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.
Dexter Lee Wilson –
You get what you pay for. A good axe head and shaft, the head isn’t atached to the haft in any way other than the wood progressivly getting thicker towrds the end as to stop the head from fying off the end when swung. The head will eventually wear down the wood from constant movement when being swung, but some leather will fix that in no time if you know how to wrap it. All in all a good, cheap, rustic looking axe.
Jeremiah –
All around disappointment. After signing up to be informed when this cool looking ax was going to be in stock again, I was excited to get the email that it was available for purchase. I ordered one and happily paid the extra $15 to have it sharpened as well. The delivery was fairly quick, however what I got it the mail was less that satisfying. The ax head is shaped nothing like what is pictured on the site, its basically a normal tomahawk, the distinctive slant of the cutting edge isn’t there. After only a few days of just hanging on my weapon rack, the head has come loose and easily falls off the handle. Arguably worst of all, the extra money I paid to have it sharpened went to waste, it isn’t even sharp enough to cut a piece of paper.
Mike M. –
Not bad for price It will need some work before it can be used, ie handle shaping, leather wrap, head security etc
When honed it holds an edge well, handles well
isaac –
ready for battle for sure i got unshaped and with like oh 3 mins of work with a carbee sharpener cleave thought a water bottle with no effort
isaac –
it can loosen up but you can fix it if if you tie a clove hitch at the bottom of the axe head and rap the rope in a X pattern 3 to 4 time then tie an onther clove hitch at the top of the head it will make it stay and if your worried it wouldnt look right the northmen did the same thing when the’re axes loosen up
Chris –
GREAT VALUE For the price, this axe is the real deal. However you need to invest a little work but once you do, I’m certain it will last a life time… Since I bought it I have felled around 80 small and medium trees on my property that needed to come down and it’s still going strong. And that is saying something for a medium sized hatchet. The handle needed to be shaved down in some areas for comfort, and the cutting area sharpened obviously, but once you do that you’ve got a quality tool that most folks out there are paying hundreds for. It’s carbon steel and a hardwood handle… Holds a razor edge with ease. Make sure to keep it oiled or it will rust quickly. The head has never come loose, however with these types of round-eye slotted axes you simply take a wood mallet and tap on it until it’s tight.
TeeKay (verified owner) –
A perfectly fine axe. Looks just as the picture shows. The other comments are correct in suggesting wrapping 5he blade, as otherwise it is likely to come loose. For the value, you can’t loose. Thanks, Kult of Athena!