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.
RoG –
Good Wallhanger Quick delivery and it looks very pretty. Not very sharp out of the box but otherwise serviceable steel once sharpened and it’s at a reasonable price. Spine isn’t thick so I wouldn’t use it for any batoning or prying.
Max –
Exceptional looking and functional The looks are what drew me to this one, obviously, because they certainly the finest point of this blade. It came sharp enough to cut paper then I whittled a 1/2″ dowel to a point with it and the edge was only slightly dulled but still I can see this knife holding a good working edge. The spine on the one I got was massive so unlike the other review mine would be well suited for heavy batoning. The grip is small and seems slightly disproportionate to the blade size, I pretty much only grip this knife with index finger on the choil and thumb on the spine. The sheath is quality and holds comfortably at your hip. Over all a very satisfying purchase for me but it does appear that there could be a few lemons.
Erik –
great knife I ordered this for one of my hunting trips and so far I’m impressed with the quality, as the last review said it has a thick enough spine for batoning and the blade itself on mine came much sharper than expected, I actually managed to cut myself on it while inspecting it, the handle came came in great condition, overall the knife has a great weight and balance to it.
I actually have one complaint even though I gave the knife 5 stars but it has nothing to do with the knife itself, the leather sheath that came with the knife had a loop that is a bit too small for my leather belt so it isnt exactly an ideal fit.
Mike –
A great knife. As far as the value goes, this knife is awesome. Beautiful to look at, and seems like it could take some abuse. Im liking the Devil’s edge products so far.