Woodcraft Magazine

Build a BLADE SAFE

Woodworkers have a way of collecting table saw blades. It starts innocently enough with an all-purpose blade or two, and before you know it, you’ve added a dedicated ripping blade, a crosscut model, a dado set, and specialty blades for cutting everything from plywood to composite materials and even metal.

These tools are tough, but not indestructible. Their carbide teeth are brittle and subject to damage from other blades when haphazardly stored. You don’t want them lying about on a benchtop waiting to clash with other metal tools, and you certainly don’t

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