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.
Ian Denton (verified owner) –
Just received my sword and the blade and scabbard are beautiful! Im a little disappointed, as the crossguard has several Knicks, scratches and rust spots. Not what expected from a $500 sword. Overall a good sword, but.it does not deserve 5 stars.
Jayne Maravi –
Hi Ian – we’re glad you like the blade. I’m sorry the sword made it to you without consideration of the rust spots. We put a large effort into making sure you receive first quality goods and we will make sure the team is aware something that shouldn’t have shipped, did ship. Thank you for letting us know so we can address it.
Indy (verified owner) –
The sword blade looks great. The crossguard and side rings look a little rough close up, but I’m mostly disappointed by the scabbard retention being nonexistent with mine. Sword falls right out with gravity.
Owen Schulz (verified owner) –
Overall the sword and scabbard feel pretty nice, but the crossguard is just terrible. It looks great from 5 feet away, but any closer and you can see the rough surface all over. I was prepared for this though as the other reviews had pointed it out, but the problem was worse than I imagined. the edges on the guard are so sharp in places that I drew blood on my fingers from the sharp ass quillon block within a minute of unboxing the sword. This is a problem that I can fix with a file and some sanding and time, but I shouldn’t have to for a $500 sword.
My sword came in at 1915 grams, so a touch heavier than advertised but not that much. This sword is not nimble- it is fucking heavy. That isn’t necessarily a problem though. The blade is beautifully thin near the tip and considering the super wide profile of the blade, it has a decent point of balance. This is not a dueling sword- it is certainly better suited to swinging and chopping but I would not say that it is overweighted, just that if it were any heavier it would be.
A personal gripe that doesn’t have to do with the build quality is that the upper section of the handle is too long and the lower section seems too short. This is just going off of feel though, IDK what the original looks like.