Thread: Need a new table saw blade

From where you stand, probably Forrest, followed by Freud. Both are readily available over the 'Net so don't worry if the local store doesn't stock them.

I just bought a 120 tooth Bosch blade (It's a 10" blade) from my local hardware store, cut a whole Kitchen from whiteboard (melamine) 8 to ten sheets no problem still going strong. I don't go in for all these expensive fancy blades, I've used some of them before. I think its a bit like the old saying- What's the diference between a cheap haircut and an expensive one -------- about a week

I've been using the Freud Premier Fusion for a while now and do a lot of MDF and ply cuts and the finish on rip and cross-cuts is excellent. Okay the Glue-Line Rip is better for pure rip cuts but the Premier is the best combo blade I've used. Considering both those blades have also been given a work over on various maple, poplar and roasted maple lately and the quality of their cuts has not diminished I think they are well worth what I paid for each of them.

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I had used a Forrest WW2 as a general purpose combination blade for quite some years, but purchased a Tenryu Gold Medal series 40 tooth blade last time I was in the States.

As good as the Forrest is, I think the Tenryu is better.


woodcutta