scott spencer
01-28-2007, 8:18 AM
FYI for all you full kerf general purpose blade users, Amazon has the DW7657 40T on sale for $40.09 with free shipping. It's a bargain at regular price of $55 IMHO.
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00008K2TZ.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1118262321_.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00008K2TZ/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/103-0666017-4028638?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi
***** The Best Value on the Market! , February 9, 2006
"This is DeWalt's finest general purpose blade and has got to be the best value on the market. With blades of this caliber, it's possible to get excellent results with one blade on most cuts and materials. Savvy owners swear by the DW7657's performance, including many who have also used the famous top rated Forrest WWII 40T blade, which is well known as an industry icon. The DW7657 is uncannily similar in design to the WWII, (C4 micrograin carbide tipped teeth, alternating top bevel grind, aggressive 20 degree hook angle, superior construction quality) and delivers predictably similar results...clean, smooth, polished cuts on a wide variety of materials and thicknesses. I'm a staunch supporter of the venerable Forrest blade, but am extremely impressed with the DW. Woodworking magazines have done comparison tests between the DW7657 and the WWII and found the 7657 delivers remarkeably similar performance to the Forrest at close to half the cost. I agree with their findings and so do many others who've tried both blades. If you balk at spending $100 on a saw blade, give serious consideration to this worthy contender from DeWalt. Over the years I've gotten pretty spoiled with some excellent blades. IMHO this one deserves a place along side the elite 40T general purpose blades from Forrest WWII, Ridge Carbide TS2000, Tenryu Gold Medal, and Freud F410."
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Shop_Tools-DeWalt_40T_General_Purpose_Woodworking_Saw_Blade_D W7657
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http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00008K2TZ.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1118262321_.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00008K2TZ/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/103-0666017-4028638?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi
***** The Best Value on the Market! , February 9, 2006
"This is DeWalt's finest general purpose blade and has got to be the best value on the market. With blades of this caliber, it's possible to get excellent results with one blade on most cuts and materials. Savvy owners swear by the DW7657's performance, including many who have also used the famous top rated Forrest WWII 40T blade, which is well known as an industry icon. The DW7657 is uncannily similar in design to the WWII, (C4 micrograin carbide tipped teeth, alternating top bevel grind, aggressive 20 degree hook angle, superior construction quality) and delivers predictably similar results...clean, smooth, polished cuts on a wide variety of materials and thicknesses. I'm a staunch supporter of the venerable Forrest blade, but am extremely impressed with the DW. Woodworking magazines have done comparison tests between the DW7657 and the WWII and found the 7657 delivers remarkeably similar performance to the Forrest at close to half the cost. I agree with their findings and so do many others who've tried both blades. If you balk at spending $100 on a saw blade, give serious consideration to this worthy contender from DeWalt. Over the years I've gotten pretty spoiled with some excellent blades. IMHO this one deserves a place along side the elite 40T general purpose blades from Forrest WWII, Ridge Carbide TS2000, Tenryu Gold Medal, and Freud F410."
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Shop_Tools-DeWalt_40T_General_Purpose_Woodworking_Saw_Blade_D W7657
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