Grindstones Do Nothing

[OneShotPaddy]

Has anyone else encountered the issue where you can't get a sword to 100 durability with the grindstone? Is it glitched, am I doing something wrong, or do some swords never reach 100 durability?

[Askan Helstroem]

aye...
It's especially hard since every grindstone I encountered was in such a dark spot, the blade was pitch black...but increasing the gamme would make the illuminated parts look like the planet Arrakis xD

I usually reach 97-98.
maybe it's easier with a hiher skill-lvl?

[cookie]

it works for me - henry says hes done when it gets to 100 ....however there is absolutely no advantage over using a repair kit so i rarely spend the time to use them unless i just want a change of pace

[Philippe_at_bay]

I do most of the work on a grindstone and only put on finishing touches with a repair kit. I tend to save the repair kits for maces and warhammers. Sometimes I can get the last two percent with the grindstone, but it's not worth wasting time.

[Saizo]

It's easy enough to get to 100 if you really try, sometimes there are just this very little spots that are not perfectly sharpened and that's the reason why the weapon isn't on 100 yet.

Hold the sword / axe in the right angle, not so flat that just little sparks appear and also not that it starts to smoke.
Constantly using the pedal under many large sparks is good, orange sparks show the spots you already finished and white sparks show that there's some progress.
Sharpen all the little spots where still white sparks show up and you should get your weapon to 100 durability.

[corthew]

You're doing something wrong. Keep grinding until Henry says something like "it won't get any better than this" or "that's that".
The little notice that pops up in the upper right I think just means it has a high quality finish.

[Roberto]

Why we digging up a post from the release of the game months ago?

[Lemdog420]

me after spending 80% less time grinding compared to KC 1 lol

never saw this bug but none of my widely used blades ever needed a second grinding, unless they were super bloody and that is only way to clean them

[Lefty]

I think some of you arent exiting the grindstone correctly. the wheel gains momentum as you press the button to spin it but it does not stop spinning when you stop pressing the pedal. If henry comments about the sharpening being complete and you hold the button to exit there is still some time before the end of the sharpening process because the animation of said end. During this brief period of time while the wheel is still spinning if you dont keep the blade of your sword straight its going to scrape on the spinning wheel which will reduce your durability ever so slightly.

You may notice there are more colorful sparks that come out when you find the perfect angle. Sharpening even the most broken of weapons takes only a few moments at the perfect angle. the more you practice the less effort it takes

[r_vaddy]

Personally, I always grind my swords to 100% razor-sharp. Easy peasy and fast.

[eddie]

Henry says smth like "its sharp enough" so I stop sharping and in inventory I can see its 98-99% sharp. So I start to sharp it again and after few seconds he says it again, I go to inventory and see 100%.. yea.. its annoying.. happened to me everytime.. now I leave it on 99% and dont care.. 1% doesnt make a big difference IMO. And when I ignore Henry saying its enough and continue sharpening - it never goes to 100%.. You just have to sharp it twice, (second sharpening take only a few secs) Or leave it below 100%...

[Lefty]

thats what i used to think too but it doesn't happen to me anymore, i have no trouble reaching 100 1st try

although i suppose its possible the craftsmanship skill level plays a role. perhaps i dont encounter this anymore because im lvl 30 craft

[Philippe_at_bay]

For whatever it's worth, early in the game sharpening didn't always go smoothly, but now that I've hit level 30 in craftsmanship I only have a little trouble, and only occasionally. The answer is probably to get better at it. I also suspect that the angle that you hold a sword at on the grinding wheel is different from what it was in KCD 1 (spin the wheel faster and hold what you're sharpening at more of a right angle to the grindstone).

[duncanjmcintyre]

Git gud FFS

[Ratch]

Originally posted by Roberto:

Why we digging up a post from the release of the game months ago?

[duncanjmcintyre]

Originally posted by OneShotPaddy:

Has anyone else encountered the issue where you can't get a sword to 100 durability with the grindstone? Is it glitched, am I doing something wrong, or do some swords never reach 100 durability?

You cannot improve a sword's 'durability' with a grindstone. They are for sharpening.