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.
Talonsoldat –
Not very battle ready Got it today took it out to test the blade, cut through one young tree and the langets bottom pin cam out, not sure if this is a machining error or what, rest of the axe is great
Griff –
Soft wood & langets I got this because I really like the head and wanted to fit it to a pole. That being said whenever I handled this axe in person I always felt like the handle was made of inferior wood. The head was a little wobbly, which will only get worse the more you use it. Since I’m planning on scraping everything and just want the head, I decided to see if I could break it. I gave 7 good swings into a piece of wood laying horizontally on the ground (the swing was also horizontal, not vertical) with the spike and 2 with the blade side (unsharpened) for a total of 9 swings. As I suspected the head got progressively looser and the soft handle cracked at the top. The metal used for the belt clip is soft and bent forward or backward depending. That being said, the langets helped keep the head from flying away when the break occurred and the head (which may or may not be one forged piece, I see a bit of sheet metal were the handle inserts) held up great. If you absolutely must use it, just go out and buy a better section of wood to build your own handle. As it sits, I’d say it’s ready for 1/6 of a battle. Would I buy another? For $80 I’d buy two more and replace the handles. If your still on the fence just buy it, you’ll enjoy it. unless you need a serious wood cutting axe or an ice pick, then I’d keep looking