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.
Thomas W. –
Wonderful item The Horse Head Falcata is a truly excellent piece. In searching the web I found images of an original falcata that is practically an exact match. It is well made, attractive and distinctive. I made my own gold and red braided baldric that compliments it wonderfully and looks terrific. I could not be more pleased.
Henry D. –
An Excellent Purchase The Horse Head Falcatta is pretty much as good as it gets within it’s price range. It is beautiful, historically accurate, and well crafted. I have not found any issues and have no regrets regarding my purchase.
Robert –
Well done Historically accurate, well made, and great price.
Ian Hall –
I got this as my first purchase through KoA in early 2020 and am pleased with the purchase. First of all this is a heavy heavy thicc blade and is not really meant to be used in any sort of re-enactments. The sword itself is well-made and very close to historical pieces that were used. The hilt looks great and feels great right up until you swing the blade. The hilt is tiny for my hands, and the bottom of my hand near my pinky rubs roughly on every swing. Again, very clearly not a piece to use for practice. The scabbard is well done overall and will look nice on any larping celtiberian enthusiast. Only gripe I have with the scabbard is the knife, which is nice and very thicc itself, is slightly loose in the scabbard and tends to fall out when sitting or running or taking the sheath off or generally doing any sudden movements. I want to give this piece a 4/5 for lying about being battle ready. Literally everything about this sword is great other than it is clearly too weighty to safely use for re-enactments and the handle is clearly too small to use for re-enactments. I don’t think I could put on hand protection and still fit my hand in the handle. That being said. I’m giving it a 5/5 for being sexy as hell. You have been warned. this is not for actual use.