...yeah, this *is* an interesting thread, and all the different problems/solutions have been viable. However (heh), the blade idea doesn't apply as I have three *very* good blades (a Forest and a Tenyru Gold Medal, which is my favorite, and a Tenyru melemine blade)...the condition persists with all of them. I send my Forest to Forest to be sharpened, and recently I had the pleasure to try Accurate Cut Carbide Inc., in Utah, for my Tenryu...they're real good, folks, you should check out the DVD disc they promo their shop with...sweet operation. BTW, none of these blades are "thin kerf"...I am not a big fan of thin kerf, unless it's on my 6 1/2 Milwaukee trim saw.
Charlie Groh