Does it much matter?
I noticed that one of my general purpose TS blades had a bit of build-up along the teeth and on the trailing edges as well. Seemed like the blade wasn't cutting as well as it had been. So, I scraped the build-up off with a sharp knife blade and then brushed the rest off with a brass brush.
I thought it cut easier after the cleaning, but perhaps it was simply the power of suggestion![]()
Any words of wisdom? Cleaning this way was time consuming. If it does in fact make a significant difference in cutting, is there a simpler way to clean the blades? Chemicals?