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Forrest WW10407100 Woodworker II 10-Inch 40 Tooth ATB .100 Kerf Saw Blade with 5 8-Inch Arbor
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Forrest WW10407100 Woodworker II 10-Inch 40 Tooth ATB .100 Kerf Saw Blade with 5 8-Inch Arbor
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by Forrest
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List Price: $28.50
$127.00
At Amazon
on 11-29-2008.
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Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I have been woodworking for ten years, and for all ten of those years I have been hearing that Forrest blades are the best. Despite this, I found it hard to spend this much on a saw blade when I could get very good performance from a Freud blade costing one third to one half as much. Armed with an Amazon gift certificate (a birthday present) I finally convinced myself to buy one of these blades. This Forrest blade is like no other I have ever used. It is the Cadillac of blades for sure, and the differences between Forrest and Freud are like night and day. First of all, I was impressed with the care that Forrest took in packaging this blade for shipment. The box is very sturdy and reusable in case you want to ship the blade back to Forrest for sharpening. The teeth were protected by an easily removable coating that kept them razor sharp. After installing it on my DeWalt 746 saw (I also use a DeWalt stabilizing disc) and after recalibrating my fence scale and adjusting the splitter to accommodate the thinner blade, it was time to start cutting. The performance of this blade is phenomenal! It is noticably quieter before you start cutting, and a lot quieter while you are cutting. I performed test cuts in 3/4 plywood, 4/4 pine, 4/4 white oak, and 8/4 white oak. I was pleased with all of these cuts. The thin kerf design allowed the wood to glide through the blade with little effort for me or the saw. The rip cuts did give a smoother edge than any blade I have ever used, but there were some VERY minor saw marks left. They were so small that I feel nit-picky in mentioning them, but I want give the facts. Where I was most impressed with this blade was in the quality of the cross cuts. After crosscutting the 4/4 and 8/4 white oak I was very impressed with the shiny smoothness of the endgrain and the total lack of splintering. Speaking of splintering, there was none worth mentioning, even in the plywood. Though it still makes me uneasy to think of spending this much on a saw blade - call it Midwestern frugality - I have to admit that this blade is everything that the hype says it is. I will no doubt be happy with this blade for many years. If money is not an object, then by all means buy this blade. If you have a tight budget, put this on your mental wish list like I did and get one eventually...you won't regret it!
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Forrest WW10407100 Woodworker II 10-Inch 40 Tooth ATB .100 Kerf Saw Blade with 5 8-Inch Arbor
Available from Amazon
Price: $127.00
Updated on 11-29-2008.
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