I guess i c where your comin from whemmy but the but here is another suggestion u have to retip the blade w/ some metal so its shapening cost goes down. also u can use better metal which dulls slower and is sharper, BUT it cost more to sharpen so you can get a nice sharp metal but u have to becareful not to get a metal u can\'t offord to sharpen when its dull.
-Dathias