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I've just bought a couple of old planes through Ebay, a Record No. 5 jack, which just needed a good clean, and a Stanley 4 1/2. I thought I was getting a 4 but the description wasn't very detailed. The good thing is, it was cheap, £1.24 plus postage. The bad thing is that the blade has obviously been re-ground on a bench grinder and is quite blue along the edge. I know that this is not good, as it affects the temper of the steel, but does it mean the blade is ruined or can I re-grind it (carefully) to remove the affected metal? I do have another 2 3/8" wide blade, from a Stanley No. 6 that I got as part of a job lot from a retired woodwork teacher, but that will also need quite a bit of work. I'm going to try the scary sharp method for the first time, but I'm not sure how to get the initial bevel as, I too only gave a high speed bench grinder.