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.
E.R. –
Nice. Just received this weapon in the mail, and I couldn’t be more pleased. The design is simple, but balanced and elegant, and the blade itself handles like a dream. The weight is a little up there, but that’s to be expected of a claymore, and you can still – if you have the strength – move the weapon rapidly as needed. All told, for the price, this is a great buy.
Isaiah I. –
The Best for the price asked: The blade and handle have some slight imperfections that give it a handmade look, but the slight gap between the blade and crossguard is less than perfect. Still, you can’t beat the price for a carbon steel, full tang claymore.
joe b. –
just one problem just received this sword and at first sight its awesome but then I noticed that at some point in the tang is slightly bent making the whole blade shift to one side very disappointing.
Joseph Bailey –
My old review is up as joe b. My current thoughts on my purchase are not so humble that bend in the tang is absolutely infuriating sets the whole blade off so nothing is centered there are Hammer marks all over the blade the grind is awful along the base of the blade I honestly can’t tell if straightening the tang will actually fix the blade angle and if it does I’m sure I’ll have to do some grinding to make everything fit the way it’s supposed to the only redeeming quality is the steel is good as are the pommel and the guard is not bad. Over all this is not battle ready and whoever made this sword should be ashamed to call them self a blacksmith. Can’t even make your sword strait
Cody r (verified owner) –
The price seems too good to be true, because it is. I wish I could upload pictures with this review, because this sword is junk. There’s about a quarter inch gap between the crossguard and the blade, and a similar gap between the cusp of the crossguard and the blade. The quatrefoils on the end of the crossguard have visible tooling marks and sharp edges. I’m exchanging it for a hopefully higher quality sword, but I’m still out $75 for shipping it back to them.