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   twoodward15 | Sep 07, 2002 04:16pm | #1

   yeah but you can get them sharpened.  It is probably about the same money either way.  Maybe the blades you got on the planer can be sharpened and you don't have to spen 50 bucks on a new set.

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   alias | Sep 07, 2002 10:50pm | #2

   jase- the knives that you are referring to are they c-350 h.s.s 6"x5/8x1/8 if they are i got mine for 29.99 at woodworkers warehouse. if they are the same it's a bargain and let me know please i have a shop setup on an estate we are restoring. and with these blades i go through 4-6 pair a year . i use a lot of recycled timber/lumber and with that come's with a knick or two. even with staggering them.i've been using the freud knives for a couple years with know complaints .i use a pretty full spectrum of diffrent kind of varieties. cheers the bear

   
   

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   jase | Sep 07, 2002 11:17pm | #3

   Bear-

   The C350's are 20.99. I gotta figure out which ones will fit my jointer.  Amazon has free shipping for orders over $25. So if I get two, then I'll have the two sets for less than one pair of Delta's!Jase--Is there a better way?

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   alias | Sep 07, 2002 11:44pm | #4

   cool amazon from now on thanks staywell bear

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   Biscardi | Sep 09, 2002 03:45am | #5

   Speaking of jointer blades. . .

   I have a handful of homemade chisles made out of old jointer blades. A retired cabinet maker sold  me.They are very light, hard to sharpen, but maintain a tremendously sharp edge even under conditions of abuse. Consider storing up your old blades and making your own set.

   Frank

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   gpwest | Sep 09, 2002 08:17am | #6

       On a variation of Frank's idea-- I bought a new Jet 6" jointer a couple of yrs ago, which came with 2 extra sets of knives.  I removed the original set when they got dull and cut one knife into 3  2" sections with a Dremel cut off tool. I use the sections in making lathe chisels (actually scrapers).  I take a length of 1/2" round steel bar stock and grind a flat spot at one end, then epoxy the 2" knife section onto the flat spot  and fit a handle to the other end. Like Frank said, they're hard to sharpen by hand, but easy to shape and touch up with a bench grinder.    GP

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   PlaneWood | Sep 09, 2002 07:04pm | #7

   I have a Jet 6" jointer.  3 sets of blades came with it.  I sharpen them myself.  If they get nicked, I grind a new bevel using my 8" stone turning at 500 rpm.  Then I put them in a wooden jig that I made that holds them at the proper angle and I hone them on 600 grit silicon carbide PSA paper.  Resulting sharpness is better than when they were new.  The resulting edge is also straighter.  The Jet blades are pretty soft, as knives go.  Probably will get more from Wisconsin Knife Works then these are used up.  Oh yeah, previous to using the stone, I used my vertical belt sander for the initial grind.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy
   PlaneWood