Whiteside has paired with blade producer Dimar to carry three new 10-in. tablesaw blades to america: a mix, a rip, and a glueline rip, which was my favourite. All three had been very good, making them an ideal trio. Their reduce high quality was glorious and made every of my duties simple, saving me lots of time on the bench. The clear writing on every outlining the blade kind, arbor dimension, tooth hook and grind, and variety of tooth made for a terrific comfort.
The 50-tooth combo blade labored fantastically for ripping and crosscutting each hard- and softwoods. Whereas I often discover combo blades give simply OK rips, this blade left minimal sawmarks on cherry, maple, and pine whereas requiring little power to push the inventory via the noticed. For each 45° and 90° crosscuts, there was no tearout and the tip grain was clean. All in all, this blade labored in addition to devoted rip and crosscut blades.
The rip blade’s 24 tooth have a flat high, which I choose over an ATB grind for its higher inventory elimination throughout rips and its flat-bottomed reduce. I examined the blade on oak, cherry, maple, pine, and poplar from 3⁄4 in. to 2 in. thick. It reduce even the thicker inventory very effectively, leaving clean edges, and had no vibration. With the cherry and oak, it was exhausting to inform which edge I had run over the jointer and which I had ripped on the tablesaw.
The glueline rip blade, with its triple-chip grind and 30 tooth, could be my new favourite. I’d by no means used one earlier than, so I used to be skeptical about gluing up off the tablesaw. I examined this blade with 3⁄4-in. oak, poplar, and cherry. All had been simple to push via the noticed and, regardless of seen sawmarks, every joint glued up completely proper off the noticed. It was the quickest means I’ve ever glued up boards. I’m undoubtedly buying this blade.
—Ellen Kaspern teaches at North Bennet Avenue Faculty and round america.
Photographs: Barry NM Dima
From Effective Woodworking #298
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