First, no matter where you live, an $8.95 priority mail box will hold a lot of blades. You could get between 10 and 20 blades in one, depending on what you use between the blades. I used Forrest once, but not any more. They replaced five teeth that were DESTROYED by one of those staples that hold a SKU tag on (I can cut one in two with my pocket knife.) Total costs on Forrest's end was $62. We sent some blades to Dynamic Saw in Buffalo NY. Included was a Freud 12" 100 tooth high ATB that had met up with one of those corrigated fasteners that are used to join panels. They had to replace five teeth also. Cost me less than $25 including sharpening, but not freight back. Because of the number of items we sent, freight worked out to about $1 per piece. Forrest charged $9 for one blade, but that is pretty much standard. What I got back from Dynamic was much sharper than blade from Forrest. You can almost see yourself on face and top of teeth. A DeWalt 7657 cut better than when it was new, and it is a great blade to begin with. I have no complaints with Raleigh saw. They have sharpened some planer and jointer knives for me. Ashcrofts Saw service (also in north Raleigh) does good work. Both Raleigh and Ashcrofts are on Freud's approved lists of sharpeners. You may want to call Freud in High Point and see who is on their list of approved sharpeners in your area. I like the fact that Dynamic uses Walters five axis wet grinders, but an experienced person can do just as good work on an manual machine. I suggest that you send one or two blades to each, and see which one suits your needs the best. As a final note, when Dynamic answers the phone, you might think you are talking to the "Beverly Hillbillies." :rotflm: I don't think they have a "front office", but guys who do the sharpening answer the phone.
