Just got back to my shop and did a bit of band sawing, the blade cut very well. I cut a 1 3/8 thick maple and there were a lot of curves in 100 pieces. There were very few burns or blade sticking. The only problem I see is that I had surgery on my arm upon arrival so I didn't check the package until a few weeks later. The blade had a very bad curve and I suspect this will break the blade but for now it works great.