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.
Chris Hunt –
A must have for knife and sword enthusiasts! This sword/knife is incredilbly nimble. A great weapon for thrusting into light targets. The blade has a beautiful mirror polish and the tip came with a verry fine point. I would easily reccomend this as a sword for first timers and budget sword collectors.
Eric Merrell –
1095???? I do not believe that this is 1095 carbon steel i left it out side with some water on the blade it did not have rust on it other sites have it as X46cr13 stainless steel
Jim –
Nice little blade This is a nice blade to take camping. It isn’t stainless steel. I believe it is 1095, most notable reason is you cannot heat treat stainless. Second is it would shatter upon hitting anything, stainless is very brittle. Third, reading Windlass’s website. These are listed as 1095, not stainless. I’m an engineer, I’m pretty good on knowing my steel.
Chris K. –
Great Value, and YES, it IS stainless. This is a stainless steel. It’s a European version of 420 HC which Buck uses in all it’s knives, try to tell them it can’t be heat treated, lol.I’m no engineer I’m a Chef, but I know this for a fact. They have to be able to take a fair amount t of shock. Stainless is, as a rule more brittle because it contains more chromium ,but it can be heat treated and tempered its just trickier.I own the kopis as well as kindjal and they are excellent, as well as Wusthof chefs knives and cleavers in this line of steel, it’s just x50 and not x46. Trust me its treated and tempered. X46 means %.46 carbon and cr14 is chromium %14. D2 is a tool steel and contains %12 and considered semi stainless. The steel composition can be easily found online and any real “engineer” should know that stainless can indeed contain carbon and be heat treated. Bear in mind, though, it’s not Talonite, so it’s stain-LESS not stain-FREE and still can rust or corrode if not maintained but will be quite resistant. I suggest having it sharpened though, sometimes they come dull from the factory and it’s not so easy to do yourself. Great blade though, definitely buy!
Myles –
Very satisfied This product is very well made. I am happy with both the look and quality of the weapon, and it holds up quite well to testing. Highly recommend!
Juan (verified owner) –
Talk about fun! This thing is light, comfortable in the hand and wicked sharp! The extra sharpening was well worth it. I’ve been eying this for a few years and finally pulled the trigger with no regrets so far. Do yourself a favor and buy one next time they’re back in stock.