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.
Mike M. –
Turn over a new leaf! Get your own wood screws! This spear is badass once completed. That being said, USE YOUR OWN WOOD SCREWS! Out of the ones that were provided, one HAD NO THREADS, the other screw that did have threads broke off into the handle leaving the entire threaded part embedded in the shaft forever, which was a real pain in my balls.
Seriously do not use their screws. Go to Ace Hardware and you will find what you need and more, solid steel screws you can paint in any color you want. I chose red.
Once completed, the spear is one lightning quick spear that is easily maintained and controlled. Great for poking holes in the shield wall, or finding existing holes and exploiting them. Wouldn’t recommend throwing the spear (even though made from flexible spring steel, it’s not adamamtium, and hardwood targets can break shafts easily).
Makes for a nice minimalist approach to the battlefront.
StarCat64 –
Good quality for the price I ordered this spear as a gift for my cousin. Cold Steel products can be hit or miss, but Inwas impressed with the quality of this spear when it arrived. The head is very solid steel with a decent edge and pre-drilled holes for the wood screws. The shaft is pre tapered, and the wood seems to have a good balance of flexibility and stength. My spear pole is perfectly straight.
The wood screws are the only real problem. Mine function fine but they don’t sit flush with the spear socket, which is aestetically unattractive. This is a very minor flaw.
I attached my spear head with a little gorilla glue and the provided screws. It feels solid as a rock – a formidable weapon and a great gift, my cousin loves it.
jsgardener –
Very nice hefty solid chunk of steel not stamped or hollow. Entire spear with shaft smaller than the thick stamped blade Boar Spear. I like the Boar spear but I love this one.