What brand of saw blade do you use most often...

[Dennis Peacock]

Just wondering since I use:

Amana Tool
Everlast
Freud (dado set)

[John Miliunas]

Forrest in the TS for most everything, though like yourself, Freud for the dado. :cool:

[Ron Meadows]

Does anyone except Forrest make saw blades??

[Glenn Clabo]

Amana dado
Forrest - TS
Freud - Chop

Hard to say what gets most use between TS and Chop.

[Chris Padilla]

CMT everything...including router bits.

Chris

[Steve Powell]

Freud dado
Freud TS
DeWalt Miter

[John Weber]

TS: Forrest WWII
CMS: Forrest Chopmaster
Dado: DML
Circular Saws: DeWalt

I also have and use:

Freud 80 tooth man-made material blade
Freud 60 tooth
Frued 24 tooth
Dewalt 80 tooth
Milwaukee 40 tooth

John

[Tom Hintz]

I've been using the SystiMatic 40-tooth Combination blade for a couple of years now and love it. I clean it every once in a while and it keeps on slicing along.

[Jim Becker]

Forrest WW-II 40t 90% of the time and a Forrest 20t ripping blade for ripping thick stuff. Dado is an 8" Forrest DadoKing. The miter saw has a Freud blade on it, but I only use that saw for rough cutting to length...anything important gets done on the table saw.

[Bob Lasley]

TS-WWII 40T and Systematic rip blade
MS-Dewalt
Dado-Jesada

Bob

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

Forrest WWII on the TableSaw.
Freud on the CMS.
Freud Dado for the TS.
Dewalt for the Circ. Saw.
May check out the new Dewalt Blades for the CMS sometime down the road, but the Freud does a fine job on my Saw.
Preference however is Forrest...........nice blade.......best I have ever had.

[Ken Salisbury]

TS: Forrest WWII
RAS: Forrest WWI
2 Miter Saws: Forrest Chopmaster.

Nothing runs like a Deere and nothing cuts like a Forrest.

[Dave Avery]

TS-WWII 40T thin kerf and Leitz rip blade for ripping >/= 8/4
MS-Forrest Chopmaster
Dado-Jesada

[Jim Harsha]

Forrest WWII on TS
Freud 24t rip blade
Freud Dado

Festool 48t on my circular saw(ATF55)

[Terry Hatfield]

CMT General and a Freud dado for me....but what I want to know is...WHO'S THE WISE GUY THAT VOTED FOR... "What's a saw blade"?????? :D

Terry

[Kent Cori]

Forrest Woodworker II in my 10" Griz 1023SL TS for almost everthing (Worth every penny I paid for it and more!) :D
Freud LU74 glue-line rip blade for ripping of thick stock (doesn't cut as smooth as my Forrest)
Freud LU85 teflon coated ultimate cut-off blade in my 10" CMS (truly glass smooth cuts; I recommend to everyone although the teflon coating is of questionable value.) :D
Harbor Freight $19 dado set (Works suprisingly well for the miniscule price. I only use this when the dado won't show or I don't care. I use a router bit for absolutely flat dados that will show.) :p
The rest are a collection of OEM blades that came with various saws. These are great for pressure treated wood or wood that may have some nails in it.

[Scott Coffelt]

TS - CMT 60T for most and 80T for plys, mel, etc
TS - Backup (B&D Pirana -- P.O.S. :( , just sent my CMT 60T out for sharpening so i have to deal with this for awhile, bought it long ago and never used. I will save it for cutting junk wood form now on.)
CMS - Dewalt 80T (Series 40)
Dado - Freud SD208

I may pick up a WWII at the show this year to see what all the fuss is about. :rolleyes:

[Mark Singer]

I have been using the Forest WWII and recently tried a Dewalt 7657 which is every bit as good at less than 1/2 price! I have an excellent Japanese rip blade.."Mastercut" from a local tool house. I use the forest in SMS and a CMT dado.
Mark

[Byron Trantham]

SCMS - Forrest Miter Master
TS - WWII
Rip - Freud 24 tooth
Melamine - Freud 60 tooth
Dato- Forrest Dato King
Circular Saw - Forrest

When the two Freuds die, their going to be replaced with Forrest products.

[Roger Fitzsimonds]

well I am running a Dewalt blade on my saw and my miter saw. They work very well for, I just havent ponied up the 100 dollars for a saw blade yet.

Roger

[Dave Arbuckle]

Hmmm, what does it mean when you didn't list the makers of the rip or the crosscut I use? ;)

Leitz and Systimatic.

Dave

[Dean Baumgartner]

Freud for everything SCMS, Table Saw and Dado.

On the SCMS it leaves a glass smooth surface even on pine.

The Freud stacked dado replaced a cheap wobble type. The curved bottoms for the dadoes drove me nuts. (if you listen to my wife, more nuts)


Dean

[nic obie]

Leitz combo and Rip
Freud Dado and chop

[Chris Padilla]

...Harbor Freight $19 dado set (Works suprisingly well for the miniscule price. I only use this when the dado won't show or I don't care. I use a router bit for absolutely flat dados that will show.) :p...

Kent, good idea about clean dadoes with an appropriately-sized straight router bit. Ditto for clean rabbetts, too....

Chris

[Bob Oswin]

CMT General and a Freud dado for me....but what I want to know is...WHO'S THE WISE GUY THAT VOTED FOR... "What's a saw blade"?????? :D

Terry

Most likely a Turner :D
Bob

[Terry Hatfield]

Most likely a Turner :D
Bob

LOL......

Bob,

You are most likley RIGHT!!!!! :D

t

[John Miliunas]

Hmmm, what does it mean when you didn't list the makers of the rip or the crosscut I use? ;)

Leitz and Systimatic.

Dave

Dave, I can't comment on the Leitz (unless you're referring to the German photographic lens maker :D ), but I still own a couple SysitMatic blades. Still really like the fine crosscut saw, but after switching to Forrest for ripping...Wow! What a difference! I was happy with my Systi's for a long time, but I have to go with the majority now for ripping with a Forrest...Just MHO, of course... :cool:

[Dennis Peacock]

Do you get CLEAN rip lines with the Forrest rip blade? I use an Everlast rip blade and it leaves a little rougher rip line that what I like. Maybe I'm just getting too picky. :)

[Rick Castrios]

Forrest WWII on the TableSaw.
Freud on the CMS.


Rick

[John Miliunas]

Do you get CLEAN rip lines with the Forrest rip blade? I use an Everlast rip blade and it leaves a little rougher rip line that what I like. Maybe I'm just getting too picky. :)

Dennis, I"m using the 40tpi Forrest and easily go from the TS to glue-up. :cool: