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.
Newarcher (verified owner) –
If your a thruster this sword’s for you, definitely a heavy heavy calvalry sword. I think this is it, my favorite sword. Thick, yes, very, but it still flexes well and returns straight as before, the fuller is done nice straight and even, the Koa sharpening service did a nice job, thank you koa, and there’s no waveyness looking down the blade, I didn’t think I could get a sword with a blade this nice, the handle is black not brown as in Koa’s pictures, another seller has this sword with the black handle and they state th steel is 1065 not en9 as koa states so that would be a plus for me, brass guard is done nicely, and unbelievably the cuts in the brass for the tang fit almost perfectly and the blade is seated very well on the guard, the handle is comfortable but oh oh, the bottom side of the leather guard got some glue or other substance on it and disfigured the leather, oh well, I can live with that, other than that this sword is great, very nice, the scabbard is excellent, if the sword makes your arm tired you can use the scabbard in its place, just sharpen the protective end.
Ray –
This one has great potential for modding. The thickness near the hilt is 9, which brings the balance back towards the guard, and that was how a lot of saber swords were designed, heavy cavalry or not. The fore is thick and will take a bit of work. The overall sword is magnificent.
There is no insert into the scabbard so the blade can be inserted quickly, and there is some retention so th3e blade will stay in the scabbard.
Overall a solid blade for period costumes or playing with. No mods needed if you’re very strong and take your time get to know the sword.