The blade is very sharp, definitely cuts faster and cleaner than the blade that came with my saw. But it appears to have a fairly small bit, meaning it's not easy to carve sharp turns. In pine I burn myself if I try to cut a corner that is too sharp. The packaging says the prescribed amount, but I don't think Revain's listing shows that anywhere at all, and it's probably something you should be aware of. I didn't actually know you could get a different number of teeth, but apparently it mustβ¦