Avoid this beginner mistake with saw blades

A common fix for burn marks on circular saw cuts is to try to sharpen the blade. AVOID THIS TEMPTATION! You'll either waste time, money, or a perfectly good blade. Watch this video to see how to save all three of those things by fixing your blade for free in under five minutes.

Burn marks can happen with a number of power tools including circular saws, miter saws, and table saws. There are lots of reasons a power tool blade will leave burn marks but one reason is far more common than any other, and luckily it is the easiest of them all to fix.

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[dkbuilds]

Thanks for watching! When is the last time you cleaned your saw blades?! Oh, and don't forget to subscribe :)

[barrycarlson]

Outstanding video! To the point without all of the noise, music, 15 introduction and "Hollywood" effects! Thanks Pal!

[firstbuck]

I'm 66 years old and have been working with wood since I was about 6. This is about the most useful tip I've seen yet.
Thanks, a ton.
Buck

[JSinM]

Short ... sweet... and to the point without the fufu nahnah banter and a tour of a blade factory 😂. Great Vid, I'm off to take it for test drive. I have never cleaned my blades. On anything. Never crossed my mind but makes perfect sense short of a warped blade or cutting something with the wrong blade type. 🤔👍

[martinmeasures]

Amateur Diy'er here and you've just saved me, I was looking for videos on how to re-sharpen my table saw blade, now all I have to do is clean it, I feel like a pro now thank you very much, count me as a subscriber for that.
Martin in the UK 🇬🇧

[kennethspengler]

Nice to see someone offer a common sense approach to saw blades. I never thought to clean a saw blade with liquid laundry detergent. Thanks for the tip.

[BenLillegard]

I'm glad to see this info getting out there more. I used to work full-time at an Ace Hardware that provides sharpening services, and you would not believe the number of people that would bring in a TC tip blade to get sharpened and would get offended when I tried to help them save money by letting them know they only needed to clean the teeth.

[garynelles]

Years ago the guy who sharpens my sawblades told me about a product called “super clean”. It comes in a purple spray bottle and it’s a degreaser found in the automotive section. It’s biodegradable and it works great. You just let it sit for a minute or two and use a soft brush just as you did in your video. I never thought about laundry soap working. I often use my slop sink or a bucket lid as well. Oh I almost forgot, these methods work great for router bits too!

[adamqp]

Fellow Weekend Woodworker graduate -- love your videos and this one in particular. Great camera work on the blade teeth!

[mrscenescof]

I'm astounded you can defend Ukraine and still have time to run a YouTube channel. Kudos to you sir.

[maplehouseknives]

I'm here after watching some guy cut into a whetstone to sharpen his mitre saw blade/s. I can honestly say your advice here is worth it's weight in gold! I cleaned my blade/s and holy s**t what a difference! Thanks!👍

[mjremy]

That was exactly what I needed. I thought my Diablo blade needed sharpening. Its been a while but I am a DIYer and don't use my saw much and the blade still looks and feels sharp to the touch. Ugly burn marks. I checked alignment and it is fine. I never thought of the resin build up. I bought a tool cleaner liquid but sprayed it on the sides not teeth. I will try your technique tomorrow. Very grateful. It saved me a lot of money. Many thanks!!

[JS-meiv]

This video is gonna save anyone that watches it a lot of money and waiting around for a new blade
* Bravo! 👏

[davidt]

1 year later still helping people. Thanks!

[ykmjc]

tried this, wow. great tip. cleaned all 6 blades instantly. they all look new and are sharp. thanks again!!!

[royjohnson]

DK Builds, I just finished a project using old heart of pine flooring taking from a 150 year old Philly home. I used my table saw today and it would barely cut anything. Of course, I thought the blade was dull (maybe the ancient boards?) and jumped straight to thinking "sharpen". I clicked here and I'm so glad I did. Of course the blade was completely gummed up with tough pine resin and your solution worked perfectly to dissolve the resin. Just as advertised. THANK YOU. I likely would have just defaulted to getting a new blade. To your point, while the blade I have was more than two years old and used quite a bit for a non professional it was not "dull" at all. It's actually still very sharp, like new, and just needed cleaning. Great advice!

[behzad]

I think these types of videos are really helpful because correctly maintenancing the tools is important. Thanks for your videos.

[EBobby]

Excellent video. Well narrated and well lit/shot. Much better than many of the other DIY videos out there. A+

[stevef]

Great advice. I regularly clean my blades to keep them performing well. I swear by concentrated Simple Green for cleaning my circular saw blades. I soak the blades for about 15 minutes in undiluted Simple Green and then a quick, light scrub with a tooth brush removes everything very quickly.

[cynthiaself]

This video came just in the nik of time. I was about to go and buy another saw blade or sharpener. Thank you for saving me that money.
I subscribed and will watch all your videos. Take care. 😊