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.
Mick Ryan (verified owner) –
Just received this today along with it’s bigger Katana brother and they are beautiful, very well made, very sharp, excellent presentation. The shipping was awesome, very quick and packaged very well.
shahrukh882009 (verified owner) –
The first time i saw this ‘Sea Wave’ theme done on a Katana i was immediately hooked so i started saving up and finally i made the purchase of the Katana first and then the Wakizashi to complete the Daisho, both the Katana and the Wakizashi are Assembled Very well, they feel sturdy in the Hands and are so nicely Balanced that they almost feel Weightless, Swift to Maneuver and the Bo-Hi makes a loud Tachikaze (sword wind or Sword Swish) when Swung , sometimes even Echoing sound when swung indoors with the right amount of Power and Alignment.
The Blade is a Combination of Two different types of steel done in a Honsanmai Configuration due to which the Presence of a beautiful ‘itame’ style Hada is noted on the Ji and the Mune. There is a Roughened Texture on the Mune Beginning just before the Yokote and continuing to the end of Kissaki which i believe is the Polisher’s Mark.
The ‘Notare’ Style Hamon is just magical to look at, when brought close to the eyes and moved right to left (or vice versa) gave me the Feeling of standing at the Beach and observing the Waves Rolling in, Hence the name ‘Sea Wave’ fits just right with the Katana&Wakizashi.
The Fuchi, Kashira and Tsuba are put together so good that there is not even the Slightest space inbetween ,no Sharp edges or uneven Protrusions, im sure they’re not made of iron since they’re not magnetic but neither can i tell if its Silvered brass so im not sure of the material used but the quality is superb , you can make out the individual lines between the Wavy patterns.
The Tsuka is in ‘imogata’ Style and has Genuine Rayskin Panels with mostly small and a few Emperor Nodules, the Tsuka is Wrapped Tight with Cotton ito of Dark Blue color in the ‘Hineri-Maki’ Fashion with Most of the Diamonds being Symmetric and Hishigami (Folded paper Triangles under the ito) is present.
The Saya is Dark Blue with Gloss Lacquer finish Having Horn Kurigata , Koiguchi and Kojiri, shitodome (eyelet openings on the Kurigata) are Glued in and the Sageo is the same color as the ito which dosent look bad but a Blue and white Sageo (as Depicted) would have looked much better.
The only couple points of Critique i have are with the Saya and the Polishing job.
Neither the Katana nor the Wakizashi are held firmly by the Koiguchi in their respective Saya allowing the blades to simply slide out when held upside down and the Katana rattles around in its saya when shaken.
Both Swords have so much to see in them when it comes to the Metallurgic effects if only was the polish done to a Finer grade it would have been fit for the Price point.