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.
Freyja The Angry –
This isn’t even A Viking Sword The Viking Age ended in 11 Century with the death of King Harald Of Norway during the battle of Stanford Bridge this would be considered A early medieval Arming Sword with some part of it designed to look like a Viking sword but isn’t at all Viking
sam cary –
Bought mine a while back. A great sword for the price, though a little heavy. Once sharpened it is quite the beast, with mine felling two trees. A great budget replica of one of my favorite historic blades, I prefer the brass fittings to the hanwei Cawood version. Don’t listen to Freyja the Misinformed, as the real Korsoygaden sword (and it’s counterpart, the Cawood sword) definitely fall under the broad banner of “Viking Sword” (anything from a late spatha to an early arming sword), even though they were made during a late transitional phase.
Jordan –
I can’t believe someone came on here to give a one star review because they didn’t feel it was ‘historically accurate” enough. Is Freyja Nick’s girlfriend from the APOC Wasteland Gladius review? Truly juvenile, despicable behavior. Please allow my review to contribute towards balancing out this. It’s not even marked as a verified review. KoA, you’re too generous with what you allow on here. I saw the 2.5 star average for this when scrolling through and almost didn’t even bother clicking on it due to this… ‘person’… only to find out their review is utterly meaningless for most purchasers and they might not even have ever touched this sword besides.