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Were do you send your planer blades to be sharpened?

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I don't have time or the skill set to sharpen my planer blades.
Can someone point me to a company I can send the blades to for sharpening?
 
#3 · (Edited by Moderator)
My Company sharpens planer blades for about $8 per blade + $0.50 per inch.
We do a two-stage sharpening cutting a coarse grind at one angle and then we do what we call a micro-bevel which is a fine-grind at a slightly different angle, doing so ensures the blade stays sharper longer and actually exceeds the factory sharpening.
 
#4 ·
Bobby at woodworkerstoolworks.com is great for jointer/planer blades.

I have recently gotten a Deulen jig and really like it, I use it for my 12" jointer knives, my planer has a Byrd.



They are avilable at: https://deulentools.com/BuySharpeners.html as well as Rockler, Eagle, Woodcraft and several others, it really takes little time (less than the time to ship them out or drop them off) and pays for itself pretty quickly.
 
#5 ·
Best Grinding in Tulsa sharpens my double edged 13" Ridgid planer blades for $25 a set. New blades only cost $30 a set but my sharpened blades seem sharper than the new ones. These disposable blades can only be resharpened once or twice.
 
#6 ·
I used to take mine to my local woodcraft. I think they oursourced it.

While they did a nice job, the hassle factor always meant that I used nicked/dull blades longer than I should have. I switched to a spiral cutterhead planer and I don't have to think about sharpening anymore. Or about chipout, but that's a different issue. It's an expensive investment, but it pays off quickly if you use your planer often.
 
#9 ·
@teejk While technically you are correct most self set knives whether on a lunchbox or a $20,000 Tersa equipped machine can usually be honed 1-2 times, if however you need a sharpening that will result in any significant metal removal then you need a new set. Attention has to be paid to keeping the metal removed equal acxross the knives even in honing since ther is no practical way to joint the knives on a lunchbox planer.
 
#10 ·
I'm in Northern PA (16933) can anyone recommend a place? I have way to many blades that need to be re-sharpened and none of the skill to do it myself :(

Thanks!
 
#11 ·
Ahux

I think the problem with the "portables" is you lose the height guage, hence "flip once" then toss. My experience is hitting something that "grooves" the knife (not a problem really since a quick sand fixes it).

But I have a set that is due for replacement…nothing to lose I guess.
 
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