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I bought this blade because of someone's recommendation. May be it needs to be sharpened but it is brand new and I can't find anyone locally to sharpen it. I am disappointed with the performance of this blade as it causes a lot of burnt marks on my wood, both solid and plywood. It also does not cut as smoothly as my lower cost blades.
Truly the finest blade I have ever used. I highly recommend this blade. It sliced through 2 inch thick Hard Maple and Purple Heart like a hot knife through butter.
i used it right away to rip a piece of 2x4 douglas fir. my conclusion in these tests is that the forrest blade is nice if you have the power of a cabinet table saw, but probably won't work for those of us who can't shell out 1k for a table saw. out of curiousity i went with a freud 24 tooth rip blade. after the stock blade on my new bosch table saw got a little dull i decided to upgrade to this one. first some background: i got a new ridgid miter saw and used it for a while.
i found it to be an easier cut, but it wasn't as smooth on crosscuts (which makes sense since it wasn't designed to crosscut). i replaced the stock blade with a freud 12" crosscut blade and was blown away by how smoothly it cut. i wasn't too impressed. it's freud for me from now on. it left a smooth cut, but didn't make the cut any easier on the motor.
The time saved on sanding alone is worth the price of the blade. I have cut through 2" thick bubinga and the cut was clean and just took a little sanding to get it finished. Not a great saw but upgrade the blade and it is spectacular. This is my first expensive blade and I can say that I will not go back. I am using this blade on a Ryobi BTS15 tablesaw.
The cut is so clean I could not see any saw marks. I have always heard how great Forrest is but was not convinced until I tried it myself. Everyone knows that sharp tools make working safer too and this is super sharp. I have not seen any burning or anything.
Excellent saw blade at a fantastic price. Can't say enough good about it. Amazingly smooth cuts both ripping and cross-cut.
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