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.
Sam –
German Halberd Got one of these for Christmas a few years back… very affordable, looks like historical examples, and all in all… A good piece. I actually cracked my by hammering the steel in one spot… I was trying to fit it on the shaft better.. But so far it hasn’t broken anymore. So it’s fine. XD Just don’t mess with it too much and it’ll hold up. They work great for reenactments.
Brandon –
plenty fun with work I purchased this off a different website (Dont bother looking elsewhere, this website has them the cheapest!) under the impression that it was a sharpened version, but turns well out none of these are sharp and you need to do that yourself, which ive done a decent job of. mine came slightly bent but this was fixed by setting it between some heavy objects and let it straighten out just a little (Though i doubt they’ll send you a damaged product here)
Anyways once that was taken care of and i got it on a pole i secured it in with some metal screws. wraped some tassels on it and it was ready to go, it used to be about 7 or 8 feet long but i cut mine down to be around 6’5 – 6’8. It seems to be very decently strong, Ive abused it a few times and no cracks or damage, ive hit things with the axe which i still need to work on sharpening apparently, and the Spike which is the main weapon ive put through many things, starting with milk jugs, to plastic bins, an old 90s computer with a metal case, and then the strongest thing a Microwave. might not have gone all the way through the microwave but it stuck in and caused no damage. Im not saying its indestructible it definitely has its limits, but so long as you dont drive it into a concrete wall it should be fine :)