Lowell Freeborn of Freeborn Tool wrote this. I got his permission to put it in electronic form. Neither one of us charges for it.
It is an excellent book on the basics of what makes a good carbide saw blade. Thanks to Tim Cook of Cook's Sharpening I can send it in pdf as well as word.
Tom
TABLE OF CONTENTS Saw Terms And Ordering Information ....... 4 Saw Gauge Equivalents......................... 4 Decimal And Millimeter Equivalent Chart... 6 Carbide Grade Charts............................ 7 Saw Tooth Load.................................. 9 Edger Saw Design Calculations................ 10 Triple Chip Grinding Chart..................... 11 Grinding Shop Order Flow..................... 12 Saw Steel.......................................... 13 Carbide.............................................14 Diamond Grinding................................17 Brazing.............................................19 Gumming..........................................22 Hammering........................................24 Grinding Carbide Saws.......................... 29 Face Grinding..................................... 29 Side Grinding.....................................32 Top Grinding......................................35 Carbide Saw Sharpening Guidelines...........36 Trim And Cutoff Saws...........................36 Rip Saws And Edger Saws......................37 Aluminum And Metal Saw......................38 Saw Styles......................................... 38 Flat Top Rip Style................................ 39 Safety Rip Style.................................. 40 Contractor's Combination Style................ 41 Planer Combination Style....................... 42 Plymaster Style................................... 43 Alternate Top Bevel............................. 44 Triple Chip Style................................. 45 Three And One Combination................... 46 Locked In Tooth................................. 47 Thin Rim.......................................... 48 Controlled Chip Metal.......................... 49 Face Bevel......................................... 50 V Tooth............................................ 51 Chip Breaker...................................... 52 Dado Set........................................... 53 Problems And Answers.......................... 54 Rip Saws.......................................... 54 Crosscut Saws ....................................54 Aluminum Rip Saws............................. 55 Saw Noise......................................... 55