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.
Mike M. –
Not bad, but… I received mine for Christmas of ’17 , I instantly thought wow what a beast, and found another one and thought the same thing. Except for the minor issues, it’s great.
Those include unfinished sharpening, non-rounded steel handles that dig in the skin, use a glove or fix it yourself. Also the bottom spike on the handle is barely sharp and has a very weak point. I wouldn’t trust it to stick in that side. But the other edges are nicely done except for one of the axe blades didn’t have a top point, it was not ground correctly.
Overall they’re awesome. Beasts, and get two, at least, because you can’t make a bat with only one }{ !!
Paul D. –
This thing is definitely a brutal weapon, and I must say that it sticks really, really well when I practice throwing it against trees and logs. The only downside that I have found is that the metal points can bend pretty easily. After throwing it a few times against a tree the first day I got it, around an inch of the top point of the front blade was bent. But I was able to bend it back to almost normal pretty easily, as well. So the metal that is being used here could definitely be better. Having said that, though, I will say again that it’s really cool, very deadly, and it sticks very well. It sticks probably better than any other throwing axe or hurlbat that I have. Despite the not so great metal, I still think it’s worth it and is a lot of fun.
matt@kultofathena.com –
Hi Paul – thanks for the review it is greatly appreciated. We just wanted to mention that the steel being softer was done intentionally to prevent the hurlbat from snapping from impact. Throwing weapons like this get subjected to a significant amount of force and the sudden stopping of part of the weapon as it sinks into a target while the rest of the object is in motion causes a lot of localized impact stress. The steel could be hardened, but it would be more prone to breakage. Scaling back the hardness on the steel is done not only for the integrity of the item from shock impacts, but also for safety to minimize the possibility of the axe splintering or shattering on impact.
We are happy to hear that you are having fun with it. Its a particularly fun axe for throwing!