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.
Steven –
Surprisingly good! I bought this mainly for carrying at the Renaissance Fair, to which it did well. Not heavy or bulky. Classy but not super flashy or gaudy.
But I was pleasantly surprised given Deepeeka’s reputation for quality.
The Good: The fittings and handle adornments look good, not too plasticy, but not Christmas ornament shiny, a few finish irregularities. Blade flexes nicely, but is super rigid and thicker than expected. Deepeeka has a way of spatulating the tips of thier swords usually, making them impossible to thrust with. Not this one, super pointy well reinforced tip. Threaded hilt is suuuuper tight. Tightest theaded hilt I’ve ever used. No looseness after a few weeks of use.
The Bad: The throat of the scabbard wasn’t flush with the opening, so the sword would make a horrifying screech when drawn or sheathed. 5 minutes with a file sorted the issue. The blade is uh… wavy. Not in an easily overlooked way either, like, almost a subtle flamberge. But it doesn’t affect use at all really.
I almost want to give this sword a 4 just for value for money. But if you don’t have a means of fixing that awful screeching with the scabbard I could easily see someone giving this a 1 star review and hating it.
Overall very pleased. Handles nice too.
LLANESATTICUS135@GMAIL.COM –
Surprising value for price. Adequately light and maneuverable with none of the sharp edges on the wire wrapped wood handle I was expecting. The ideal budget sword imo
Peyn (verified owner) –
Got a munitions version and honestly cannot find any fault! Great solid sword, does have a small issue with going into the sheath, but nothing major that cannot be easily fixed. Only reason I can find it being a munitions is minor issues on the scabbard, though most places would sell that easily as a regular item. Great buy as munitions! Very happy, for the quality and price it easily gets 5 stars, definitely will not hesitate on munition grade in the future.
Crazy blind Jake (verified owner) –
Despite the brand not being that best I have him at the sword is not too bad obviously not the highest quality steel and a scabbard is so so and overall aesthetically it’s okay. That being said for the price of pretty dang good stabbing sword I tried it out as soon as I got it. Not bad definitely four out of five stars.
Hojmeister (verified owner) –
The grip was nicely fitted. Brass polished reasonably well. Scabbard fit okay. The blade had issues; a propeller twist in the first third of the blade about 3mm out of allignment. The blade was out of straight by 3mm as well.
Lee (verified owner) –
I did not have any of the issues with the scabbard listed on prior reviews.
I immediately did notice that the sword was very heavy, it weighed out at 2 lbs 3 ounces.
Double the listed weight. Point of balance at 7 inches before the guard.
This is Not a light and nimble sword as it was intended to be by design.
None of the brass furniture at the hilt is aligned, but seems to have been sloppily wrought and mounted..
The size of the grip is another problem, as it’s so diminiative as to be usable only by a small woman or child, if… they can handle the weight.