CMT271.250.24M ITK Plus RIP and Crosscut Saw Blade HW 250X2.4/1.6X30 Z24 ATB+S

I was sick of buying cheap blades and chucking them. These actually work out cheaper in the long run as they can be sharpened many times and provide a much better cut too. I only put CMT blades in my saws now.

Great blade, lasts a long time without any issues

Very impressed with the very clean rip cut, no saw mark's. Would recommend

I've been ripping down full dimension rough 2x4 western hemlock boards with this into thin strips for a sailboat interior. So far so good and still reasonably sharp after cutting approx. 720 linear feet through 1.5" to 2" thick boards. Strips require minimal planing and finishing. Wood is still slightly green but blade is doing OK. Seems slightly heavier going though than with my Freud thin-kerf blade, which was like a knife through butter, perhaps because the kerf was slightly narrower, perhaps because the wood was bone dry then. This CMT is still a lot better than average though, so I would probably buy it again. Blade is quite stable and I've not had much distortion or binding even with the thickest awkward boards. Would be good for cutting clean glue joints on smaller pieces. I'm about 40% through this project, and looks as though it will last to the end.