In article ,
Hitch wrote:
Besides imposing less strain on the saw motor, thin-kerf blades waste less
wood. If you are cutting big pieces of inexpensive material, thick kerfs
are not a problem. However, if you are ripping 1/2"-wide strips (which I
do sometimes), a 1/8" kerf is wasting 20% of your wood! At $4/bf +/- for
hard maple, that makes me pay attention!
...snipped...

And a 3/32" thin kerf blade, using the same math, would be wasting
18.75%.
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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland