Originally Posted by
Rob Luter
I'm sure Forrest makes a fine blade, but I'm cheap. I live in an area that's full of commercial wood shops that support the RV and Manufactured Housing industry. I was at one of the local sharpening shops having a hand saw retoothed and noticed they sold used blades. I picked up a pair of freshly sharpened commercial grade blades, one CC and one RIP, for about $40/ea. The carbide teeth were about three times the size of the ones on the Rigid OEM blade that came with my saw. The balance was perfect. They still go through oak like a hot knife through butter, and it's been 8 years. I'm a hobbyist and my table saw doesn't see daily use, but they've still cut a whole bunch of lumber and retained their edge.