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.
Not as good as it looks I have had my eye on this spearhead for a long time, and while it is a very attractive spearhead, it is also a total waste of money. The socket is made of two pieces of metal that are folded together and soldered, meaning that the socket is going to split in half the moment you attach it to a pole. If you look at the pictures closely then you can see the vertical line down the socket yourself. It also doesn’t come will a hole for a screw, so you will need to drill one yourself. Unfortunately, and sadly, this is not the winged spear you are looking for.
decent I’ve done some tests and it hold up, but I have problems attaching it to a shaft and keeping it straight. It always points towards the fold line.
Not what it used to be I own the older silver inlaid version of this head, I pre ordered it directly from Hanwei when the released this series some 12-14 years ago. Recently I handled this newer version and I must say that the quality is NOWHERE the same! My older verizon is a solid socked design, thus newer version has two seams running the length of the socket. One seam would be acceptable (and was done in period), two opposing seams is a king for trouble though.
More dissapointing is the price, the silver inlaid set o purchased (it was a head and butt cap package at that time) was in line with the current pricing on these less well built heads. All in all, I’d suggest steering away.
Not even a good wall hanger Poorly made chromed looking spear head with soldered together socket. Looks good online but extremely disappointing in person. Does not hod up well in the slightest humidity.