A Comprehensive Guide to Table Saw Blades with 60,000 FPS Slow Mo

Today we take a comprehensive look at the Top 6 Table Saw Blades and when to deploy them using 60,000 FPS slow motion video. We rented the Phantom TMX 7510 and got some insane footage that helped us really break down why you use each blade and show exactly what the benefits and drawbacks are to each one. I will give you a guide on which blades I use and when. By the end of watching this video you will have a complete understanding of each of the blades you will use 99.9% of the time.

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*Video Refresher*
*Thin Kerf VS Full Kerf* Thin is better if your saw has less than 1.5 HP. If your saw is more than 1.5hp get the Full Kerf. A Thin Kerf blade is great to have in the arsenal regardless for those times you want to save as much wood as possible. Also great for preserving exposed joinery and grain match when removing box lids.
*Ripping Blade 24T* The best for rip cuts and terrible at crosscuts. My most used blades.
*Crosscut Blade 60T/80T* Fantastic for crosscuts but terrible at rip cuts. Low or negative rake makes them great in the Miter Saw or for fine cuts in plywood.
*General Purpose Blade 40T* Great all around blade for non repetitive cuts in wood UNDER 1.25”. Great for shop jigs and plywood.
*Combination Blade 50T* Great all around blade for non repetitive cuts up to 2 and 1/8” inch thick. Not good for plywood though.
*Dado Stack* Best for dados, grooves, rabbets, half laps, bridal joints, and hogging out material when you’re not cutting all the way through.
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*Time Stamps*
*Intro - Why Consumables Matter* 0:00
*Review of Blade Terms* - Tooth, Gullet, Grind, Bevel, Rake/Hook, Kerf* 0:45
*Ripping Blade*2:58
*Crosscut Blades* 3:45
*General Purpose Blade* 6:40
*Combination Blade* 7:26
*Thin VS Full Kerf and What Do I Use?* 9:02
*Dado Stack* 11:01
*Cleaning and Sharpening* 11:02
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*Video Refresher*
*Thin Kerf VS Full Kerf* Thin is better if your saw has less than 1.5 HP. If your saw is more than 1.5hp get the Full Kerf. A Thin Kerf blade is great to have in the arsenal regardless for those times you want to save as much wood as possible. Also great for preserving exposed joinery and grain match when removing box lids.
*Ripping Blade 24T* The best for rip cuts and terrible at crosscuts. My most used blades.
*Crosscut Blade 60T/80T* Fantastic for crosscuts but terrible at rip cuts. Low or negative rake makes them great in the Miter Saw or for fine cuts in plywood.
*General Purpose Blade 40T* Great all around blade for non repetitive cuts in wood UNDER 1.25”. Great for shop jigs and plywood.
*Combination Blade 50T* Great all around blade for non repetitive cuts up to 2 and 1/8” inch thick. Not good for plywood though.
*Dado Stack* Best for dados, grooves, rabbets, half laps, bridal joints, and hogging out material when you’re not cutting all the way through.

[chriscampbell]

I cannot emphasize enough how much you have helped my woodworking. I love the down to earth teaching style. I have been building things for two decades, but have just now bought wood glue. I have always used screws for everything - but to be fair, I was always framing. Not wood working.

You have given me the confidence, and knowledge to build my first real piece of furniture. I love the channel, love the content.

[robohippy]

One of the writers for the old American Woodworker, when asked how do you know when your blade is dull commented, "if you are setting off the smoke alarms, that is a pretty good indicator."

[dukeengine]

As we say in Italy: "The more you spend the less you spend". Thank you Jonathan for sponsoring this fantastic Italian company!

[Jeff-]

The slow-mo cam footage is amazing. I can now visualize the cutting process and get a better idea of what blade to use.

[ipickfun]

We used to rent the high speed camera for failure analysis. They are awesome. Nice to see it used in educating others.

[TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Man that slowmo is crazy!! It's wild how the teeth just plane the shavings off in that footage. Awesome video Jonathan!

[matteberry]

Just started doing simple Shaker cabinet doors and you've already helped out a bunch. I watched your tips for new woodworkers and learned why my tongue and grooves weren't consistent from entry side to the exit side. Doing them in 3 passes removing a little material at a time made gave me perfect results. No more hogging for me!

[badactor]

"... the shims come in at anything from very very thin to a little bit thicker..." - Probably my favourite sentence in the whole video. You've got a great presentation style Jonathan it its just how I would describe such things. Love it.

[BeezKneezCarpentry]

I just purchased a week ago the CMT full kurf Gen purpose and the thin kurf combo from your and your store is extremely easy to follow and understand what each blade is used for. Extremely satisfied, definitely recommend you to everyone for blades.

[wittworks]

Basically, you have created The Bible for Saw Blades. You’ve got several great epistles now. Thank you. I’ve learned a lot.

[jeremiahjackson]

That footage is a game changer and your depth of detail on this subject is the most educational video yet! Bravo good sir!

[MrJauxT]

Glad to hear you’re doing better. Also like the fact that you’re selling these on your website. You’re the reason I bought my first blade from CMT. It’s been a great to work with and I plan on buying more but this time from you to support the channel! Keep up the great work!

[biggorilla]

I bought one of the cmt blades you recommended from the video back when you went to the blade sharpening place. I previously had a Freud cause I thought it was close enough to good. The difference in cut quality is more than night an day. I just can't even believe how much better of a blade it is. It feels like my saw gained an extra HP or something. The cuts feel less dangerous cause I'm not pushing the cut through, it's just gliding through instead. It is seriously a big deal everyone should invest in.

[MichaelB]

Ive been framing for 25 years and never really put much thought into blades other than what i thought was thin kerf is best ive been using a Diablo 24 tooth for years now but i just bought a 60 tooth saw blade for some architectural concrete forming ive been doing and i love it so im here to learn what blades are best for what.

[reedplanes]

Feed speed (how fast you push the wood) and the great slow motion video would be great to see. Glad you back and doing well.

[watermain]

Great video Jonathan. Lots of great information for us. I wish I could hear as fast as you talk, though. I will need to watch this video about three more times to feel like I got everything. Thanks for sharing it. I'm a fan of CMT blades and will be using then exclusively from now on.

[samueldunhamjr.]

I just received my Fine Woodworking magazine. Imagine my surprise to see a tool I purchased from you several years ago that I use very often. Congratulations on being included in the “Dovetail guide section “. I have found it to be an excellent tool at a reasonable price.

[johnpetrea]

Thank You for your explanation and I do agree that spending more can often cost less

[dfrechettejv]

Nice video. When I started with my JSS Pro (1.5HP) from SawStop, I purchased several quality thin kerf blades just to discover that they caused pinching between the riving knife and the fence, so I switched over full kerf blades (CMT Chrome & Amana Electro-Blu) and all my problems went away.