Do you have a blue ox named "Babe" too
Some how I amassed several #7s--really, without trying. I fettled each and have had delightful results with each of them: Stanley-Bailey, Craftsman, and Ohio Tools (oh, plus one barnyard [literally] special that's got so much patina I can't read anything on it [still not cleaned up]). Well, compelled to buy an 8, I'm now the proud ower of a type 6 (c/b 4,5,or 6). It's a smasher of a brute!!!! But I don't get any better results than with a #7; and, it's a pain more to make/buy another jig for the 2 5/8 blade that's the only one of its kind since no other plane uses it.
Now, I'd rather encourage you to save another #8 from the store wall or paint brush, or scrap heap--but, the results might not justify the cost, unless of course you don't already have a 24" winding stick. Then, two should do just fine. It never teeters when laid on its side! Oh, very good weight for holding down stuff, too.