The present disclosure relates to a blade set (26) for a hair
cutting appliance (10), said blade set (26) being arranged to be moved through hair in a moving direction (38) to
cut hair, said blade set (26) comprising a stationary blade (42) comprising a support insert (70) and a
metal component (68), wherein the
metal component (68) and the support insert (70) are force-fitted to one another, wherein the
metal component (68) is at least sectionally deformed to define at least one toothed
leading edge (32, 34) having double-walled stationary blade teeth (44), wherein the metal component (68) forms a first wall (100) that is arranged to serve as a
skin-facing wall when in operation, and a second wall (102) that is facing away from the first wall (100), and wherein a guide slot (60) for a movable blade (62) is defined between inwardly facing inner surfaces of the metal component (68) and the support insert (70), and a movable blade comprising a plurality of movable blade teeth (64), wherein the movable blade (62) is movably arranged between the metal component (68) and the support insert (70) in the guide slot (60), and wherein the movable blade (62) is, in the mounted state, preloaded and movably arranged in the guide slot (60) between the metal component (68) and the support insert (70). The disclosure further relates to a corresponding manufacturing method.