... just how much the stock blade in my Ridgid 3660 sucked until I put the Forrest in there. 
I'd thought the saw marks I'd get before with the 40T stock blade were just poor technique, not enough pressure against the fence, or miter gauge slop on cross-cuts but I guess not.
What blew me away was that the strength of this blade is supposed to be a combo blade that can hang with a ripping blade in 2" thick hardwoods. But just on simple 4/4 Beech, the difference in both ripping and crosscutting vs. the stock blade is amazing. Not really sure a blade needs to cut any cleaner than this Forrest does- any exposed edges have to be sanded for finishing anyways to take the stain and varnish evenly. Joined edges are smooth enough for fitting and glueup without any sanding at all.
Thanks to mschrank and DHL for giving me a 2nd chance on the Amazon deal on these puppies.
I'd thought the saw marks I'd get before with the 40T stock blade were just poor technique, not enough pressure against the fence, or miter gauge slop on cross-cuts but I guess not.
What blew me away was that the strength of this blade is supposed to be a combo blade that can hang with a ripping blade in 2" thick hardwoods. But just on simple 4/4 Beech, the difference in both ripping and crosscutting vs. the stock blade is amazing. Not really sure a blade needs to cut any cleaner than this Forrest does- any exposed edges have to be sanded for finishing anyways to take the stain and varnish evenly. Joined edges are smooth enough for fitting and glueup without any sanding at all.
Thanks to mschrank and DHL for giving me a 2nd chance on the Amazon deal on these puppies.
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