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. –
Heavy! Awesome, practical, many different uses I bought 3 of these to counter cold steel brand spears and they get the job done and then some. I would not recommend this for any shorter spears or spears with very light Heads/shafts unless you are using it to drive it into the earth on an angle. The solid tip is heavy and Can Make a very powerful lance head by itself as well as a tool for many things.
Different uses:
Great multi tool for leather working (carving, shaping, burnishing, polishing, stamping the socket hole on wet leather etc)
Flag pole tip
Stake driver (hammer)
Awl/Chisel
Many more just use imagination
Alicia M. –
Great counter balance Just finished pairing this buttcap with the long bladed hewing spear head and it works beautifully, as well as gives the entire spear an intimidating look. Mike’s review is correct, that it is a heavy buttcap and so wouldn’t work well with short or light spear heads. You need something equally heavy (and heavy it is!) on the other end, or else it will just flip out of your hands (we learned that after attaching the buttcap first with only a stick to balance!)
John –
Solid This butt-cap is solid you could easily brain someone with this guy, I love the weight. Will order from this company again couldn’t be happier with the product.
Tydyd –
Bought 2, & I’m happy with them. I ordered 2 of these to make a weighted, double-butted staff. The socket is 3 inches deep, tapering from one inch to a half inch inside. The overall length is 10.5 inches, not 8.5. I would have liked to see a pin hole drilled in the side to attach it more securely – I may do that before I start exercising with the staff. You don’t want this slipping off the end when you swing it – it will break whatever it hits. As for performance, I have broken through concrete with it, & the tip had a little bit of deflection. A little file work, less than 5 minutes, & the tip is back to normal. Fine grit sandpaper took out scratches & the little bit of surface rust from when I forgot it in the yard overnight. I used it to plant spring flower bulbs – punch this into the ground, pull it out, drop in the bulb, kick dirt over it- fastest planting ever!
R –
beautiful but the tip is soft and dull great packing job, very well turned shape, heavy and balances long spears well. even ok with an assegai spear head on the other end. but the tip is soft and both came with their tips flattened. great decorative use and possibly good for bashing but not stabbing.
John Proctor –
Mike seems to be a little confused about the uses of this thing, but he’s dead on with it being heavy. This thing is unbelievably hefty for the size of it. Can’t imagine how something as heavy as this would ever make a good implement to be thrown, quite honestly, unless you’re Achilles himself, claiming the ability to throw anything with it attached to this cap is just silly.
theejjdean (verified owner) –
Not thrilled that the tip is blunted. They are exactly as described and they are quite heavy but that’s not issue for me. They look spectacular.