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I bought this blade because of someone's recommendation. 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. May be it needs to be sharpened but it is brand new and I can't find anyone locally to sharpen it.
Truly the finest blade I have ever used. It sliced through 2 inch thick Hard Maple and Purple Heart like a hot knife through butter. I highly recommend this blade.
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.
i replaced the stock blade with a freud 12" crosscut blade and was blown away by how smoothly it cut. 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. it left a smooth cut, but didn't make the cut any easier on the motor.
i used it right away to rip a piece of 2x4 douglas fir. i wasn't too impressed.
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). it's freud for me from now on.
I am using this blade on a Ryobi BTS15 tablesaw. I have not seen any burning or anything.
The cut is so clean I could not see any saw marks. This is my first expensive blade and I can say that I will not go back.
Everyone knows that sharp tools make working safer too and this is super sharp. The time saved on sanding alone is worth the price of the blade.
I have always heard how great Forrest is but was not convinced until I tried it myself. 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.
Excellent saw blade at a fantastic price. Amazingly smooth cuts both ripping and cross-cut. Can't say enough good about it.
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