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.
Medium Shield Boss- 14 Gauge Steel Every member of Draugar Vinlands uses one of these bosses on their shield. None of them have ever failed. They are well made and they are thick enough to offer very good protection against weapons piercing the shield and hitting your shield hand. The design is simple and there are many examples of this style, and size of shield boss being found in archaeological digs. When the boss comes to your door it will be oiled very shiny and packed in bubble wrap. I usually flame blacken my boss by leaving it in a fire for about ten minutes and then pulling it out with tongs and fast quenching it in a bucket of water. When you pull it out of the water using the same tongs it will be an iron grey blue color. You can also use “Gun Bluing” solution to get the same effect but I prefer to stay away from the hassle of using chemicals. This Product gets the Jarl seal of Approval and the approval of the rest of the Vikings in my group. Hail to Kult of Athena for yet another great product!
Jarl Ingvar Schildknacker
Medium Shield Boss- 14 Gauge Steel A very nice shield boss, i haven’t made a shield yet, but i have bought this shield boss and it’s really nice. 5 stars from me.
size ? Is the diameter from edge to edge or just the cup size (ugh, sorry. don’t know how else to say it. the diameter of just the cup, not the flange?)
Good boss! Bought this to put on my Nordic shield, was quite surprised that it came with rivets in a little bag, however they were too short to be of any use to me. I used 1/8″x2″ brass rivets to fasten it to my shield, the rivets used were a little small but they seem to hold the boss on tightly with no movement.
Will look at purchasing this product again in the future.