming caps as well!). With the average sized head, it will probably be a snug fit as it is. Several of my friends tried it on without the arming cap and it fit them just fine. The helmet is very solid and is very beautifully finished! I am very satisfied with this purchase, especially for this price! If your wondering if you really need this or not, you totally need to buy this helmet!
Joshua Keller –
Solid helm. An Italian classic! This helmet comes looking just like it does in the picture. It is heavy, but not overly so. The cotton padded lining is very nice, but since I have a small head, I wear an arming cap underneath (yes, Kultofathena does arming caps as well!). With the average sized head, it will probably be a snug fit as it is. Several of my friends tried it on without the arming cap and it fit them just fine. The helmet is very solid and is very beautifully finished! I am very satisfied with this purchase, especially for this price! If your wondering if you really need this or not, you totally need to buy this helmet!
Jaysiel G. –
Great with minor issues This is a lot of helmet for the price. The liner/suspension does a great job, even though I still use a gel arming cap since I have a small head. I did take off a star though because mine came with a crack in one of the corners of the visor. Also, the leather strap is too far back so it chokes you instead of sitting under your chin. If you engage the latch vision is just ok, however if you don’t engage it you can push the visor down further and open up that visor slit, then you have great field of vision. The fit is nice, I don’t notice much restriction of motion. I will need to tweak that chinstrap system, but you’ll have a hard time finding a better helmet for this price, especially if you have a smaller sized head as this is the smallest off-the-shelf sallet I could find. It also just looks dang good, it’s more interesting than a typical sallet without going off into the cheesy fantasy realm.
Jaysiel G. –
Great with minor issues This is a lot of helmet for the price. The liner/suspension does a great job, even though I still use a gel arming cap since I have a small head. I did take off a star though because mine came with a crack in one of the corners of the visor. Also, the leather strap is too far back so it chokes you instead of sitting under your chin. If you engage the latch vision is just ok, however if you don’t engage it you can push the visor down further and open up that visor slit, then you have great field of vision. The fit is nice, I don’t notice much restriction of motion. I will need to tweak that chinstrap system, but you’ll have a hard time finding a better helmet for this price, especially if you have a smaller sized head as this is the smallest off-the-shelf sallet I could find. It also just looks dang good, it’s more interesting than a typical sallet without going off into the cheesy fantasy realm.
McDrake04 –
Awesome This helmet is awesome, fits way better than the GDFB equivalent, looks even better.
McDrake04 –
Awesome This helmet is awesome, fits way better than the GDFB equivalent, looks even better.
Colton Jenkins (verified owner) –
Love this helmet! Great quality for the price. Comfy too.