Woodworker II Saw Blade

[Dok Yager]

Having lusted after one of these for some time I finally stepped up and bought one. I have always used Freud, Doablo and Oshlun for a dado set. Man is this one Sweet blade! Purchased the 10 X 40T thin kerf with the stabilizer and it`s Nice. First few cuts have been a breeze through some 8/4 Purpleheart and some Walnut. I Like it!!

[Jack Lemley]

I have used WWII for 30 years or so. I have tried a few others over the years including the Tenyru Gold which I just sold on E-Bay for $20. Picked up a new WWII several months back at a really good price so I now have a WWII for a back up. I use a Freud Glue Line Rip blade (thin kerf) when ripping thick stock but other than that the WWII doesn't come off my Shopsmith PowerPro.

Jack

[William C Rogers]

I have that blade and it is a very good blade. I bought a sawstop so I no longer use it (using only full kerf now). For my sawstop I bought a full kerf 50 tooth combination WB blade from Carbide Processors a couple months ago. I also bought their rip blade. Yesterday I finally put the combination blade on my saw (just recovering from broken shoulder) and can say it is also a very good blade. Very happy with the performance. I'm not comparing the blades as they are different types. I also have Infinity and Freud blades that also perform well. When you get to the premium blades the performance differences are small and get down to user preferences IMOP, however I will buy from Carbide Processors for my next blade. You also get a 10% discount ( that I forgot to do ) for members.

[Randy Red Bemont]

I have the woodworker II and it is a very nice blade. I run a full kerf as I don't like thin kerf blades. When you do need to get it sharpened way down the road, send it back to Forrest and have them do it. It will come back as new condition.

Red

[Wayne Jolly]

I have two WWII blades. My favorite is the one I ordered with a #1 grind. It is almost the same as the "standard" WWII which I think has a #7 grind (ATB), except the tops of the teeth are ground flat so the blade leaves a flat bottomed kerf. I was told it was developed for making box joints. I like both of them a lot!

Wayne

[Frederick Skelly]

Yup. Nice blades. I've never regretted buying mine!
Fred

[Clay Fails]

+1 on the full kerf blades for Sawstop saw. I had 2 Forrest thin kerfs leftover from my contractor saw days, and don't like them at all on the sawstop.

I'm fond of Forrest and Infinity, but I agree with others here that you can't go wrong with any of the premium blades.

[Kent A Bathurst]

I don't do thin kerf - that means I have to recalibrate the rip fence when I change blades.

Other than that - you've got a good blade there. As advised - send it to Forrest for sharpening.

Over the past 15 years, I have build up a collection of Forrest:

2 x WW II 40t [one on the saw, one out for sharpening]
1 x WW I 30t rip
1 x WW I 20 t rip
1 x 80t panel Hi ATB
2 x 12" chopmaster [one on the CMS, one out for sharpening]
1 x 8" Dado King set.

Other guys like other products. No argument on my part. But these have been excellent, and I would never consider changing.

Those low-tooth count rip blades are simply amazing through the big stuff - 6/4 - - 8/4 WO, HM, etc....nothing is as hard as WO.....and it cuts like butter. I am always concerned when I have to "lean in" to a rip cut - bad things can happen -- the 30t and 20t put paid to that problem.

The cut is not as clean, but that is a non-issue - couple light jointer passes, and it's good. Plus - minimize [or eliminate] HM burn.

[Jim Becker]

I have two of the 40T WW-II blades (standard kerf) and have had them in service for many years now. Both have been sharpened about four times by Forrest and the most recent time, a couple of teeth were replaced. They put beefy teeth on their blades which means more re-sharpening opportunities before replacing the whole blade. I still run them despite the fact that they are 10" and my slider will take a 12" blade. I also have the 24t ripping version...I don't use that very often, but it "eats wood" when I need it to rip something thick.

I had the 8" Dado King when I had my cabinet saw...it was also a very high quality product.