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.
Naveed –
decent pretty good and sturdy, definitely aesthetically beautiful except that the end of the blade tapirs off to on side. its not to noticeable but a lot of people would be bothered by that.
Leo –
Good steel Cons;slight little blemish on the guard, bkade tapers maybe a few cm’s off the guard.
Pros: its light, strong, anazingly so, responsive, eye catching, was easily sharpened. Got it to paper cutting sharp within half an hour, it cuts just as well as a thrust, has become a favourite of my collection. U could go on about tests but its passed all with flying colours. I love this blade
Leo –
Brilliant Its a look i personally love, the design might of hampered my training but its become my defacto solo drill blade for hema excercise. Its well balanced, easily used one handed or two, as a good bastard sword shoild hamdle. It vame with two scratches, and the blade does have a cm’s twist to the blade. However if your not a youtuber with a need to beat down on affordable steels then that does not matter. Very practical, light and durable, and i have sparred with this and its held up Really well. Buy it if you want a bastard sword that looks awesome and os practical and you dont want to get in debt.
Len –
Efficient and beautiful Lighter than i thought it would ve, handles so well, holds an edge well, and in sparring has performed well without any permanent scratches or notches. And it can be used ine handed easily. Aesthetically it is almost show off in its unusual colours.
Nathan –
Great steel and easy to alter for HEMA use! I bought this sword for it’s price and it’s steel as it is good steel (as the video review says). When I received the sword it wasn’t just wrapped up in paper like the video shows. It was in it’s own personal box inside the larger box (of course paper was around the inner box for cushioning).
What did I do to improve the design and sturdiness?
I first removed the pommel and took everything off the tang. After that I took off the wrapping and sanded down the grip to a more fitting comfort to my hand. I then re-wrapped the handle with 4oz leather and laid thinner leather strips over the top for design. I removed the throat piece around the blade (it was just glued on and I was surprised at the quality of glue used). I cut off the turned portions of the cross-guard as they were a little too long for my liking and was finding the guard to be more of a hindrance as it would make contact with my forearm. I then put everything back together heated the end of the tang up and peened it down over the pommel, ultimately turning this nut style pommel into a peened one.
The scabbard that comes with the blade is the perfect length if you want to remove the throat piece as well. This was something I was worried about as I thought my blade might be visible without the piece but it goes all the way to the crossguard.
This was my very first sword purchase and after the minor alterations it is more realistic and sturdy than what I received. I am in no way a blacksmith or swordsmith and I was able to make this blade much more reliable for use in HEMA classes and battles with basic tools. The most “advanced” tool I had to use was a high temperature torch to heat the end of the tang and peen it down but that’s it and all I used was a simple depot store bought torch for $20.
SLeis (verified owner) –
Good sword for the price. It’s sturdy enough and is aesthetically pleasing enough. The guard looks beautiful, the scabbard fits the sword with no noticeable rattle. The red colors, while not exactly accurate to the original, looks great. My only complaints are that the scabbard feels relatively weak and cheap in comparison to the sword’s quality and that the pommel had a very small amount of rust on arrival. Great if you’re looking for a cheaper sword for decoration or drills, not so great if you want an exact replica of the original. I’m not sure if the blade is good enough for sparring. Based on my usage with it so far, I doubt the unsharpened blade could harm anyone more than a federschwert would.
Sagaroni (verified owner) –
Very pretty and all but it arrived with the metal being very weak and when you tapped the bottom it would shake the whole sword