Types of Blades and Blade Cuts
Most blade teeth are made either of tool steel or carbide. Carbide is harder and holds a sharp edge much longer.
- Band saw blade
- A long band welded into a circle, with teeth on one side. Compared to a circular-saw blade, it produces less waste because it is thinner, dissipates heat better because it is longer (so there is more blade to do the cutting, and is usually run at a slower speed.
- Crosscut
- In woodworking, a cut made at (or close to) a right angle to the direction of the wood grain of the workpiece. A crosscut saw is used to make this type of cut.
- Rip cut
- In woodworking, a cut made parallel to the direction of the grain of the workpiece. A rip saw is used to make this type of cut.
- Plytooth blade
- A circular saw blade with many small teeth, designed for cutting plywood with minimal splintering.
- Dado blade
- A special type of circular saw blade used for making wide-grooved cuts in wood so that the edge of another piece of wood will fit into the groove to make a joint. Some dado blades can be adjusted to make different-width grooves. A "stacked" dado blade, consisting of chipper blades between two dado blades, can make different-width grooves by adding or removing chipper blades. An "adjustable" dado blade has a movable locking cam mechanism to adjust the degree to which the blade wobbles sideways, allowing continuously variable groove widths from the lower to upper design limits of the dado.
- 'Strobe saw blade]
- A circular saw blade with special rakers/cutters to easily saw through green or uncured wood that tends to jam other kinds of saw blades.
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