DEWALT Table Saw Blade, 10", 40 Tooth, with Fine Finish, Ultra Sharp Carbide (DWA11040)

From my husband: This blade cuts like butter! Clean, smooth edges on both rips and crosscuts. It handles pressure-treated wood with no problem and stays sharp after lots of use. For the price, it’s a total win—definitely one of the best budget blades I’ve used.

People often say "you get what you pay for", well this is one classic example that will defy such logic. I've owned this blade for well over a year now. It it the blade that I left in the saw for all purposes, and it's seen quite a bit of use.The price might fool you into thinking that it's a disposable blade. Make no mistakes, this blade is a top notch all purpose blade that deserves your respect like a Forrest blade or a Freud fusion. It is a thin kerf blade, but has very thick C4 carbide teeth. All are precision ground and polished to a mirror finish on all sides. By just inspecting the teech, you'll see that its on par with other top of the line blades.But how does it perform in the real world? One indicator I look at is how well it rips hard maple. Maple is a moderately hard wood; it does not contain much oil and is very light colored. Consequently it is perhaps the easiest wood to receive pronounced burn marks by any rotary power tools. When you rip a piece of maple, if the blade teech aren't designed with the perfect cutting angle, or if the teech aren't polished like mirrors, it will likely to leave burn marks at the end of long rips. Of all the blades I've used, I only know of 3 blades that will rip 8' maple boards and consistantly yield joint ready surfaces with virtually no burn marks: the Forrest WW2, Freud Fusion, and this Dewalt blade.Now for cross cuts. This dewalt blade will give you a cross cut surface smooth as waxed furniture, but leaves just a hair of splinter at the exit if you don't use a backing board. The Freud fusion seems to out perform both the dewalt and forrest in this catagory by just a nose, but at a price: the more aggressive ABT angles will wear down the teech a lot faster than the Dewalt. Besides, you always cross cut with either a backing board or a zero tolerance fence. So this dewalt is a perfect trade off between longevity and cut quality.I originally purchased this blade as a backup when I send my fusion for sharpening. But having seen how well it performed, I kinda regretted purchasing a fusion blade for 2.5X the cost, which gives similar performance but wears out faster. This now becomes my primary blade that sees 90% of the actions. In the future, I will purchase more of this blade to replace the pricy Forrest or Fusion. In the end, one's craftmanship is judged by the quality of the finished work, not by the price tag on a blade. If it yields the same cut quality and longevity, why would one care if it's 30 bucks or carries a prestegious $115 price tag.Overall, if you are considering a WW2 or a fusion, give this blade some thoughts. It offers unparalleled value and truelly defies the cost=benefit logic.

Cuts like butter.

This is going on my table saw and it's a decent blade. Out of the box it cuts justs fine, one weird thing is that more saw dust come up from the back and onto the table than the previous blade. No idea why as it connected to a vacuum. I'e cut about 400 feet of one inch oak so far with it and it's still going strong, but I don't think this will last as long as my better blades. However, at this price point, it does a really good job. Good clean cuts, it's sturdy.Overall: If you cut softwoods, it will probably last a very long time, it's holding up well with oak. I'd buy more because the value is excellent.

This DEWALT Table Saw Blade, 10", 40 Tooth blade has been a good blade for my miter saw. I have used it to make quite a few cuts in different wood and it has held up well. I cut a lot of pressure treated wood and it doesn't seem to be a problem. I would recommend this blade.

Cuts clean

Typical DeWalt quality

Works good