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.
Geraltofhehehe –
A very well built sword, with minor flaws The sword is extremely well built and has a very nice temper to it. Definitely has the heft and feel of a cavalry saber to it. Regardless, the distal taper makes it a joy to move around. The bluing on the blade seems pretty well done but has come off in little areas. Once a good deal of it rubs off I’ll probably just remove it all together to get the gorgeous steel underneath showing. The grip is VERY rough but it will soften up a bit with age. Aesthetically, it’s a very nice looking blade and the guard is thick and sturdy.
The scabbard is tough and flexible and does its job. I didn’t buy the sword on kultofathena and mine came fairly lackluster in terms of sharpness, don’t know what KoA’s will be like. Overall it’s definitely a great sword but it’s the last sword I’ll buy from Cold Steel, despite the great quality of some of their products due primarily to my disagreements with Lynn Thompson’s penchant for sport hunting. But if you’ve got no problem with that, this is not a blade that’ll let you down.
Peachew –
Thompson Saber I love this sword its very nice for the price and it stabs and cuts very well. I’ve done some hard cuts with the sword on juice and Gatorade bottles and its handle them well. The steel is a little soft and I have some chips in mine from hitting the fence in my backyard but the construction is solid and I’ve stuck it deeply into logs without issues. The sword is light in the hand and has a distal taper. The DLC bluing tough as all and has only come off from sharping. The only real con for me is there is no left handed guard version for lefties. I highly recommend it.