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.
Ryu –
Beautiful Beautifull Sword. Love the fuller
Len –
Functional and tough Light, easily sharpened. Held the edge well after using in sparring dulled as well, and its one of my better cutters. It did come with a wiggle in the guard and pommel which were easily sorted and have held sine. Excellent piece , highly recomend for beginers or those with an eye for a beautiful fullered blade. Scabbard is great quality too, only fractionally loose.
Dominic E (verified owner) –
Just got it and can say I’m impressed. Sturdy and easy to sharpen. Only concern was the crossguard is a bit sharp on the bottom side but that was solved with a bit of sandpaper. Other than that Id recommend this sword.
5/5
Eondos (verified owner) –
Very happy with the product. All aspects of the sword are great, barring a number of very small scratches on the blade. I paid for sharpening and am very happy with the edge provided.
I was a little sad to see that the sheath it came with, despite being equivalent quality to its sword, was not as pictured. In spite of this I find myself very happy with the purchase as even without the embellishments of the pictured sheath it and the sword both are gorgeous.
Overall the purchase experience has been good, and I will surely continue being a customer at Kult of Athena. Unbeatable prices, and surprisingly speedy shipping, even during a supply shortage and the holiday crunch!
joshua.grant (verified owner) –
Well worth the price. It holds an edge better than many other swords I’ve owned. Its surprisingly light because the balance is fantastic additionally it fits tight in its scabbard. Everything was received exactly as pictured. I chose the sharpening option and its a nice consistent edge that cuts remarkably well.