"blueman" wrote in message
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I need to cut a fair bit of birch plywood and oak-veneer plywood for
some cabinet and bookcase projects.

I want to get a good blade that cuts smooth with minimum tearout but
don't want to break the bank.

Any recommendations for blades in the $30-50 range? (or is that too
low)

Freud Diablo 80T. I cannot imagine a blade doing better than what this does
for plywood. I'm sure there are other good ones, but this has worked very
well for me.

Have to third with the guys on the Frued blades. I been using them
quite a bit over the last few years on everything and think they are
the best deal going. They cut really well, last well, and won't break
the bank. I am in the process of moving everything over to Frued
blades.

If only they weren't that gawdawful red...

Robert

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Have to third with the guys on the Frued blades. I been using them
quite a bit over the last few years on everything and think they are
the best deal going. They cut really well, last well, and won't break
the bank. I am in the process of moving everything over to Frued
blades.

If only they weren't that gawdawful red...

Robert



I have Ridgid and Freud blades. It is a tossup between the two. The red
color of the Freud isn't very good looking. The gold color of the Ridgid is
a bit more attractive.

wrote:

If only they weren't that gawdawful red...

They didn't used to be :-).

But I'm about due to replace some so I guess I'll have to live with it.

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