Recently, I bought a Dewalt RAS that uses a 9" blade. As you might imagine, there aren't many 9" saw blades to be had, even fewer designed for a RAS or CMS. I paid $100 for the saw. As nice as the Forrest blade may be, I wasn't going to spend $175 for their blade, at least not until I knew the saw performed as it should. After a bunch of searching, I came across an 8-1/2" blade from Oshlun. This one:

Oshlun SBW-085060 8-1/2-Inch 60 Tooth Negative Hook Finishing ATB Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor for Sliding Miter Saws

It cost less than $33. What the heck, I'll try it. I got the saw setup today and gave it a go. WOW! It cut through plywood beautifully, splinter free top and bottom.




Then I tried a 45 deg cut on hard maple, something my CMS is challenged to cut without leaving a smile.






I'm impressed.

John