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.
J (verified owner) –
Absolutely blown away. This is an amazing deal. The fit was flawless, nothing was crooked, everything was Perfectly polished and no scuffs. Came oiled. Seems like a really thick blade. Isn’t very flexible at all, it’s pretty stiff..
The design is gorgeous. I bought a Cold Steel Viking sword, it looked so much better in the photos than it did in person. The “etchings” weren’t as pronounced in person as they looked on cold steels photos. I bought it off Amazon. I hope mine isn’t some fake but I doubt it, it’s a pretty low price sword so I don’t think anyone would waste time to counterfeit it.
This rapier was the exact opposite, I think it looks better in person. The grip is good, the pommel is nice, no sharp spots underneath the guard.
The scabbard is okay, I can’t complain, the leather is thick. No wood core or anything, it’s just leather.
You’ll like the sword, i feel it’s a lot more than I expected from a less than 400 dollar sword. In this price range you can’t really expect something to have such an amazing fit and finish and also be functional and probably durable as hell too, who knows. I’d trust it.
AquaticHam (verified owner) –
Excellent rapier. The blade is very sturdily attached to the handle. It came decently sharp, and fits really well in the sheath.
123kickinit (verified owner) –
This is a well built rapier, it has a sturdy blade, great hand guard, very pointy, and actually sharp somewhat. However the wire grip digs into your hand if slashing and, in my experience, the hand guard rubs hard against the thumb. Also the blade isn’t too sharp, but I did some sharpening and it is capable of slicing and tip cutting. Overall though this is a well built piece and a sturdy rapier, beautiful in person and comfortable to use.
Robert –
The Cavalier Rapier is a good sword overall.
Fit and finish is acceptable. However, for more money I think Cold Steel could have done more.
The edge is not really well done for cutting. It’s the bevel angle.
But it is very rigid for the thrust. And that’s this rapier’s focus. It’s all about the thrust with this particular one.
The Shell Guard is acceptable. As is the Grip and Pommel.
The scabbard could be improved.
I did cut through the scabbard while sheathing.
Cold Steel should also outsourced a frog. It comes with a long steel clip for putting into a frog.
I do wish they had a wood core in the scabbard.
They do have one on their Colichemarde Smallsword. That’s a better scabbard design.
Point on the Cavalier is excellent.
Finger rings are a bit large.
Once again, the CS Colichemarde Smallsword rings are better.
The Cavalier Quillons are great.
Grip is good and handy.
Wish CS would have added Rayskin like their Ribbed Shell Guard rapier.
The Cavalier Rapier is better than their Ribbed Shell Guard rapier.
The blade thickness on the Cavalier Rapier is good.
Length is also good.