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.
Doublebad B. –
Mandatory gear for blade geeks!!!!! You must have one. Only owned mine for a few years. Like my Cutlass, we had to learn to love it.
Primo machete/axe/off road sword. Chops down hardwood trees, splits wood, will take enough of an edge to make a fuzz stick for firestarting or otherwise shave tinder.
Sheath is functional, easy to wear. Blade can be drawn slowly carried across back, tang down on weak side.
The sheath can also be worn across the chest and is easy to walk with.
Lighter than a traditional Dadao, personally we would go to great lengths to avoid getting tagged with this blade.
In addition to hacking and chopping, if you take care of it the blade will also cut and pierce.
Handle may need your customizing, ring pommel benefits from password wrap.
Also use mine as a comically oversize gauche with my cutlass oftimes whilst trimming hedges. Good work out.
You need this.
servantOfJESUS (verified owner) –
KoA had the wisdom to order themselves a stock of these before production was changed to china
and the steel switched to 65Mn
this is indeed, as advertised, still the african one
i just unboxed mine (August 7th, 2025) and used it on vines in my backyard, clearing out some fences
one of the vines was about 4 inches thick
i like the balance when swinging and aiming just above maybe 1/3 from the top for it to connect
it swings itself feels snappy and is just a great tool for doing yardwork with
it chops things apart like an ax but it’s a sword so it’s swifter and really surprising it just slices thru things with ease
it makes me feel ill-at-ease with the thought of getting hit by it .-.