Well I finally lucked out on having my blades sharpening, I found a Amish fellow about 40 minute drive from the house that sharpens blades for 3.50 a piece. I brought him 13 blades out to sharpen and picked them up yesterday and they cut like a dream. He has two sharpeners going at the same time and never runs out of blades to sharpen. Hopefully it will stay that way.