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.
Jim. –
Better than i expected. Just got this beast. The only complaint I have is the balance is a little far forward. Other than that it came relatively sharp, the peen is visible but ground down on the pommel to a fine finish, the blade has a nice finish, the fuller isn’t perfectly even but it’s not bad enough to complain about, the grip is comfortable and feels lively in the hand, and the blade has the proper amount of flex. It’s a really nice addition to my humble collection. For the price you can’t beat it.
Dave M. –
Not Bad When I first saw this piece on Kult of Athena, I had to have it. When it arrived I was a little disappointed but overall I do like the sword, let me explain. It’s beautiful, well constructed and solid. The blade is beautiful, straight and clean (expect for the protective grease that you have to keep removing for a while). It has a sharp apple seed edge, very nice fuller and no rippling of the blade surface. The fuller does terminate in different places (about 1/8 of an inch different, not terrible).
The hilt is a bit diminutive, cross is shorter and thinner then it looks and the edges are sharp. The grip is thinner then expected and a bit slick (with a glove these problems disappear), also the seem is rough but seems to be holding well.
The pommel is very small but well made and the peen is almost unnoticeable. Larger pommel would cut down on that long POB.
The scabbard is very nice and well made. The locket is cut back well as to not scrape the blade while drawing and very secure as is the chape. The leather is supple and well fitted but again, the seem is rough (this leather would have been nice on the grip). The belt is made of good leather and is sufficient for wearing the sword securely but nothing fancy.
Over all, a nice sword and I’m happy to add it to my collection. Hope this review helped and thanks for reading.
luke –
better than expected I was dubious of ordering a sword online and decided to do it after a while ordered this one as my first sword, it’s a sturdy sword, there is very little rattle with the scabbard and it’s a beautiful sword. I was worried about the engraved cross as it looked a little off in the pictures, but they look very nice in person. love this sword
Gary Melchisky –
Okay, this review is pretty late, I’ve had the sword over a year. I intended to do some cutting with the sword before I reviewed it, but that still hasn’t happened. I liked the look of the sword in the pictures, and the price, and overall I’m pretty satisfied with the sword I received. The guard is simple but good, and I loke the pommel a lot, in fact it looks better than some of the pommels on Albions. The peen is pretty much invisible, if I hold the sword up to the light and move it back and forth I can sort of see traces of a circle that must be the peened end of the tang, but like I said, it’s practically invisible.
However, one big caveat – the blade of the sword I received is NOT the blade in the picture. It has a much more acute point, almost as acute as their Longsword – Euro Model #2. In fact, if the fuller on that longsword was longer, I’d think they put that blade on the crusader hilt. I still like the sword, but I can see some people being very upset at the blade not being the blade advertised in photos.
Matthew Maples –
Hi Gary – Can you please send photos displaying this issue with the blade shape to orders@kultofathena.com? – Thanks!
J Dukes (verified owner) –
Love the sword, great quality. Only disappointment is the scabbard, very loose fit when sword is fully seated. If I hold the sword vertically by the handle the scabbard will fall off. ☹️
joe brandt –
this was my first sword ever and to this day is my favorite the only bad things about it is that the throat on the sheath overlaps the wood and blunts the blade but that is a easy fix with a belt sander. the only other problem is the seam on the wrap feels bad in the hand.