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.
Brian O. –
Good value for money Intro- I bought this spearhead to affix it to a pole that I had left over from a broken rake. I ordered it and I arrived in 4 days time. It is fun to use, and is certainly worthy of being listed as battle ready. It looks just like the picture, which is a plus.
Good things-
1) The spear was easy to sharpen due to the softness of the metal
2) It fit well onto the haft even though the haft doesn’t fill it out completely
3) Does not snap when bent and is possible to fix by re-bending
4) Is not too light or too heavy to use in combat and stabs into a foam archery target quite well when thrown or thrusted.
Bad things-
1) This is either mild steel, or un-heat treated high carbon steel. It came slightly warped and bends when thrown into wood or other harder targets.
2) Edge retention is not great due to the softness of the metal.
3) Came with light pitting.
Overall it is a good buy, being the cheapest battle ready winglance that I could find.
I would buy it again.
Darrell Martens –
Good DIY bang for your buck spearhead Want a cheap DIY lugged spear? This is the perfect choice. The lugs are great for pulling down shields, and stopping a wild boar from running up your spear.
Wes Cobb –
Great spear for the price. This is a very nice spearhead, well worth the asking price. Not much else to say about it- if you;re thinking about getting this- do it.
1a2s33343 –
It is by no means the best, but it is definitely worth it for 33.75. Ignoring the money, as a spearhead, it’s somewhat lousy.
A few pits, really rough grinding near the wings, the polish is really inconsistent, the inside has a thin coat of rust, the edges aren’t completely deburred, and the body leans/favours one direction, instead of being perfectly straight.
But for the money, it is a really neat thing. I think, if you were looking for a cheap spearhead that would reliably “do the job”, everytime, you can find no better than this.
Despite my complaints above, this was a good purchase.
I am suspicious of the metal, however. 33.75 seems pretty low for this volume of high-carbon steel, however imperfect it is.