Review on 🔪 Optimized Freud 10-inch x 24T Heavy-Duty Rip Blade (LM72R010) by Aaron Ward

Last Purchase September 2020: Two years after my first purchase I bought a second LM72R010 to have on hand when I send the first one in for sharpening. Not that it was necessary. After two years of almost daily use, it still works like new. I cleaned it with Sprayway Pitch & Gum Remover but nothing more. Shortly after the previous test I bought a 3 hp crate saw. I use the saw blade for sawing and general carpentry work (due to FTG). I recently cut out some beveled parts of a photo frame and forgot to replace the blade with an Amana 80T. Oops. But that didn't matter, because the cuts were perfect. At first I was confused by the photo on the listing because both of my blades have anti-kickback shoulders that are different from the photo. The manufacturer's website has the same photo as the ad, so I suspect this is a fairly recent change and the sellers still have the old design in stock. I have attached a photo of my new blade which is exactly the same as my old one. First Purchase September 2018: The first job for this saw blade (LM72R010) was sawing 120 bf 8/4 hard maple for a bench mount. . The table saw was a lightweight Dewalt jobsite model (7490X) with HIGH vibration caused by thin aluminum construction and a versatile motor mounted directly to the mandrel. With that in mind, I expected good, not great, performance from any blade, even one as beautiful and new as this one. Well damn it. I barely had to push the 8/4 maple through the blade. Just swallowed. No combustion. The cut edge was ready for gluing, perfectly clean and smooth, no blade marks anywhere. An amazing blade.