Ice skate blade runner holder and blade runner and method of manufacture

A method of manufacturing a blade of an ice skate, comprising the steps of:

• providing a T-shaped stock piece of material having a plate and a leg extending from a center of said plate;
• machining the plate to form at least one mounting platform for connecting the blade to a skate shoe;
• machining the leg to form a skate body section that extends from said platform to a position adjacent the ice when in use;
• and
• machining an end of said leg to form a slot, and providing a separate blade runner for contacting the ice when in use, and fixing said blade runner into said slot,
• wherein said step of providing a separate blade runner is further defined by the steps of providing a blade runner-shaped workpiece having a substantially constant thickness;
• and
• machining both lateral sides of an upper edge region of said blade runner-shaped workpiece simultaneously to form a thinner base region, said base region sized to fit within said slot.

A method of manufacturing a blade of an ice skate, comprising the steps of:

• providing a T-shaped stock piece of material having a plate and a leg extending from a center of said plate;
• machining the plate to form at least one mounting platform for connecting the blade to a skate shoe;
• machining the leg to form a skate body section that extends from said platform to a position adjacent the ice when in use;
• and
• machining an end of said leg to form a slot, and providing a separate blade runner for contacting the ice when in use, and fixing said blade runner into said slot,
• wherein said blade runner comprises a thinner base region and a thicker blade region, wherein said thinner base region is fit within said slot and adhesively secured therein.