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.
Baum56Jared (verified owner) –
Cool spear, never got any kind of instructions on how to put it together and snapped the pins that are supposed to hold the blade and shaft
DWL (verified owner) –
This thing is a project. Align all numbered sides. Might have do a little filing to fit the scabbard. I did receive directions but it might help to look into how Japanese blades and spears are pinned if you want to do it right. I used Manau rattan for pinning and lathed it to size with a slight taper, tapped it through the holes, and then cut both sides flush with a Japanese wood saw. The wrap they send would work fine but if you’re going to do this much work, you might as well go get some thick leather lace and wrap while greasing the hide as you go. $529 is very reasonable for the component parts of an instrument like this. You will add to its value with man hours.
So five stars for a mostly finished spear, but you gotta want it. Your reward, if you get it sorted, is a giant razor sharp sword on the end of a huge stick. I don’t know what the elite Han guard needed these for exactly, but let’s just say that this is not a beginner’s weapon. It can’t be held upright in standard height rooms. It’s funny huge and so dangerous. Children should not be allowed to reach this thing. There is a little loop on the copper guard….I assume it is so you can put a bell on it so you always know where it is.