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It also pays to buy good quality multi-piece cutter sets, as they are the type that can be adjusted. One piece cutters for interlocking profiles are a bad purchase since they lose fit quality after just one sharpening.
From contributor J: I used to have the same problems. Once those things are ground down, they lose their factory tolerances. My suggestion would be to get a set of insert cutters. Yes, more expensive, but you can replace the inserts for about the cost of sharpening, and they'll always match up like they should. From contributor C: Contributor J brings up a valid point on looking at insert tooling for cope and stick and other fit tolerance specific applications. These are available from a number of suppliers. Contributor T is right about working with a sharpening facility that will sharpen your set as a matched set.
From contributor G: When you have a profile that needs to be matched, i.e. stile/rail, finger joint, etc. it is very difficult with a TCT type cutter to match after the service. When you service a TCT cutter, you remove material from the face of the tool. Once you do that, the radius will change. As a few mentioned, insert tools will always match. From contributor Y: I second the insert tooling - we've used it for years and long term, it's cheaper. From contributor P: We use Freeborn cutters. They resharpen and index the cutters before shipping. Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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