On 10/12/2012 11:28 AM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:05:21 -0700, SonomaProducts.com wrote:

Yes I have used Forests. Mostly loved them. I get pretty much the same
results from full kerf Freuds but I do recall some fricking glass like
smooth cross cuts with a Woodworker cross cut (maybe 60 tooth) blade.

I've never owned a Forrest blade but a year or two back I bought Freud's
then new "Fusion" blade. I don't see how any other blade could cut any
smoother. Can't yet testify to longevity - as a hobby woodworker it
takes me a while to dull a blade.

I have heard similar comments about HF blades. The Forrest is good for
tens of thousands of cuts with the same quality of cut.


My only quibble is that it's ATB and not ATBR.


I had 2 WWII blades, got another about 2 years ago and had one of the
older ones ground to cut flat bottom groves. Perhaps you could have it
reground.