"Toller" wrote in news:5Pi5f.10293$cg.1012
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If you do need a new blade I suggest getting a Hock blade from Ron Hock:

$47 for a blade? Crummy Baileys with sound blades go for $5 at garage
sales.
Is the Hock blade all that much better?


Yes, it is that much better. The extra thickness prevents blade flex and
chatter, and on many planes it adds the thickness you need to really close
up the throat.