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Review on Freud Industrial Ripping Blade LM74R010 by Jerome Godwin

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Industrial Glue Line Break Blade = Amazing in Hardwood

I've used this blade on 2 different saws for about 2 months, I've used it to cut hard walnut, maple, cherry, purple heart and my finger (almost cut off fingers, but that's another story). The first saw I used it on was a Ridgid R4513 jig saw. I used it to replace a Hitachi brand saw blade with the same number of teeth. I immediately noticed how much cleaner the cuts were, there was no burning on the 1 inch thick hardwood, unlike my old blade. The cuts were very clean and felt like cutting through butter, in fact it was much better than my old blade. my hand slipped on one of my first cuts (I didn't expect the wood to harden so quickly. Three weeks later, as my finger was starting to heal, I bought a Sawstop body saw. The Sawstop came with a combination blade and I used it for a few cuts forgot Freud in my old saw. After a few badly sawed boards I switched to this saw blade and was once again delighted with it. The saw runs much smoother, cuts anything thrown at it quickly and cleanly , no sharpening involved I was considering the Forest Woodworker II option for my new saw and can get it for cross cutting, but this blade is great for rip cutting and I doubt the Forest blade will be much better than it .I will post some pics soon.keep forgetting to take pics of the cut before I glue it.

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