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.
jon huddleston –
this templar cross sword kinda look like a scottish sword to, i like it, but could it be sharpened too
Ammon Devaney 117 (verified owner) –
First off definitely get it sharpened no joke otherwise it’s blunt as heck , I only didn’t do it because of I got a gift card credit card thing and it would have gone over the limit.
Second blade was dirty and oily when it arrived not sure if that’s the norm as this is my first ever sword .
Third there are scratches and scuff marks across the blade nothing you can see from a distance but close it’s easy to tell , the sword itself structure wise is great but attention to detail as far as cleaning up is lacking. There is black and brown residue underneath the crossguard and on the pommel
Also the belt is not detachable as far as I can tell so keep that in mind
Overall the basics are great but was clearly not even taken a second look at when it comes to the clean up
Just a sour taste in my mouth
Aidan (verified owner) –
Very well made I would suggest added sharpening for anyone who wants to use this as a real weapon but all and all it is very well done the sheath is solid and the blade is nice
FilledJarz (verified owner) –
Decent Sword. The Sword came a little dirty with scratches on it (nothing too severe), I’m assuming it was made by a more amateur blacksmith. The Sword is in decent condition, somewhat sharp (I ordered sharpening), could be sharper. It arrived 12 days after ordering and looks just like the image. Not bad, but you might be able to find something better.
BerzurkSamurai (verified owner) –
Arrived:
Timely and coated in protective oil. Which is good but seems a little dirtier than it should…?
Blade:
Spring temper, great steel, I ordered factory edge and expected some sort of edge, but it’s not even rounded, it’s like genuinely just flat. But I can sharpen it myself and it’ll be just fine.
Crossguard and Pommel:
I can’t figure out what kind of steel these are made of but I’m just gonna oil them like the rest of the blade.
Sheath:
Leather looks good but not as nice as photo, my belt strings were somehow put the wrong way around so I have to cross them over if I want to wear it on my left side. Can’t store in it long term because of how leather holds moisture, but that’s fine.
Overall:
Good sword for it’s prices, like other reviews say there are scratches and nicks etc. Especially where the blade goes into the crossguard looks really rough. I can’t say it’s a beautiful sword but it’s definitely functional. I haven’t done cuts with it yet but I have reason to believe it will perform well as I’ve swung it around a bit already. The point of balance is a little farther up than maybe ideal, but this is my first sword and I need to build up wrist strength to really evaluate it properly anyway.
I would recommend this for people like me with a tighter budget, but if you are able to spend more on a sword I do think you should do that elsewhere.