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Post by Shadow_Ferret on Mar 29, 2013 22:01:51 GMT
I'm curious. I'm looking at a few medieval swords that are on sale at a few places, either manufacturers or retail places.
Some seem a good value moneywise, being much cheaper, sometimes almost half off, of the non-sale swords.
My only concern is, could they be dangerous?
For instance, a few say "slight wave on blade profile." What does that mean? Should it be cause for concern? I mean, could the wave effect blade geometry, maybe make it not worth using as a cutter?
Another says, "There is rust pitting on the blade. Nothing too serious."
Being a cheap SOB, I find these attractive, but I'm just having safety concerns.
Which, I realize, nobody here can probably even answer without actually seeing the sword and none of the sites have actual pictures of the flaws.
ETA: Oh! And if they're unsharpened, how difficult is it to get an edge on them? Are we talking hours with a large double cut bastard file or would I be better off taking it to a professional knife sharpener?
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Post by demonskull on Mar 30, 2013 0:34:56 GMT
Most of the better vendors and manufacturers base their business off their reputation, so the well known ones will give you accurate info regarding a second. Even if you are new to swords and havn't heard of a vendor, the better vendors will stand behind their products and will accept returns even on seconds/slightly damaged.
So if you can't get a critique on a vendor's customer service, ask if these "specials" are returnable, if not, look elsewhere.
Regarding sharpening, there are a number of threads here on sharpening a blade just do a search and you'll get more info then you can read in several sittings.
Just a word to the wise, almost no vendor will sharpen a blade and then accept a return on it.
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Post by Bluntsword on Mar 30, 2013 1:10:11 GMT
Slight wave on blade profile = imagine a very old wash board or a tin garage roof with that wavey sheet of metal. A lot of production swords have this, just that some are easier to see than others and some are worst then others. This is something you can't fix (you can but very very very hard).
Rust pitting = is ok if you are going to use it as a work horse, you can just polish it out.
Sharpen edge = it's not hard just it's very time consuming, also if it's a cheap sword I'll do it my self. Heaps of advice and tutorials on how to do it here also search youtube as well.
Any sword that has been modified cannot be returned. Also ask the dealer for a photo of the problem, be nice about it and they'll normally do it for you. Decide to get it or not after that.
Good Luck
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Post by Shadow_Ferret on Mar 30, 2013 14:26:22 GMT
Thanks! I watched the 2-part sharpening video by Tom Kinder, but that seems to assume there is some sort of edge to start with.
Off to explore more information!
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Apr 1, 2013 4:33:51 GMT
Grabbing a big file is a touch extreme, a slow speed belt sander is a better option
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