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.
Rick M. –
Cool Seax… good price. I ordered this “sharpened” and it arrived with a very serviceable edge. It’s solid, good looking and of passable historic accuracy. Good blade and a good deal. I gave it 4 out of 5 for value overall. Definitely worth every cent!
Jack –
Great Decent priced Seax My title says it all. Buy it with the sharpping, I sratched the hel out of mine doing it myself. Worth the price.
Geordin Soucie –
Great Knife, Terrible Sheath I love the knife, the issue is with the sheath. First off you will notice that the beltloops are too close together. If you wear it the handle will be heavy and point towards the ground, eventually allowing it to slide out. Second, while those straps are pretty and the whole set makes a great decorative piece, they are not built too sturdy. I had to reattach one of the beltloops after a few weeks of light to moderate use. Expect to me getting a new sheath if you are going to be wearing it.
Again, the knife was good. Granted I would not know how to judge it other than if it broke. Its kind of large for around the house tasks and is more of a weapon than a craftman’s tool. Simple design but looks good. Blade is nothing fancy.
I like it though, that handle is pretty nice.
Olafr G. –
seax Seax well made,a few strokes on the edge and it was very sharp.The sheath is too small,not long enough or wide enough.The one strap should be closer to the mouth of the sheath to allow it to hang slightly tilted down in the horizontal position on the point end.I had to use a bit of force to take the seax in and out of the sheath.Sheath is however nicely made,just too small.
Rachael F. –
The blade is overall good but it did come with it’s share of flaws. I will preface this review with a small statment.
I had purchased the seax unsharpenned as I planned to sharpen it myself, so some of these flaws could have been worked out had I gotten the sharpenning.
The edge of the blade is thicker in some spots which is took a bit more effort to sharpen it (using a whetstone). There also appears to be a very slight warp in it, it’s not a major warp but when I really inspect it closely I can just make it out. But the biggest flaw I can see that really made the seax miss out on a 5th star is that the angle of the blade in the handle is not centered, it is noticably turned a few degrees. As for the handle itself, for me it’s just a tiny bit on the small side, but the shape is very nice. The texture feels really good especially when I rub in some oil. Though again with the sizd of it I end up having to put my thumb against the blade to get a better grip or else it might slip. The weight is perfect I can follow throw with strikes and it’s easy to pull back up and ready for another swing. Overall it’s a good blade.