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.
Brandon T. –
It didn’t do to well. I’ve had the the sword for about 4 days now and I’ve managed to break it. I decided to test the structural integrity of the blade, the best way to do that I decided, was to use it to split some wood that we have lying around. this wood was about a foot tall, and about two inches thick,they weren’t actual logs they where more like boards so it made it easier to see the grain. the fist session went just fine without problems, it was about 30 minutes overall didn’t use it for that long. the next day (today btw 7/24/16) on the second piece of wood I split the blade snapped and it fell to the ground doing no bodily harm. it snapped exactly where the notch is about a half inch above the hilt where the blade begins.
Some other things I’d like to mention, it did come sharp which was very nice. after the first session I didn’t really notice any edge wear or warping of the spine. the scabbard looks very nice but does hold onto the blade a little tightly making it difficult to draw and put back. the grip was a little disappointing and a little confusing. the rivets for the handle scales where completely flush on one side but on the other side they where not and stuck out a noticeably distance. There where a few gaps and inconsistency with how the grip its self was assembled but not anything that would compromise integrity. overall it was nice but i think more mass should be put near the hilt that might fix whats happened, I’m not sure though it could be a list of reasons why it would have broken there. I can’t recommend it for hard use which seems to be this kind of blades niche.
I have pictures of where it snapped in case the manufacturer is interested.
Joe S. –
Adding this review simply to counter the other one.
Swords are not for splitting wood. You can’t expect any random sword to survive just fine after multiple sessions of splitting wood.
Yes, some can do it, but that doesn’t mean those that can’t are somehow bad swords. That’s now what they’re designed for.
Spychicken (verified owner) –
I bought this but quickly returned it.
There is nothing wrong with the blade, but it is absolutely huge. I expected it, but was still quite unprepared. I quickly realized that it was too big for my small apartment.
It is also too big for any practical use. As a previous comment said, it’s not a good idea for woodsplitting. It is also too big to be a machete unless you are fighting some extreme vegetation, and shorter khukuris could work well enough.
I give it 4 stars because it is exactly what is says, it is just overwhelming. If you want an absolute beast of a sword, then this might be for you.