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.
Stephen B. –
Very impressive for the price! Everywhere else I had checked has had it on back order so I decided to buy it from here! It is the cheapest I have seen for the Hanwei Pudao and buying from the Hanwei website itself would cost around $500. For being a third of the price it is from what I can tell exactly the same quality. I am very impressed! It was packaged very well and arrived via UPS Ground within a week of ordering. (East Coast to West Coast). The only thing I wish is that it came with a scabbard/sheathe for the blade, I would have gladly paid more to get one along with it. (Maybe an idea for the future). I am definitely going to do my future “toy” shopping on this site :)
Shaolin –
very happy! Fun for cutting and forms. The wrapping is coming a little bit loose from use though but no big deal. The tip might need filing down as well because it is very thin.
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Planescaped –
A must have for the Price The steel is a bit soft and prone to chipping and denting, but for 160$, you can’t do better than this. I have personally bought 3 of them over the years. First thing I do is clip off the copper bell, last thing I dow is saw down the shaft to make a heavy but pretty awesome sword. :P
I am very rough on the Hanwei Pudao, and it took repeated heavy chopping agianst wooden posts for one of them to finally break, another is a bit bent but usuable, the other is perfectly fine. I honestly think I prefer the sawed-off pudao sword abomination though. It’s just good fun.
Jonathan Brower –
Beautiful I bought this a couple years ago for my friend who has trained with kung-fu weapons and she loves it. I do feel like I would probably break it, but she is more graceful than I am. It is light and sturdy enough for what it is. It feels like it would be devastating against soft targets, but, like most weapons, I wouldn’t try to chop wood with it. It is very beautiful though. I love the red lacing. Lovely wall decoration that you could actually take down and use in a dire situation.