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.
Samurai J. –
Disappointing I would only recommend buying this spear if you plan to remount it. The Spearhead is decent and with the lack of yari options out there this is acceptable. Everything about the shafting is a disappointment. From the top down, the saya is terribly loose and all torn apart inside like someone had been jamming a chisel into it then glued a bunch of shims into it to fill some space of this mutilated mess…. but its painted nice. The rattan is lacquered pretty sloppy with globs of it filling the space between the wrapping. The metal ring placed half way between the rattan is suppose to be used to apply pressure to the shaft so that it provides support for the tang, this does not accomplish this and is only added for ascetics here. It also broke free from the glue that was used to secure it with mild pressure I.e. pushing up on it slightly about 30 seconds after is was unwrapped. The lower part of the shaft is lacquered nicely and the tapper at the end is comfortable and aligned with the blade orientation, but the shafting feels very light, like dowel rod light. The end cap seems solid, it at least has not broken off. Also the fittings look nice but feel plastic. If this is not the case I would reused them personally. Over all it seems Hanwei would save everyone a lot of time, disappointment and money if they just sold the spearheads. I do not own other Hanwei products but this has not convinced me to be willing to spend money on their other items. Thank you to KoA for at least offering this yari at a discounted price! Shipping was also super fast, only took 2 days from purchase to delivery.