Forrest WW10407125 Woodworker II 10-Inch 40 Tooth ATB .125 Kerf Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Forrest WW10407125 Woodworker II 10-Inch 40 Tooth ATB .125 Kerf Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor
Customer Review: Another Satisfied Forrest Blade Owner
Summary: 5 Stars
Previous to purchasing this blade I had never paid more than $50 for a blade. I was reluctant to purchase it because the price and I thought my blade was fine until I started reading the reviews on Forrest blades having a smooth edged glue line rip potential. I had always cut my stock a little bigger to allow for jointing or planing to get rid of the awful blade marks caused by my old blades. So I gave the Forrest Woodworker II a try and got the 1/8" kerf (.125) to match my old blades so I wouldn't have to tweak my Jet Contractor table saw. When the blade arrived I was very impressed with the quality of it right out of the box, and the ability to send the blade in to get re-sharpened was a big plus. When I first installed the blade and turned the table saw on I wasn't very impressed with it as it was about as loud and vibrated just as much as my other blades. I ripped a few boards and was impressed by how it cut with no problem, but there was still blade marks on the wood. I thought I got a dud blade. I checked the table saws calibrations again, but they were pretty much dead on using incra guaranteed squares and a stabila level. I was pretty ticked by this point. Later that night I got online and looked at reviews and tried to investigate why the Forrest blade wasn't performing well. I found and purchased the 5" blade stabilizer and read about and then purchased the Power Twist V-Belt all in hopes of correcting the problem. When the items arrived I first just installed the Power Twist V-Belt to replace the auto belt on the table saw. I noticed an immediate difference in loudness and vibration. The saw was extremely quiet and very little to no vibration at startup and while running no vibration. I ripped a few boards and finally got a great edge rip, but there were still a few minor scratches here and there. I then installed the Forrest 5" blade stabilizer. I ripped a few more boards and finally got a perfect glass like glue line rip. Now I will never use another saw blade for my shop table saw. The Forrest Woodworker II blade works as advertised, but you must have a completely dialed machine for it to perform to that standard.Customer Review: excellent saw blade, period
Summary: 5 Stars
No complaints whatsoever with the Forrest Woodworker II. It's my go to blade for practically all cuts. The only time I don't use it is when I need a dado cut.Customer Review: In the words of the late Harry Carey.....
Summary: 5 Stars
....HO-O-O-LY COW! I had a Freud blade on my Jet table saw that made cross cuts that were ready for gluing right off the table. But when it came to rips, the Freud burned everything. I tried everything - adjusted, trued, cleaned, cussed, but to no avail. What time I saved on cross cuts, I lost on sanding rip cuts. So, I read and I read about saw blades and despite the price tag, I finally covered my eyes and pushed the one-click button for the Forrest Woodworker II. Well, I got the blade the next day, installed it and tried it out. Wowsers! It makes a satisfying whistle as it gets up to speed and then hardly a sound as it cuts hardwood like a knife through hot butter. The blade is heavy and rigid and polished and balanced and sharp as a razor. They send the blade in a box with a return address so when you need to resharpen, you stick it into the box and poof, it's on its way. (BTW, right now it's $22.50 to resharpen this particular blade.) You know how when you watch Norm or those other woodworking gurus their saws just whisk through lumber like it's trick photography? Well, it's not the camera, it's the way a Forrest blade really cuts. Can't say enough good things about it. Customer Review: perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
i recently bought a used PM66, and got this blade to replace the completely worn and warped on that the previous owner had on the saw.
aligned the tables and fence, put the new blade on, set the fence to 3" and ran a 2x4 through, and my digital micrometer says 3.000.
what else needs to be said?
Customer Review: woodworker II blade, 10 inch 40 tooth
Summary: 5 Stars
The nicest blade I have owned. Does a great job. And included instructions on setting up the fence and using burn marks on the cut piece to set the fence correctly very helpful. And Amazon is the cheapest place to buy the blade, no tax, and free shipping (3 day delivery).