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.
J_Seekinganswers –
Buying from this site, and this store especially, was a mistake. The sword has had its pictures changed to reflect how it actually looks, and the site had the gall to outright cancel my order, costing me an extra 10$, without me ever asking. I’ve never been more upset about buying a blade; not on Ebay, Etsy, nor even Temu. The 2$ carbon steel tanto knives I bought a week ago look like a masterpiece comparatively, and ARE razor sharp. I could probably buy a sword from someone in a back alley and end up with both an actual product at all and one that’s even a bit accurate.
I could SEE the scratches up and down the sword edge in the pictures I was emailed. THAT is Standard? I feel like you tried to send me a Blemished and like your store doesn’t read any of the order requests at all or properly accomodate any of the 30$ surcharges you offer. I would know for certain if you had managed to successfully send me a product at all. Again, I NEVER actually asked for a refund, the site decided for me. The quality control team canceled your store’s order because I pointed out the flaws and asked questions; I refuse to be held accountable for a decision I did not make and thus am reviewing this blade despite not receiving it.
The good: The pommel looked the same in both sets of pictures, that’s all.
If one can change reviews, I’ll change my review once you get me a sword that doesn’t look like it was abused. I’ve never felt worse about buying any weapon, not ever.
David –
Sir –
You were refunded in full.
Based on your notes to us when you made the purchase, we contacted you to make sure your expectations would be met by this sword.
We have 20+ years of evaluating the standard level of quality for a handmade item at different price points and from difference manufacturers. For this model, we define what we reviewed with you as standard.
Based on your notes to us when you ordered this model, we communicated with you both over the phone and via email, and shared pictures of the actual blade we would be sending you, to ensure you would be satisfied. You were clear you would not be satisfied by a model we define as standard.
Therefore, we did not ship an item that you would have returned to us, and that you would have had to pay the return shipping and a cancellation charge. We refunded you in full and waived any re-stocking fee. We hope you find a retailer that goes to the length we do to ensure an item meets expectations.