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.
Mike M. –
A solid blade and beautiful etching, a great shopper or blunt trauma inflictor This seax is one awesome creation. The blade is solid in construction, very little wiggle room. While being rigid and firm, you must know that this is not only a weapon but a tool as well. The blunt side of the blade is solid and reinforced by the fuller grooves which makes the blunt side a good weapon for causing blunt force trauma. Pun intended.
The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is the handle could have been augmented greatly by adding a guard and pommel. Also, I have big hands (I’m told) so I wrapped the handle in fine latigo leather lace in a nice dark brown making it look even more authentic. Definitely a 9/10 not a 4/5. Get one!!
Alaska D. –
Not battle ready I sharpened mine took it out and it broke after just a few hits on very soft wood. Would not stand up to any sort of real battle. It is simply a display piece.
Ian Hall –
I bought the Untempered version of this on sale and will thus be evaluating it as a display piece. The handle is smooth in hand and feels overall nice, blade is straight and all the runes seem well done and fake-age’d. Blade intentionally blunt. Leather sheath seems nice in hand and not cheaply done. 5/5 for the price point, I’m not sure I’d spend near 100$ on only a display piece but it does look nice. definitely worth a grab on sale. 4/5