This seems like a well-made blade. The metal is sturdy and the teeth seemed quite sharp right out of the box. It was packaged with a guard on the blade too, which was a nice touch. Unfortunately, while sized correctly, I was not able to use it for very long on my band saw, for a couple of reasons.I have a Harbor Freight 9" band saw (HF p/n 60500). The manual states that it will work with 62 x 1/2" blades, but in practice, max blade depth is limited to 3/8" or less, because at 1/2" the saw teeth See full review