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.
love it I’ve just begun doing HEMA and wanted a spear to use, so I elected to use this head on the seven foot ash staff sold on this site. It came semi quickly, a little under a week, and I love it. I had to do a little work but that’s okay. If you’re into spears, or polearms in general, I recommend this.
A beautiful piece A dory spear was the essential weapon for any Greek hoplite. Historically the spearheads were made of bronze and later iron, but carbon steel is a vastly stonger metal so the anachronism can be forgiven. I am hugely happy with this purchase. It’s dull and a bit thick, but there’s nothing that some quick grinding wont fix. This is an impressive and graceful-looking piece.
Awesome spear I have had mine for several years now it has been an amazing spear. I have used it to train with and to throw. I’ve had this spear stuck roughly 3.5 inches into a 2×6… probably not it’s intended use but it held up. I’m very happy with it. I also blued the spear to keep from rusting in extended periods of use in the elements. Again I’m very happy with it.
It just works I’ve only had to buy one replacement for this spear in the past 15 years. Not because the first one broke or bent, but because it had become a rather large and unwieldy butter knife due to constant use.
Most spears eventually bend at the socket, it’s normal. It took a couple full force swings against concrete for me to noticeably bend this spearhead however, and just a vice and pair of pliers to straighten it back out.
If you can only afford a single spearhead and want one that will last. This is the spearhead to get.