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Review title: You still need to plane the edges
Product review: Everything I read about this blade said it cut so well you didn't need to plane the edges. Not true. Maybe a power feeder is needed to do that. I haven't seen much difference between this blade and Freud's 24T rip blade. The latter I've used for years and I've ripped a lot of wood with it.I ripped 5/4 hard maple and 5/4 Jatoba (Brazilian cherry) and it cut both nicely and with little effort but there was some vibration. I have a Delta Contractor's saw with a 1.5 HP motor and the original v-belt, so that is part of the problem. I use a Forrest blade stiffener also.On 4/4 red oak it was pretty much the same as my old Freud 24T when it was sharp. I had to do a little planing on the edges. Overall the blade performs well and I haven't seen any splintering on the edges so far. My zero clearance insert isn't quite so "zero clearance" anymore so I was happy with the clean cuts.To me, it's a coin toss between buying this blade and the 24T standard rip blade Freud makes.
