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The kerf is not thin. The blade arrived on time thanks to 2nd shipping with Amazon Prime. Again, a smooth a glass, effortless cut.If you have a tablesaw, this is the blade to have. My first cut was a sheet of 5/8" ACX plywood and the cut was like a newborn baby's skin.
I only used Freud Blades, Period. However, the inertia of this solid blade makes for the vibration free cuts everyone must have. Nothing better than a fine tuned saw with an excellent blade. Nothing else.
My second cut was ripping down 1-7/8" LVL beams. I'm ordering another. I needed a new blade as I accidently hit a metal object embedded in a board. In minutes I was back in business.
Top notch product for the price. Excellent cut, Low noise level, Perma Shield coating allows very little residue build up.
I can feel a bit of drag ripping, compared to using a dedicated rip blade, but the cut is still excellent. I bought this blade for my new Jet Deluxe saw to replace an older combination blade I had on hand. I think it's a good buy. This is excellent performance in a modestly-priced blade, plus it's coated. I've truly used it as an all-around blade - I haven't, in fact, put a dedicated crosscut or rip blade on the saw yet, as I've been happy with the cuts I've been getting. Crosscuts are as good as I've seen with a crosscut blade in the past.
The occasional cleanup of the blade and it's back like new. This blade makes very clean cuts. I have cross cut and ripped Maple, Walnut, Oak, Pine, Poplar and plywood all with nice crisp cuts.
On the other hand for real fine work I would always go to a dedicated blade. I like this blade, it gives you a fairly good cut, but not as good as what I get with the 80 teeth crosscut blade or their 24 teeth rip blade. Considering that it is a combination blade and the convenience of not having to switch blades I would highly recommend it.
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