Diablo General Purpose Saw Blade for Wood - 10" Diameter, 40 ATB Teeth, 5/8" Arbor, .098" Kerf, 15° Hook Angle, .071" Plate, 7000 Max RPM - D1040X

The only brand of saw blades that I buy. It's crazy how well this thing cuts. Also given it's a 40 teeth blade the finish is actually very good as well. Definitely recommend Diablo saws, have them in my miter and my circular.

This thing cuts through wood like a hot knife cutting through horse dung. Very sharp.

All diablo and freud blades are top notch...I don't even bother trying other brands after using these blades...they are thar good...cut so smoothly I thought something was wrong the first time I used one...it was way quieter and the wood fed through the blade effortlessly...a true game changer

Let me start by saying I don't normally write reviews, mostly just to warn of a bad product (which isn't often as I read reviews before buying pretty much anything).So I've been eye-balling this blade for some time. All the reviews looked good, reasonably priced, but.. When I bought my saw used it came with 3-4 new blades. Granted these were the $10 discount hardware blades, but a new blade is a new blade right?Wrong. So don't waste anymore time, like STOP reading this review and buy it now, then come back and finish reading the review to get all excited for your new blade to get there.Okay, now that you bought it I'll tell you my experience with it.I like to work with pallet word (yes I'm cheap, I was using a $10 blade remember?). I've found some really nice pieces in pallet wood, especially when you can find good hardwood pallets. So I'm working on this project and I notice that my saw seems to be struggling when I'm ripping some oak stringers that are just over an inch think. Now I have an older delta contractors saw with a 3hp motor, not underpowered you could say, but she was struggling nonetheless. Besides that, the cut edge is just black, not exactly the look I was going for and glueline ready? I wish.Even with some 1/2 inch hardwood slats I was ripping I would get burnt edges, even pine would get burnt edges sometimes (but a $25 dollar blade isn't that much better than a $10 blade right?)Fast forward to getting my new blade. Took the old blade out, cleaned up the arbor plates and stuck this new one on. First cut was in an oak stringer and holy crap it was a thing of beauty. Hot knife through butter didn't even discribe it, is almost like it feeds itself, it cuts that easy. Just beautiful, clean, no burn marks and glueline ready.But I do have one problem. I should have ordered this long ago, but that's user error...On a side note, I have 2 new, never used, $10 blades for sale if anyone is interested in saving a buck.

Used it for cutting laminate flooring and did a great job initially. I thought I would get a longer life out of it but given the thickness of the flooring, maybe it was wishful thinking. Good blade otherwise.

I mostly use this blade to cut birch ply wood. It hasn't frayed or chipped the wood yet. I have maybe made around 50 cuts with it on my table saw. Cuts very smoothly without any kickback.

I bought this blade to construct 192 feet of dock 4' x 4' dock panels, made from pressure treated lumbar with a factory applied waterproof sealant . I was concerned with premature blade binding and dulling, as the wood was very saturated with preservative and each 5/4" x 6" x 8' board (actually a bit thicker than 5/4") was cut twice to fit the dock frame. I also had to cut many under structure 1" x 4" boards. In total, 192 5/4" x 6" boards - cut twice, and 72 1" X4" boards also cut twice! You get my point, lots of cutting...! Everything was cut with a Bosch sliding compound miter saw.This blade held up extremely well, it held nearly identical performance from the first cut to the last. While I did construct this dock over two days, most of the cutting was done in 3 sessions. The blade was excellent, the cut finish was also very good (not quite finish blade quality), particularly for a dock. I have several Freud blades and like many of the other reviewers, I feel they are precision made and the best, most durable blades at their price point (or perhaps any). Quality product!

Very happy with this purchase. I have the Forrest WWII and have been very happy with it, but I think I am now a Freud user going forward. My WWII had started to dull and while I shipped it off to be sharpened, I decided to spring for the D1040X. I had read several reviews on the Diablo series of blades and thought it sounded like it was worth a shot for $30.I was very happy with the decision. The D1040X has withstood a beating and continues to be razor sharp months later. I've done several projects with some very hard, dense woods, including a vanity out of hickory and a crib out of walnut and this blade hasn't once been anything except awesome. Cross and rip cuts have been crisp and tear out has been minimal.When my WWII is sharp, it performs similarly to the Diablo in those applications, but the differentiator for me and the thing that has impressed me the most about this blade is the stability. The chatter from this blade is nearly non-existent.When ripping thin strips or cutting chamfers, I have always had lots of chatter to clean up (even when my WWII is sharp), but this Diablo blade has really outperformed the WWII in that area.I will continue to use my WWII regularly, but I suspect I will be using these Freud blades as my "primary" blades going forward.