WWII came in 2nd

[Master Chef Richard Campbell]

Hey everyone,

I have had some surprising results on my Brazilian Cherry flooring ripping project. I went to my local Woodcraft in Peoria and laid down about $100 and got a WWII 30T blade. I then went home and I started ripping the flooring. It went really well for about 3 or 4 boards. On the fifth it started smoking and burning the board. I took it off and checked for build up but didn't find any. I was a bit tired and decided to call it a day.

The next day I went over to my inlaws to continue working on their home. I had to run over to the Woodworking Shop to get a piece of Brazilian Cherry for the transition into the great room. While I was there I asked about getting the WWII sharpened. Jason wanted to know what had dulled it up. I told him about my project. He suggested that I give the Freud Glue Line Rip Blade a try.

The next morning I was able to rip my entire stack of 30 or so boards with the Freud Glue Line Rip blade without a trace of smoke. The cuts are are all glass smooth. I was able to push the wood thru with less effort. And it cost $40 less.

Chef

BTW I posted pictures of the floor on the alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking

[Bill Rittner]

I'm not surprised. My WWII 40 tooth combination blade burns a lot. Have been talking to Bob Vandyke, who runs the CT Valley School of WW'ing, and he too is of the opinion that the WWII is not the best blade for general work. I'm seriously thinking of selling mine and going to something else.

-- Bill Rittner R & B ENTERPRISES

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"Don't take this life too seriously.......nobody gets out alive" (Unknown)

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[Bob G]

============= Maybe the above comment hit me wrong this morning BUT I find it interesting that you want to sell the WW11 aand buy something else...

Key word is SELL.... just take the darn thing off the saw and replace it with the blade of your choice...why go to the bother of SELLING it... just sounds "cheap"

Bob Griffiths

[PM6564]

interesting

Try another cup of coffee. After all, who are you to tell someone what they can or can't do with their money and property? (Unless this is Hillary Clinton's alias...)

[Leon]

Regardless of what you think of your local resaw service, I would suggest that you send the Forrest back to Forrest for resharpening and to re-true the blade. I made the mistake of using my local service to resharpen my Forrest and was not pleased, immediately not pleased with the results. The local is no common service as they use computer controlled sharpening machines that recognize each blade as it is resharpened time after time. Unless your blade runs factory true along with factory sharp, you may not be seeing the true results of what the Forrest can do. That said, there will always be a blade that can do something better than most any other blade.

[Bill Rittner]

You are absolutely right! I am cheap.

We all have our own likes and dislikes. Just because I don't like the WWII doesn't mean everybody feels the same way. There just might be a fellow ww'er out there who can't afford a new WWII, but, might be able to afford my used one.

By your thinking I should take it off of my saw and replace it. Then let it sit on the shelf to rust? Seems like a damn waste of a tool to me.

-- Bill Rittner R & B ENTERPRISES

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"Don't take this life too seriously.......nobody gets out alive" (Unknown)

interesting

[B a r r y B u r k e J r .]

It's a $100+ blade, not some $7 framing blade for a circular saw.

I'd sell it as well if I wasn't planning on using it.

Barry

[Edwin Pawlowski]

I think compromise is in order. Since Bob thinks it is equal to a $7 framing blade in the way it should be handled and not sold and you think it is a $100+ jewel that should be relished, I have the solution.

I'll pick it up at Bill's house, pay the $7, and promise to treat it like a valued tool for years to come. He can even come visit in if he wants. I'll even make the coffee. Ed [e-mail]

[B a r r y B u r k e J r .]

You demonstrate true woodworker's problem solving abilities!

Barry

[Bill Rittner]

Yes, but as a possible seller, I can't say too much good about his math :-)

-- Bill Rittner R & B ENTERPRISES

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"Don't take this life too seriously.......nobody gets out alive" (Unknown)

[mttt]

Forrest has a rep for being pretty open. I'd be tempted to zip them off an email - nothing confrontational, nothing accusatory. Just a "Hi - I got these results when I expected something else. Since I've invested $xxx in your product, I'm curious to hear what you think... etc. etc. etc."

[Master Chef Richard Campbell]

Hi All

I have been contacted by Dave a Forrest and we are going to try to figure out what happen. I will let the group know what we figure out.

Chef

[mttt]

Great!!! That's the kind of service after the sale that makes a difference!!!

[Renata]

Perhaps a re-read is in order.

My take on this was that one wouldn't bother going to the trouble of selling a used $7 blade. But selling a used $100 blade might get you a few worthwhile pennies (say, 5000 of them).

Renata

[Leon]

So uh.. you would not bother selling a blade for $7 but you would bother selling one for $5...??????

[Doug Miller]

Better check your math, my friend.

-- Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?

[Leon]

Um sorry.... I am not awake yet.. ;~) $50 would make a big difference... LOL

[GeeDubb]

Do the math again.

Gary

[Leon]

LOL... yeah I caught that just before your post.

Seems like 5000 pennies now compare to 500 pennies in the 60's.

[B a r r y B u r k e J r .]

Right!

In fact $50 was exactly what I thought a used WWII might bring.

Barry