The former, probably not. For the latter, definitely.
I sold mine as I had enough blades to get 99, felt a waste when I could just do yew/magic bows for ~same amount of strong stuff and half the cost.
Unslain Bosses - Clan
mmm. I guess at the moment, since the augmentation buff is on the horizon and I have enough strong components for the moment, my limiting factor is bladed components. Guess I can head back to white knights.