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.
Scott Gregg –
A perfectly sized arming sword, no frew frew, just a good sword The only reason this gets four stars is that you can always make something better. But man I am hard pressed to know how to improve this. Its all solid. The steel sound top notch. The very end might be abit pointy for reenacting. Overall its a great length, good balance, feels nice in the single hand and nice with two hands (one on the pommel) The cross guard looks great. I love the finish, not perfectly polished. That is okay with me, it was a selling point for me. As for KOA: The package came right on time, as advertised, no issues, no problems. I am quite satisfied. No all I need to do is go head out to Crecy and hopefully not lose any limbs.
Baron Cambell –
Great blade but everything else falls apart this sword is a good looking sword, a nice balance and good weight, as well as a seemingly solid build. I liked training with this sword but after about a week the handle came loose and made the sword wobble with any movement, then the leather came unglued, the wood for the handle cracked in half where it was glued.Lastly the design on the pommel is not secured well and popped out while someone was simply swinging it around. I will end this by saying the blade has harldy a scratch and seems like it will last forever, as well as the cross guard being solid as well, but do to the rest coming apart in the matter of a month i don’t recommend this for sparring, and theyre many better looking alternatives for costume and collection pieces.