Well I have to say. I've been buying bandsaws for 40 years and they never came with a gumguard, including the quality Timberwolf blades for my big saw. Time will tell but the welding is accurate and the blade looks very high quality. This 60" saw blade fits a 40 year old Clausing or Emerson cast iron horizontal band saw from Craftsman Commercial. When we did different things. I would recommend that you try it yourself given the quality I'm seeing. Hooray!