Table saw blades; I never gave them too much thought other than number of teeth, sharpness, and intended application. I have a couple of 10” carbide tipped 40 tooth blades that I use on a regular basis. They cut fairly well with the typical amount of vibration marks on the cut face.
I finally decided to try out the Freud 10” 50 tooth perma-shielded thin kerf saw blade. The blade is coded in the perma-shield coating to reduce the friction on the material as it is being cut. The thin kerf reduces the amount of material the saw blade has to cut out. And the blade has laser cut anti vibration slots. I am wondering how well it will cut and how smooth of a cut it will make.
Wow! What a difference it makes in cutting. When using it in my ryobi BT-3000 table saw, it made the saw perform so much better! I ran a 3/4” red oak through the table saw and the little ryobi felt like I was cutting on a contractor saw.
The Freud TKR906 strikes a nice balance between a cross cut and rip saw blades. It provides a nice smooth cut with very little chatter or vibration marks.
The Freud combination 50 tooth blade is not the ultimate in saw blades; however, for the home woodworker, this saw blade will meet most all of your cutting needs. It is always good practice to keep at least one old crappy, but relatively sharp saw blade, around for the times that you need to cut stock that is impregnated with sand or dirt.
