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.
thediscarded87 (verified owner) –
Simple look,
Straight lines,
Sharp edge.
Exactly as advertised.
Recommended.
TommyBoy (verified owner) –
Very nice sword in the APOC line (I have 4 now). It is hefty, but very well balanced – providing the dexterity for a quick recovery while still having the weight to do significant damage. Balance is about 3 inches forward of the hilt. Steel is well tempered and sharpens well. Insider trick – the Rada sharpeners work very well with this steel, and a quick stropping on leather makes the edge scary sharp.
Craig Harms (verified owner) –
I have bought 2 of these. 1 for my friend and one for myself. I am a huge fan. I did a write up on FB (search apoc survival tools armory club) for how to add some hardware on the pommel thru the 3/8″ hole that adds some nice balance making it feel significantly less chunky. By my estimate it holds up wonderfully when compared to my Hanwei Tinker Longsword.
Big recommend.
Herb J Ervin (verified owner) –
My honest review of the sword I was sent, it’s condition and damage from shipping was rejected out of hand with no explanation.
Kult of Athena is dishonest and these reviews mean nothing. I’ll never purchase from koa again and will take every opportunity to share my honest review and opinion of koa.
David Weiss –
Herb – We never heard from you on the customer service team. We are publishing this post to make sure customers understand they can reach out to learn about their options, including return, within 30 days of delivery of the item.
joshualaw801 (verified owner) –
Good sword, but the cap at the end of the sheath wasn’t glued properly, and keeps coming off when you put the sword back in the sheath. So good sword and an ok sheath
Herb (verified owner) –
This serves as legal notice. You have altered my original review to suit yourself and your greed. Post the original review or remove it entirely. I’m retired, I have the time, the finances and an attorney buddy with a wonderful knack for tearing little crap outfits like you to pieces in court.
David Weiss –
Herb – I do not recall anything happening to your original post, but please feel free to repost to demonstrate your original content.
From time to time, we remove language or slurs that are unacceptable to publish; if your post contains that, we may edit or not share it.
It looks like your purpose in the review was to a) complain about the product and b) complain about KOA. We did post that, so not sure how it serves us from a greedy pov. We also offered a reminder that you can reach out to customer service within our normal return policy to explore return options.
Again, if you’d like us to take down all of your reviews, we will, but reviews are there to compliment and to bash product and service, as well as give us a chance to investigate and respond.
Jack (verified owner) –
This is a fantastic sword, the only issue possible is the cap of the scabbard, but if you don’t slam the sword in it’s fine. Might put two reviews to balance out the actual libel coming Herb, the “expert”
Jack (verified owner) –
Hey if Herb gets to put 2 1-star reviews to complain, I get to put 2 5-stars, right?