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.
John Hildebrandt –
This has always been a favorite of mine- My brother now owns the first one I ever saw in the first five offered by Museum Replicas- It was the first MR sword I ever bought. So, I snapped this one right up.
The first issue was trying to pull it from the scabbard, it was very difficult due to the waviness in the thickness of the blade. The thin and thicker areas could be seen with the naked eye. The four very narrow “fullers” in the blade were not even. It was also extremely blade heavy-
The hilt was ok, no real construction defects noted —
Now, the scabbard. It’s all wood, no leather with strange square vertical ribs. If the blade had been decent enough to use the scabbard, the scabbard could be saved by sanding down the ribs to the main surface, sand it all smooth and then cover with leather.
I have no idea where the all-wood ribbed design came from, but it’s very unattractive and too heavy —
It seems that with Deepeeka, the quality seems to fluctuate a good bit. I have bought two of them and they both went back. I’m always a little surprised when a member buys one that’s pretty good – I’ll always pay more for a sword I’m proud of — John H