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.
Scott C. –
Everything I Wanted. The war hammer arrived quickly. Arrived with instructions and everything I needed to assemble the weapon. Really light and well balanced for a hammer. I love it.
Drew A. –
Nice roofing hammer. Just kidding, though it does a nice job at mashing and smashing. I like how it feels when swinging it. Light enough for one handed use but long enough handle for the extra power of a two handed swing.
GJ –
Great hammer Not exactly historically accurate as much as historically inspired. Still, the haft is hickory and the hammer head is deferentially hardened. Those two aspects are hard to find on pieces like this. The price point makes it all the better.
Tip: throw away the set screw and perhaps the langlets. A little effort to sand the haft and fit the head properly makes this item just right.
Evan –
Simple yet effective I recently got this piece and so far I’m enjoying it, it’s affordable and effective although certain features were altered/left out to decrease price without quality so much. For example there is clearly no thrusting spike on the top and they use cheap screws for the shaft gaurds, so long as you prepare drill when assembling they should be fine. Only negative aspects to its function so far is that it seems to deflect a bit and when using the spike you may be hitting short of your target due to its decieving downward sloap. The head is staying on ok so far, overall I recommend :thumbsup:
Campbell –
Really disappointed in the overall quality. Followed the instructions as provided. Half of the provided screw heads sheared off, and that was with me drilling with the recommended 1/32 drill bit and with plenty of depth. I’m pretty confidant the only reason the other half arent broken because I didn’t screw them in all the way, out of fear since thats when the others broke,and are partially sticking out of the langet.
shawnmrmsh (verified owner) –
When it arrived the head was already attached to the haft. Before attaching the langets , I did a little sanding and used shorter round headed screws. I’m working on a metal cap with a 2 inch spike for the top, (similar to a Goedendag), as well as a knob butt cap. I’m extremely pleased with this, if you want a modern interpretation of a historical weapon at a great price this is an excellent buy.
William Hrusth –
The screws are a joke .. Gorilla Glued .. then wrapped in paracord. A very fine functional piece after that 😘😘😘