Good source for Planer/Jointer Knives

[D L Ames]

I was searching Amazon the other day and found them to be a decent source for planer and jointer knives. The knives are made by Freud and list for half the price of the OEM knives. I ordered a set of 6" jointer knives for $16 and a set of 15" planer knives for $38. They arrived today well packaged and with a keen edge on all the knives.

D L

 

[NCPete]

cool, so now I know where to get replacement blades for equipment the CFO has still not authorized :-(

 

[D L Ames]

cool, so now I know where to get replacement blades for equipment the CFO has still not authorized :-(

Pete,
Just buy the knives first and then tell her you need a planer and jointer to make them work right.:lol:

D L

 

[kota62]

How ironic DL...
I ordered a set of jointer knives for my grizzly from Amazon just last week, have to wait about a month for them to get here though:cry:
Gary

 

[D L Ames]

Gary,
Were they the 6" X 5/8" x 1/8" knives that come in a set of 3? I know those were out of stock but for about $3 more you can get the same knives in a set of 4 that will ship within 24 hours. You can get your knives quicker and have an extra one to boot in case the dog happens to eat one or something.:lol:

D L

 

[NCPete]

You can get your knives quicker and have an extra one to boot in case the dog happens to eat one or something.:lol:

D L

Jeez D L, you must have one tough dog!:rolf:

 

[NCPete]

Pete,
Just buy the knives first and then tell her you need a planer and jointer to make them work right.:lol:

D L

That's how I got the routers I have. "Baby, I got this great deal on a set of bits on Amazon, but I have nothing to drive them with."

She has since revoked my Amazon privileges, as well as e-Bay, but has not yet figured out Craigslist!:rolf:

 

[Steve D]

Check global tooling too: http://globaltooling.bizhosting.com/planer_knives.html
They had the knives I needed for my jointer in T1 steel cheaper than others had them in M2 steel and they were great to deal with. The size listed by DL is $16.40 in the T1 steel.

I called Freud when I was looking for mine and they couldn't tell me what steel they used but they were sure it was good.:eusa_thin T1 is supposed to hold an edge up to 20% longer than M2 and you don't want anything less than M2 unless you really enjoy sharpening and setting jointer knives.

 

[kota62]

Gary,
Were they the 6" X 5/8" x 1/8" knives that come in a set of 3? I know those were out of stock but for about $3 more you can get the same knives in a set of 4 that will ship within 24 hours. You can get your knives quicker and have an extra one to boot in case the dog happens to eat one or something.:lol:

D L

DL
The knives I need are the 6" X 1" X 1/8", not stocked in sets of three, thought about 2 sets of two but didn't want to risk them not being balanced to each other,
I ended up ordering the 7/8" X 1/8" instead...
Gary

 

[Steve D]

DL
The knives I need are the 6" X 1" X 1/8", not stocked in sets of three, thought about 2 sets of two but didn't want to risk them not being balanced to each other,
I ended up ordering the 7/8" X 1/8" instead...
Gary

Global stocks them in sets of 3 for $23.70. If you are still backordered, you may be able to cancel and re-order.

 

[kota62]

Global stocks them in sets of 3 for $23.70. If you are still backordered, you may be able to cancel and re-order.

I thought about that... It would end up at just over 30 bucks delivered though, Amazon is 18.00 delivered.....
Gary