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.
K H. –
Love it So far it has held up very well in heavy sparring. The handle and guard are still tight. The handle feels great in my hands. The flexibility is perfect in my opinion. Not too stiff or too floppy. Very impressed with the quality. Especially since most feders seem to be in the 3 or 400s. Great starter.
Jacob G. –
Pleasantly surprised I was worried I was going to end up with an overly elastic piece of aluminum foil, what I got was very nice and quite stiff.
Seems to be put together well.
little bit on the heavy side. I wish I could magically remove 4 or 5 ounces, I may replace the pommel and give it a circumcision.
The grip is a slightly uncomfortable and I don’t know how I feel about the rolled tip yet.
I am extraordinarily pleased as of 6-19-2018 and will update my review if I find it lacking later.
Fantastic item for the price.
Steve C. –
Good at first, and then it broke… This feder has a good amount of heft to it. I’m not a fan of the cord wrap, so I replaced it with tennis racket wraps. Initially, I was very satisfied with this feder. Classmates said that it hits like a brick, which is understandable since it is a good 5-7 ounces heavier than most feders out there. However, it is very comfortable to control and I could perform the same maneuvers as I had with other, lighter feders.
This past weekend, this feder broke during free sparring against a 5 year old Castille Armory feder. In my opinion, I did not perform an especially hard strike, and there was barely a mark on the Castille feder. I owned this Kingston Arms feder starting in July, 2018 so it lasted a total of 8 classes before breaking. Not a good thing in my book, if you purchase one hopefully yours is of better quality.
Christopher B. –
Very Stiff, then it snapped I’ve had two of these, they’ve both snapped 3/4 of the way down the blade.