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.
Jonathan –
Excelent product Honestly for $60 it’s perfect. It looks beautiful, it feels firm well made and sturdy. Now after drawing it a few times the fit of it to the scabard does loosen up quite a bit but it’s cheap. So Ya I would definitely recommend it to any beginner or someone who does not want to hurt there more valuable swords. I also suggest only light cutting. But as I said it’s an excellent buy.
etaukan (verified owner) –
Mine just arrived today, and I WANT to love it, I really do.
It feels solid enough, the finish is smooth and even; the hilt and scabbard are both well-shaped and sanded and the color is beautiful and consistent. It could stand to be sharper, but that’s easily remedied.
Buuuuut….
Honestly, I’m left wondering if I was sent a munitions-grade item, even though I bought the standard grade (and double-checked the receipt to make sure that’s how it was received).
The worst part of it is that the wood of the handle has two odd and obvious flaws, one a sort of little worm-eaten hole, and the other a DRILL hole, which is maybe from the craftsman at the shop accidentally misdrilling the hole for the pin that retains the blade in the wrong spot, then just shrugging and leaving it like that as he resets and drills it correctly an inch or two away.
There’s also a thing where the blade isn’t perfectly straight, but It isn’t blatant and I’d accept that in a sub-100.00 sword. But those two holes in the hilt just stare back at me as I look at it, and that nagging feeling of discontent is always going to be a part of owning this item.
(I’ll likely give it away to one of the cousins as a starter sword to just mess around with)
Again, I wish I could love it; it’s a nice little thing for the price, but I’m disappointed by the poor quality control here.
Patrick –
Garbage sword. When I got it I had to sand down the inside of the “scabbard” (not sure the Japanese term) due to the fact the sword had to be pulled out with 2 people because of how tight it was. Within 1 slice the blade had extremely deep scratches and took more edge damage than any blade I’ve owned. Never buying a musha blade again.
TC (verified owner) –
Honestly, rather good deal for a $60-$70 unique sword design, especially if you want something you can bang up or modify without worrying about the investment. I rather adore swords in this range cause it means I can do a lot of stuff to them but the baseline quality is high and durable where it counts.