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.
Joel –
Nice sword It is very lively in the hand it is better balanced then I hav have heard scabbard is very nice it has a nice fit not too tight or lose over all excellent sword for the price thank you kult of Athena
Ben –
Sword is a lot of fun, it’s a very heavy chopper with the balance being very blade heavy. The pommel and handguard feel dainty in comparison to the blade. The edge geometry seemed good to me, the edge wasn’t good from the factory but 20 minutes on a sharpener and it was good to go. The scabbard is nice, feels sturdy. The packaging not that great, with the skinny and pointy crossguard poking through both sides of the box including the scabbard. But other than some scuffs and scrapes it wasn’t any worse for wear. The little bend in the crossguard on mine wasn’t even, with one side making a full 90-degree bend and the other looking like they didn’t finish or it broke haha. But if you’re looking for a beasty chopper for not too crazy of a price point seems like it’s pretty good. I haven’t used it on anything tougher than tatami yet, so I don’t know how well it will hold up but it seems like it’s pretty tough.
sgregg (verified owner) –
I love this sword. It is well made, sharp. I did some testing on this and discovered that the guard and pommel are NOT steel. They are most probably zinc? Or some other alloy. They are non-magnetic. This might cause some of the blade-heavy issue this sword has. If they guard were a bit beefier and made of steel and the pommel made of steel, this would go a long way to helping the POB. However for the price this is not a bad sword at all.
A Moore –
This comment is to counter another comment that makes a questionable claim by sgregg (July 29,2021) that “… the guard and pommel are NOT steel.” The description states that the guard and pommel are made of stainless steel. Not all stainless steel alloys are magnetic. Don’t believe me? Google it.
No, I don’t own this sword. I wish Kult of Athena would make it possible to add comments (or comments on comments) without giving a rating so people can point out misinformation.
sgregg (verified owner) –
Even if it is stainless steel then it is an alloy of steel. Most common stainless has a high enough iron content that it is still magnetic. The parts I looked at probably have nickle. Stainless steel is AWESOME for all it’s intended uses. And there are so many applications for the various types of stainless, that it is a truly amazing material but it is not what people would refer to as steel. It is an alloy. There is Alloy Steel and Carbon Steel. You can have soft carbon steel and harder carbon steel if you add more carbon. The cross guard and pommel of this sword are an alloy. That in itself does not make the sword bad. If the guard was thicker, and the pommel less hollowed out, then the balance would be better.