About 35 years ago, before I knew anything about machining, I had some 7" joiner blades sharpened by an acquaintance who was just starting up a professional machine shop next door to my boat shop. He also suggested he could make a second pair of blades from tool steel so I said okay to that, too. Well it wasn't a bargain -- the new blades cost $50 -- which at that time was serious money for me, and more than it would have cost to order from the factory. Live and learn! But anyway, the point of this was, they worked.
