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.
Lurk –
Solid little sword I received my sword a while ago and it really is a no frills little beast. I was surprised by how heavy it felt in the hand considering it only weighs a little over a pound. It is very blade heavy which isn’t much of a surprise considering there is basically nothing to the handle. I underestimated how narrow the handle was and have found that due to the size of my hand it is very difficult to get a good grip with the handle as is. I’m most likely going to make a grip of my own for it. The sword looks and feels sturdy enough you could use it to hack into just about anything, however with the poor grip I haven’t felt comfortable going full force or doing any serious cutting with it. I won’t mark it down for that though as it is just part of the no frills design. But be warned if you have large hands.
The only real complaint I have is that mine came slightly twisted, not bent but with the alignment of the last third of the blade twisting left. I was able to fix it without much trouble but it was pretty annoying. I would expect with a sword this simple that checking it for small issues like that wouldn’t be difficult before sending it out, that said I guess it is possible it could have happened in shipping(though I’m not sure how). I seem to be complaining a lot but I actually am happy with it, I can’t expect too much for the price and the style of sword (It really does seem more like a farm tool than weapon of war) and I suspect it will fulfill its role as a little work horse cutting tool when I get a grip for it.
Blake –
A little beast When I first received this sword I was not impressed with the edge, there was a slight twist in the blade showing that this is a hand made piece once I put a very sharp edge on this sword the blade took on a whole new meaning of terrifying this sword is down right scary with a good sharp edge the steel is also very strong I hit the leg of my punching bag stand during some cutting practice witch did little to no damage at all to the edge, overall I am very happy with this purchase it didn’t come with a scabbard I just made one with pvc pipe and wrapped the handle with athletic tape. This sword is a little beast perfect for home defense due to it barbaric look and short size not to mention the swords extreme cutting and stabbing power. Thank you Kult of Athena.