The present disclosure relates to a hair
cutting appliance (10), a blade set (20) for a hair
cutting appliance (10),and to an integrally formed
metal-plastic composite stationary blade (22) for said blade set (20). Said stationary blade (22) may comprise a first wall portion (58) arranged to serve as a
skin facing wall when in operation, a second wall portion (60) at least partially offset from the first wall portion (58), such that the first wall portion (58) and the second wall portion (60) define therebetween a guide slot arranged to receive a movable cutter blade (24), at least one toothed
leading edge (30) jointly formed by the first wall portion (58) and the second wall portion (60), and a plastic component (114) comprising at least one mounting element (36), wherein the at least one toothed
leading edge (30) comprises a plurality of teeth (90), wherein the first wall portion (58) and the second wall portion (60) are integrally made from a
metal component (56), particularly from a sheet
metal component (56), wherein the first wall portion (58) and the second wall portion (60) mutually define an inner metal shell of the stationary blade (22), and wherein the plastic component (114) is molded to the second wall portion (60). The disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing a respective blade.