Vera is far better it smells so sweet and the sawdust is weird it lumps together you can squeeze it into a ball. makes my whole shop smell nice. Knight-Toolworks
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Rip blade help
Sep 10, 2005
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Same here, especially for 1/2" hardwoods.
I MIGHT switch to a 24T rip blade or a 30T WWII for stuff 8/4 and up, or if the saw was used for ripping for hours on end. Something is wrong with your WWII or your saw setup.
I like Ridge Carbide and full kerf Freud rip blades as a second choice to a 30T WWII.
Barry
Like both you and Leon, I rarely remove my WWII, but I was given a Freud "Glue line rip" blade as a gift and recently used it to rip a bunch of cabinet rails and stiles. I was pleased with the results.
Sometimes it is just nice to have an option.
I bought one at a show last fall.(glue line rip)
That is a pretty sporty blade. Freud makes many fine blades but I really like this blade.
Sw> Like both you and Leon, I rarely remove my WWII, but I was given a Freud
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