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.
Sir_Syan1 (verified owner) –
Scabbard: Super basic scabbard which is to be expected at this price point. Excellent retention on the sword, however the sword does not draw very smoothly or easily. I do have to put in just a bit of effort to draw the sword. I’m not entirely sure if its the scabbard’s fault or the blade’s fault. I think the scabbard is wrapped with fake leather? I don’t have many swords so I don’t have a great feel for the materials but at this price point I expect fake leather. No rattle when shook, only at the bottom which I think is normal.
Hilt: The grip is this kind of leather wrap which I feel like is cheap but it does give me a great grip on the sword. I can’t even turn it in my hands. The pommel and guard do have a rough finish and the quillons do have a couple hotspots at the ends but that isn’t really a big deal. The pommel isn’t perfectly centered, it skews to one side a little but it doesn’t really affect the handling too much. However, it is noticeable.
Blade: I noticed that the blade doesn’t appear to be perfectly in like with the guard or handle. And neither is the fuller. The fuller isn’t perfectly straight either. And the edge isn’t perfectly straight either! Hmmm, the lack of straightness seems to be a recurring issue at least for the sword I received. It’s hard for me to tell if this sword as ANY distal taper. If it does its minimal. But that is something I know Deepeeka is known for so its expected. The blade comes unsharpened so I paid for the KOA sharpening service and I think they did a good job with it. Sharp enough to cut bottles. The blade also came with these stains which kinda look like what you would see on your car windshield or something. Idk what it is but it does take the aesthetics down a small notch for me. Makes the blade look dirty. But this is cheap so I don’t care too much.
Handling: This is the part that surprised me a lot. Going into buying this sword, I knew that Deepeeka’s swords tended to be heavy and clunky especially because of the lack of distal taper. But this sword handles really nicely. It doesn’t feel heavy and is a lot of fun to swing around. Surprisingly though despite the non-straight edge it cuts bottles pretty cleanly. Even double cuts and thrusts felt pretty good. I think that’s more of a testament to KOA’s sharpening rather than Deepeeka’s edge geometry. The pommel also doesn’t interfere with my wrists too much since it slopes downward a bit, giving me a little more room to index the handle.
Verdict: I like this sword and I do not regret buying it. It did come with flaws but that is to be expected at this price point. Lot of fun to swing around and I would recommend this sword to anyone who wants a decent budget sword to beat up a little.