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.
Wangsness –
Nasal helment The description and photos are very accurate is the presentation of this very beautiful and functional helment. The helment is a heavy piece, and what appears to be well crafted. I am not going to voleenteer for any blows to the head, but I am very confident that I would be be looking dapper if the occasion ever arises.
roy hawthorne –
Solid helmet Used this one for a few years in full contact HEMA and still haven’t a dent to show for it. Heavy and takes some getting use to but it’s saved my head from cases where some 18 gauge helmet would’ve collapsed. The inside’s rather large (even for my big head) however and you want to wear an arming cap underneath to pad it out.
Celtic Templar (verified owner) –
Perfect Helmet, would highly recommend this Helm for any type of Viking/Saxon reenactments, or even any Late Dark Age area reenactment, and even early Crusades. The Helm is strong and sturdy enough to take a heavy blow, and looks great while wearing a mail coif. For the Strong 14 gauge steel keeps the head from being injured by a oncoming weapon.
Ilan Davidowitz (verified owner) –
Very cool helmet, with a nice combo of a simple historical design and the very neat little flair of the dragons. And like the other reviews say, it is extremely sturdy. Just a heads up that the circumference is very big. Though the suspension liner lets you adjust how high it sits on your head, the wide bowl means that the chinstrap will not stop the helmet from wobbling forward and back. I solved the problem with a very thick wool and sheepskin Mongolian-style hat and now it fits nice and snug, but it’s worth noting that your average helmet cap may not be thick enough to do the trick. That said, still definitely recommend it!