I am about to do a lot of crosscutting on 1.7" thk Walnut and am looking for blade advice.
My current blade is a 10" 5/8 arbor 40 tooth general purpose and my table saw id a Jet XACTA 5 HP. When I started ripping the walnut, that blade started burning the wood and had ugly looking cuts. I switched to a dedicated ripping blade, and it came out great. Maybe time to toss my general purpose blade.
Now it is time to do the cross cuts. What blade would you recommend as a dedicated crosscut blade and why? I am thinking the Freud D1060X Diablo 10-Inch ATB Fine Finish Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor and PermaShield Coating in either 60 or 80 tooth.
What blade would you recommend for a dedicated x-cut blade and how many teeth for very hard woods? Thanks