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.
Jeff w. –
Very Good Helmet This helmet is of very solid construction and is a very comfortable helmet to wear. For the money, it’s hard to get a better helmet representative of the type and period from which this style has its origins. Visibility and breathing in this helmet is wonderful.The face is well enough protected while the lower part of the head and neck are not. I’ve worn this in many sparring sessions with a arming cap, coif, and a cloth or steel gorget and felt very comfortable. Not to mention, this is a great looking helmet in person. I have to recommend this helmet with 4 stars for it’s price and style of helmet.
Jack Caudle –
Decent Helmet Only issue I have is that whoever made mine, put the liner in backwards, so instead of t he strap coming up under my chin, it instead pushes into my throat. Not sure if that would be an issue for all of t hem or I just got unlucky. Other than that, pretty good.
Patrick –
Quality and affordable I got what I paid for. The helmet liner is a luxury and can be “removed’ by easily taking out the string and wearing an arming cap or something over your head instead if preferred. It arrived clean and oiled. It fits on the head extremely comfortably and has good visibility. It’s very attractive