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.
Nate –
Great buy I recently bought this helmet and so far it has been amazing. The only issues I have had with it is that the spike on top is loose(I plan on cutting it off anyways, so no issue for me there.) and that the inside of the helmet, there is a bolt that attaches the spike, problem is, it goes down INTO the helmet. Very questionable deign in that regard, but if you pad it, it is no issue.
The helmet is quite large, so I would only recommend this to people who are on the taller side and have a stocky build. My smaller skinny friend wore my helmet and he looked ridiculous.
Another note is that the helmet is 14 lbs, so it will take some getting used to to be able to fight in it.
With the ocularl, you actually have a really good Field of View, I was expecting my FoV to be smaller but i feel like I have about 150 – 160 degrees of vision.
Also, make sure you know how to repair chainmaille, given that the chainmaille on the helmet is thin butted chainmaille, and the links aren’t connected together terribly well.
Overall, a great buy for the price, and I would recommend this to a friend.
Nick T. –
Looks very nice and is solid Looks fantastic, and fits nicely to my head. As the other review says, it is very heavy and 14 pounds seems to be about right.
Unfortunately when it arrived, a strap in the liner was broken and I had to fix that. A bit of hot glue worked fine, though I’m not sure how long that will last. The spike on the top too is loose and spins around freely if you touch it.
I put it on with a thin arming cap and I could easily shrug off a friend slamming it with his hand. From what i can tell it is a very solid construction.
Overall I really am happy with this and everyone seems to like it.
If you’re planning on purchasing this piece, make sure it will fit and remember that it is a very heavy helmet.