I've been an amateur woodworker for 25 years and in the last 5 or 6 years gotten into more and more projects that require the "right tools".  I bought this blade 4 years ago when it first went on sale in our local area and I love it!  Cuts whatever I feed into it with no difficulty and  leaves a glass smooth edge.  A little pricy in my local area to sharpen but that's life.