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.
Aaron J. –
Really good armet. This helmet is pretty lightweight and comfortable to wear. The visibility and breathability are good and the visor stays up on its own. It is very compact and streamlined, unlike a lot of the chunky looking armets out there. The neck is a little tight. It fits me fine but if you have a thicker neck I could see it being an issue.
Jack Nelson –
Great Armet with few imperfections I just got my Armet today in the mail, it shipped fast and was in good condition. The only problem with it is the fact that if you have a square shaped face like mine, you might find the leather strap in the helmet to be a little bit uncomfortable. I did contact Windlass Steelcrafts about making the helmet fit more comfortably, so that it would fit better around my head and neck. And their reply was to use foam sponges (like in a bicycle helmet). Either way, it’s a great Armet and I’m very happy with my purchase.
parkin –
cool helmet ! but there is one little thing, sometimes the helmet visor goes behind the closing plates when you close the helmet , but its not scary , it was my first hemlet and im happy !!
Arcaide (verified owner) –
Great helmet. Comfortable with padding and arming cap, fits snug where it needs to but doesn’t pinch, can even wear it with glasses underneath. It does get fairly warm when worn for a long time, and visibility is pretty limited(You can forget about peripheral vision), but it doesn’t hurt my neck, doesn’t pinch anywhere, and looks awesome with a full kit! Only point that I dislike is the brow kind of digs into my forehead, which gets pretty uncomfortable after a little – Adding some extra padding myself helped.
Dustin (verified owner) –
Love the helmet! It fits great and I’m 6’ 2” tall and around 245 pounds for reference. I was a little worried about the neck area (mines around 17 inches circumference) but it’s absolutely perfect, still plenty of room. Processing took a couple days (to pack/prep it properly I’m sure) but shipping was super fast! Couldn’t be happier with my purchase – can’t wait to build out the rest of my armor set. If you’re located in the U.S. I would highly recommend purchasing in-stock inventory from Kult Of Athena – shipping will be a lot quicker than purchasing directly from manufacturers overseas.