1.   -- The Belgians, with a company named Diamant Boart, make diamond blades near the Truman Sports Complex.

2.   A forged blade is made from a steel sheet that is molded by heat, then ground to a fine sharpness.

3.   Howmet, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, makes specialty blades for jet aircraft and gas-powered turbine engines.

4.   Outdoor fans have blades made of plastic or composite materials, stainless steel hardware and a motor housing coated to resist rust and pitting.

5.   Some of those workers are making blades at Gillette plants in Poland, Russia and China, where production costs are less than in the United States.

6.   The best blades were made in the Bronze Age.

7.   These folks make band saw blades and they have a rather revolutionary attitude toward them.