Blade Review

The blade images below link to the actual review of each blade. I’ve done it this way as each review is pretty graphic intensive. Below the list of blades there is also a list of each cut, which again will take you to the related page where you can compare the results of each blade doing the same cut side-by-side.

There is also a table linked from there for side-by-side comparisons of the blade dimensions, summary features etc.

I will append to these documents as more information (and potentially as new blades) becomes available.

In general, the approach I have taken is not to scientifically analyse each blade to death, but to approach it as any woodworker will do – some measurements are fine, but in the end we care about one thing – how does it cut? Even how fast it cuts is less relevant – we are not working in a production environment, so if it cuts 20% slower than another – it doesn’t matter so long as the finish is better. If you want a fast cut, go for an aggressive blade. If you want a fine finish, get one with more teeth and slow down.

There are plenty of other reviews of blades out there. I hope that you find this one to have that point of difference: the focus on the end-users’ experiences.

CMT from Carbatec

	290.250.24M	24T Rip	$47
	285.048.10M	48T Combo	$64
	285.080.10M	80T Cross	$97
	271.250.43M	42T Combo thin kerf	$69

Freud from Woodworking Warehouse

	LP20M 25	24T Rip	$69
	LP30M 25	40T Combo	$88
	LP60M 001	80T Cross	$140
	LU2B 0700	60T Cross	$110

GMC

100T

100T Cross

$N/A

Linbide from Woodworking Warehouse

	320 ATB	24T Rip	$85
	336 4+1	50T Combo	$115
	360 ATB	100T Cross	$148

Northwood Premium from Northwood Tool Company

	ZH-1024	24T Rip	$29
The current batch of this blade have been withdrawn, due in part to the results of this review	ZH-1080	80T Cross	$33

The Tests: Side-by-Side

Click Here for Table of Measurements

	Melamine
	KD Hardwood Rip
	Treated Pine Rip
	Softwood (Pine) Rip
	KD Hardwood Crosscut
	Treated Pine Crosscut
	Softwood (Pine) Crosscut