The perfect blade!

That thick [.110”] blade plate is what makes it such a honey. I won’t use a “thin kerf” blade anymore—unless you hold a gun to my head. But seriously, I’ve found that industrial blades use the thicker plates and that alone makes for a whole lot less headaches, i.e. flutter, burns, teeth marks, vibration, ragged rips and crappy crosscuts. Be Gone! Buy a better [heavier] blade and be done with it. Selah.

Besides, the only reason mfr’s came out with thin kerf blades was to allow those puny and woefully underpowered contractor saws to actually make it through a 2×4 without choking or blowing the breaker.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Len – nice review.

jcees – I prefer a thin kerf blade even with my 3hp Unisaw. It doesn’t seem like much, but I like the material I save from turning into sawdust. I have no “flutter, burns, teeth marks, vibration, ragged rips and crappy crosscuts” using my Forrest WWII blade. Maybe I’m just lucky though. :-)

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Hey Len. I use this blade as well. I love it. Cuts easily and never had a problem with burning, and I have cut a lot of cherry and oak. Does well with both.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

thanks for the review. i can see what you mean, i never really like using the 10” regular blades, it may be different but if i can i use an 8” blade as is works for most of my cuts. less vibration and everything to.

Can’t believe he stopped holding the board. I’m glad he’s confident in his product, but wow, any number of things with the saw can happen.

I’m using a higher end Freud TK blade currently. Fairly satisfied with it. I would like to try a WWII to see what the rage is about. I haven’t noticed deflection with the TK. I’ve read that it is possible when shaving a piece, but haven’t noticed it yet. Nice review.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Len,

This is a good review. I have never tried out this blade but it does sound as if it is a pretty good one to have.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I use this blade too, but have only had it for two months. It makes my underpowered saw perform great. Customer service is great too. I broke a carbinde tip off one tooth while changing to my rip blade, and they fixed it, no charge, just paid shipping.

-- North Texas

I have this blade. I find it works great in hard woods, soft woods, melamine, or just about anything I throw at it. I do think a thin kerf is the way to go however. I make a lot of small items. It’s a bit of a pain using the band saw and then planing it down. At some point I would like to try using some of the other “high end” blades to see how they compare.

Nice review!

-- www.responsetolight.com - A Woodworking & Renovation Blog & www.craftedbytim.com - I make. You buy.

Thanks Len. Blade technology has improved ouit of sight recently.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Thanks for the review. It might be a good blade for some applications. I will stick to Forrest blades though.

-- --Chuck

I have this blade – A-mazing. Initially got it for crown molding on our kitchen renovation. Now it cuts everything else like hot butter too!

-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/74108677@N00/