"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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I have a nice set as well. Lets look at the design

For a given motor system (saw) a given blade if rigid
will provide back pressure (resistance) in the process
of cutting. The motor is turning the face of the cutter
as hard as it can. If the same motor has 1/2 the area
to cut, the cut will be clean and better than the wider blade.


Consider however that both will make the same amount of contact with the
remaining wood, given both are of the same grind, sharpness and tooth count.
The wider kerf blade may infact compress 1/3 more material however that will
be only on the waste material.
The solution is simply to push slower with the wider kerf blade. That will
effectively make the blade, any blade, cut as though it had more teeth and
naturally produce a smoother cut.