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.
KSJ –
An example of craftsmanship hard to find in today’s world. Wow. This is one of the best made items I’ve seen in a long time. The sword itself is fairly basic, but that is what it is copying, a mass produced military issue weapon. But it is done so well, with every bit of it being obviously tough and fully usable. It’s not meant to be diamond encrusted, but every ‘basic’ feature is executed like it might be. As much as I like the sword, the scabbard is twice as well built. I have not seen this quality of either leather or construction in too long. The fittings are perfect, the grain is beautiful, and the stitching is better than a bespoke shoe from the finest London shop.
ivanarambvb (verified owner) –
I bought this sword and I am not disappointed. The craftsmanship on the blade is excellent and the finishing on the hilt is excellent as well.
I was also very happy with the work on the scabbard. The fitting, sewing and riveting were all excellenty done.
I would say that both sword and scabbard were made by a master craftsman.
This is a heavy sword that is best for hacking someone’s arm off, as it was meant to be.
All in all, 5/5 stars. Would definitely recommend.
Horith (verified owner) –
It’s a great sword for the price. The scabbard is beautiful, and the entire thing is extremely well made. Mine had a bit of a rattle on the guard, bit it could be fixed with a screwdriver. It’s not exactly tatami cutting sharp, but it’s not a big blade, and wouldn’t take forever to sharpen yourself. It’s quite light for a one handed sword, and it doesn’t take up much room on your belt. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves swords, or weapons of any kind.
Ra Diaz (verified owner) –
This thing sucks. When I got it out of the packaging I was stoked, the scabbard was nice and the blade itself seemed solid. The bad qualities simply snowballed from there. The edge of the blade towards the tip was drastically wavy and that problem persisted even when I beveled the edge. When I sharpened the edge I found two cracks in the blade, one that was a minor hairline that kinda went away when I sharpened it, and another that was a large gash that still exists no matter what I did; which is a shame because I ordered the standard quality over the blemished variety. The handle scales are a bit wide which honestly wouldn’t be a problem if the grip wasn’t lacquered slick, keeping a good grip on a sword like this is important especially when this blade is anything but lively. The worst part of this cutlass is that it’s terrible at cutting or chopping. The awkward forward weight, un-tapered wavy blade, wide slick grip, and thickness of the cross-section all sums up to just smacking around your target rather than biting in at all, and because of the two cracks in the blade I wouldn’t even trust it to be a beater. I get this is supposed to be a perfect replica blade of the British cutlass given the positive reviews here, and if that’s the case I feel sorry for those poor sailors that had to hang this two-pound turd on their belts. In retrospect I should’ve seen this coming, given that it’s shining moment in history is bluffing an enemy ship with reinforcements and not actually using the sword at all. Please do not buy this sword your disappointment will be VAST!