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.
William R. –
Love it. Had this beautiful sword since Monday and i love it.
Pros: 2 Pounds, Full-Tang, Sharp, I can two-hand it with my big hands.
Cons: None.
I am tempted to buy another one. What i would like to see is a full length version made with a 24″ blade like the original Khopesh with a Very Sharp edge also 1095 high carbon steel i would buy it even if it costed $350-$400.
Alexander Stutes –
Beautiful sword, excellent cutter, very durable. Got this as a birthday present and it has done nothing but impress
Themanhero12 –
Absolutely love it. Cuts amazingly and is super sharp. I love the tip/end of the blade it stabs/cuts in to things so easily. One of my favorites
RostedStick2 (verified owner) –
Looks amazing. I ordered the standard grade while it was on sale, it came with 3 big blotches/slight warps that don’t come off and seem to be caused by heat or polishing. The edge is pretty sharp but a part of it was blue from overheating while grinding it I’m guessing. Not too knowledgeable on these issues but they make the blade look pretty bad.
duaneboaz873 (verified owner) –
Happy with the Khopesh, nice handle, and sheath. Can’t complain about 1090 steel. FedEx shipping was ab nightmare, will think hard if I order again if they are still using FedEx.
sophia_c (verified owner) –
When I get munitions grade products, I temper my expectations accordingly — It has been several days now and I’m still trying to find the flaw that landed it munitions grade.
Pros:
-Exceptionally durable. Might as well be made of adamantium. I used it for seriously heavy duty yard work, including clearing entangled dead wood branches, and the edge was completely unaffected. I got a small chip off the edge only when I hit a well hidden rock while overswinging (something I try to avoid); The rock took more damage.
-Scares superstitious people away
-Surprisingly nimble despite being front heavy; Easy to use in one hand, yet it leaves just enough real estate on the handle to use two handed effectively.
-Has a scabbard that exists
-Absorbs your soul for additional unholy damage
Cons:
-Scabbard has a lot of buttons that make it annoying to sheath and unsheathe. Would be better if it had two large buckles instead of a bunch of tiny snap points. Unsheathing isn’t too bad, but sheathing is very annoying, with the buckles recoiling back asking to be sliced off as I try to slide it in. But it is entirely extra anyway.
-FedEx sucks hard; The package was delayed for ‘bad weather’ in a notorious package choke point where ‘bad weather’ is code for ‘not enough employees’. Again, not the fault of the blade or KoA.