Highlights
Quality
I was so sold i put a 12 forrest on my cutoff saw and really happy with the results
Great cut quality on all types of material
I am of the opinion you need a bare minimum of 3 blades for a cabinet saw
Cutting well is not free so be aware
Packaging/appearance
I got this blade to cut melamine
Forrest blades are still made in the usanew jerseyby the family of a guy named jim forrest who put his name on them and made th... Read More
Whenever im using a metal fence or wood that is a bit moist i turn off the sawstop brake feature just in case
My first run with it was 26 sheets of double sided melamine
Competitiveness
I have a powermatic pm2000 saw and it is super easy and fast to change these blades
I use it for cross cutting but tried ripping solid birch and it works like a champ
I use it in a sawstop pcs and hope the brake never goes off because this blade is expensive
Both sides are essentially free of rough edges and look like they do when you use a festool track saw i
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- This product had a total of 58 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 2 2020.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I am finally sending it off for its first sharpening
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had never spent the money to get a top notch saw blade
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The chiping was so small that it was filled up with the adhesive from the edge tape
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It makes superclean edges on the melamine with no roughness at all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You cant be at a dead run with material but if you keep the feed rate reasonable you can expect 98 quality
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is worth every penny just to avoid the exta work and aggravation
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I first bought the woodworker ii 10in x 48t atb
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont even have a zero clearance insert and i am getting absolutely zero tearout