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.
Jelle D. –
Amazing gauntlets! I just got these gauntlets, and they are really worth the money! The steel is very strong, I only feel a slight bit of vibration upon impact. They fit me perfectly.
The leather feels really comfortable, and doesn’t really feel warm when wearing it for a long time.
Kieran Ashford –
A great pair of gauntlets These gauntlets look very nice and have a very good range of motion, I can hold my swords easily, I can make rude gestures to my enemy, they’re great.
However, when they came in the mail, both gauntlets had some rust on them. Rust that I could mostly, but not completely, remove. I can’t give 5 stars to a pair of gauntlets that were stored poorly enough to get this much rust. Still, I can’t imagine this is super common, so if you want these gauntlets, go ahead and get them.
Trent P. –
great and fun I just got them and they are great to say the least.
strong, leather gloves come pre-connected to the metal, and very comfortable to wear
the only downside there is is that one strap didn’t have as many holes in it as the other; but not a big deal because you can fix that with a knife easy.
Ian Weitz –
Very nice and functional gloves, which are functional and protective and look great. Downside is do NOT take a beating. After a while the threads holding mettle to leather breakdown and glove sort of falls apart. Also one leather strap holding glove on hand did not do it and I had to add strapping to gloves. Regardless good value and great if for theatrical purposes. And good for battle purposes…just don’t last. Also, tried contacting manufacturer for repair and never got a response.