Stationary blade and manufacturing method

A method of manufacturing a stationary blade for a blade set of a hair cutting appliance, the method comprising:

• providing a metal component, comprising:
• providing a sheet-metal blank, and
• applying a first bending procedure to the metal component, thereby forming a top wall and two legs at opposite ends of the top wall that are spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction,
• wherein, subsequent to the first bending procedure, each of the two legs is arranged at a first angle with respect to the top wall, and
• wherein two bending edges are formed between the top wall and the two legs to define a receiving space between the two bending edges;
• providing a support insert,
• joining the metal component and the support insert, such that the support insert is disposed within the receiving space;
• and
• applying a second bending procedure to the metal component, comprising bending the two legs to arrange each of the two legs at a second angle with respect to the top wall that is smaller than the first angle.