Ping for Edwin P (and any other Ridge Carbide blade owners)

Performs very well. I get smooth, clean cross cuts in hardwood, I get clean cuts on plywood. For crosscuts, it is equal to or better than my Freud crosscut (80T I think) and damned near as good on plywood. Since I got the Ridge, I only change blades for dado, or if I'm going to be cutting a lot of thin plywood as the Freud is marginally better.

For tenons, I usually use the dado, but the combo blade will be good too.

I've used a Forrest blade a few times and it was good, but the Ridge is about equal, IMO.

Nibbling a tenon is laborious method. Get a tenoning jig or make one. It seems every wood magazine has one homemade version. When making tenons, I make the cheek cuts with the work piece vertical and just short of the finished line. I then use the sled to make the final cross cut. Perfect tenons, every time. BTY my TS-2000 is standard equipment in my saw now. The Forrest has been relegated to back-up duty.

Dave

I'm torn on whether or not to spend the $$ on a dado, but that's another story...

Does the TS2000 give a perfectly flat bottomed cut, or are there still some "lines" that the raker teeth don't clear out?

I'd say "near" perfect. I've not done much like that because I use the dado if there is more than one cut or so to make. Any woodworking shows near you? I bought the combo blade and the dado blade as a package at a show and got a very good price. IIRC, it was little more than just the dado alone.