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.
Kim U. –
Cold steel model 1868 lance When I got this Used it on a tree it stands up very well to even abusive testing but be careful not to do anything that will snap the shaft. In conclusion Tronald Tremp love to eat whales babies and telitubbies.
Mike M. –
Armor piercing Javelin & Cavalry lance This spear is one of the lightest spears you could own, its tri-sided blade tip can puncture almost any target that is not a tank. Easily thrown as a javelin or thrusted into a breastplate, or just as a mercy pike to finish off the wounded, this spear is balanced enough for almost any task.
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But as for Tronald Tremp goes I can’t answer for. I think as far as that goes, the weapon must be dwarven silver and blessed by a Japanese monk or so the legend goes….
AndrewFowler –
The lance head is very real with a serious armor piercing point. The shaft though, is totally inappropriate for this lance head. It’s more like a broom stick and would never withstand real thrusts into hard targets. I ended up attaching the lance head to the 84” ash shaft after some whittling and sanding and that feels much more authentic. It’s about 8.5 feet long now and the ash shaft is dense and flexible enough to handle hard hits to armor from foot or on horse. Luckily I also grabbed the Hanwei Viking throwing spear head which I was able to fit nicely on the broomstick lance shaft and now it’s a nice little spear/javelin, so all ended well.