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.
Julian –
Sturdy, but Blade Heavy I bought this sword as a novice to practice some HEMA techniques, only to realize how blade-heavy it is. At least for me, I’d want a point of balance of at least six inches rather than the nine as stated in the description. Otherwise it makes it quite hard to use with a shield.
Andrew –
Plastic Club I bought two of these swords and have done a lot sparring with them. It is true that they are near indestructible, however, that is where my positive comments end. The balance and weight is horrible, which makes the trainer extremely dangerous to use in sparring unless wearing some serious protection. This abysmal balance also makes it difficult to even use the trainer as a sword. I would recommend only using this trainer for solo drills to improve muscle strength.
Shonen –
This should ONLY be used for strength training. Balance is a joking and if you tried to spar with this, you will break something. I was an idiot when I was younger and sparred against this. I got luckily to not get hit. On the plus side, it really is during as I was using my old fencing sabre against it and it took all the blows like a champ. So did the other guy I was sparring with
Robert –
Before I bought 2 of the swords I had a chance to try one out. At the time I was quite pleased. I had to make 2 changes to my wasters. (1) The tips were rounded off for safety reasons. (2) The pommels were modified (Rounded & radiused for easier use). As a result, with the swords I now own, I am most pleased and impressed. Size not withstanding, the wasters are identical (regarding balance and feel) to the training sword I made, albeit a tad heavier. As with anything, (manufacturing included) we are all learning. Long story short, I am happy.