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.
dmarlowe99 (verified owner) –
I received this sword today. The blade is straight and everything seems to be lined up straight. Its a good looking sword and the scabbard is visually appealing and seems well made. This is the first stage combat sword I’ve ordered from Deepeeka, however I’ve ordered other Deepeeka swords and most had quality control issues; perhaps their stage combat swords are made a little better, who knows. The only complaint I have on this sword is that where the cross guard meets the grip, its squared off and juts out a little bit and this makes the grip uncomfortable for your hand. I’m going to have to take a file and some sanding blocks and see if I can round it off and fix this issue. It really should be rounded off and smooth and not have the hard edges which dig into your hand. Other than that I have no complaints and am happy with the sword; the design is pretty cool looking and it seems to be put together well.
Gorgosky –
The sword is amazing. A great gift all around and quality is top notch.
The sword looks great, often swords in the price range that are good quality are lacking in design but the cuts in the guard and the two part pommel are fantastic. The guard is larger than most on similar dark ages swords which provides for more protection and easier use. The leather wrap around the handle feels great in my hands and is well done. The sword is also a great weight for its length. The leather wraped scabbard is great, perfectly matches the color of the handle.
I only have two complains, both stemming fround the two part pommel. 1st and foremost, a small streak of dried glue came from the seam between the two parts of the pommel (not hard to remove but is not nice looking). 2nd the pommels shape can hit your hand/wrist, gloves of some kind should be worn if used for sport. This is also a valid design that matches historical swords from this era, we see this type of pommel stop appearing likley for this reason as it can hurt the user or wear down the users leather gloves over time.