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.
Eduard –
Just as you would expect; only impressive. Pleased to say this beauty shipped quite fast and that there were no problems with the local customs.
The sword is a masterpiece, and corresponds to the level of detail and perfection (debatable term here, better say beauty) as shown on koa’s website. Ice is elegantly massive, while feeling tenderly beautiful at the same time. A joy to gaze upon it.
ALFREDO P. –
AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL Is impressive, well made and a beauty! She is the second Game of Thrones sword in my home, the other is Longclaw with scabbard, a masterpiece and a beautiful sword, too. Very happy with the two wonderful G.o.T. swords !!!!!
Sam P. –
Bittersweet… My first impression when I got this sword out of the box was very positive. The size and weight and look were all very impressive for the price, and I was excited to have my favorite sword from GoT in hand. However, upon second inspection, a whole host of issues presented themselves. The blade was not straight, but bent off to the side. the top of the crossguard wasn’t ground evenly which forced the grip to sit crooked. The Pommel and crossguard decorations were not real brass, but some other silver-colored metal with a faux brass finish. I ended up taking the hilt apart to try to fix the bend in the blade and the crooked grip, and found out that instead of a full tang, there was only a partial tang with a barely-attached 4″ long threaded rat tail. I don’t fault Kult of Athena for that since they didn’t advertise this sword as being full tang, but the manufacturer’s website clearly says this sword is of full tang construction which is simply not true.
This sword isn’t meant to be used for cutting, but I really was surprised at the poor quality control on this product, and disappointed by the cost-cutting measures employed by the manufacturer. I just wish another company with higher quality standards had the Game of Thrones License.