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.
Ojangles (verified owner) –
This sword has a couple of issues but I still really like it, first off correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think there was any kind of historical civil war saber shaped this way so it’s not really historically accurate and also despite mine being standard grade mine has scuffs all over the handle which is unfortunate. But the sword feels really good to hold and the engravings look extremely nice, also even though the edge isn’t the best even after sharpening the point Is really nice so it can stab really well for a saber. All in all it’s a good sword but it’s not perfect.
Jacob (verified owner) –
Well I have to say after fixing the construction flaws I have grown love this sword it is tempered very well I’ve never cut with a saber so I’ve did quite a few bad cuts on pretty thick bamboo not a single bend or chip. It will take a good edge and is a great thruster I sharpened it myself so I can’t speak for KOA sharpening service that said I did receive it with a gap between the grip and gaurd as well as the blade and gaurd it was not fit properly before it was peened I fixed this with jb weld epoxy and a few peices of sheet brass it is pretty solid now nothing lose even after abusive test. I was informed that this brand are usually fit properly so even though I had to fix it I still think the durability of the blade is worth the price I’m giving it 4 stars because I feel if it was fit properly it would have been perfect and it’s not hard for me to modify or repair most swords and knives, hopefully they will improve their quality control
Bailey –
Well when I first got the sword everything was expected and I’m from Great Britain so I should know everything about this sword