Why do rip blades rip faster?

cgallery · 2007-01-29T05:37:52+00:00

Why do rip blades rip faster? They have fewer teeth than combination or general purpose blades, so the resulting gullets are larger. But I don't see most people feeding their stock that fast. So it doesn't seem like waste removal via the large gullets can be that big a plus.I would normally think that more teeth would = more cutting would = faster cutting.Anyone have any good links to articles about blades and tooth angles and such?Oh, and if a rip blade rips faster, will it also cross-cut faster? Ignoring quality of cut, of course.