Freud LU80R010: 10" Ultimate Plywood & Melamine Blade

I have several more expensive 80T, H-ATB blades from other manufacturers and for some reason, this one beats them all by a longshot. It sliced through all of my pieces from 20sheets of 3/4" good 2 side melamine...whisper quiet, chip-free razor sharp cuts on both sides, and still cuts like new. So impressed that I'm ordering another one to have as a back up.

This 80 tooth blade will cut your plywood or hardwood with outstanding results. I've used it for about 2 weeks so far and it's outstanding. If you care about really clean cuts with no tear-through or tear-out you should be using this blade. It's definitely not cheap but it's worth the investment to get really clean cuts.

First off, a tooth came chipped. The self-righteous side of me wanted to immediately return it......but.....I actually needed this blade. I have literally 3 dozen 4x8 sheets of prefinished maple to break down didnt have another couple days to wait for a new one.So against my better judgement I put it on.What happened? Magic! The high ATB design cuts flawlessly with absolutely zero tearout/chipout.....even on double sided prefinished maple. Laser straight, no burn marks, and you'd need a magnifying glass to see any blade marks.I can't attest to how it works on real wood rips, because it's not what I am going to use it for because.......that's not what it's designed to do! I have a Freud Glue Line rip blade for that......which did surprisingly poorly with the prefinished plywood. Hence my need for this blade.So yeah, if you are working with plywood this is the blade you need. If you're working with solid hardwoods or even softwoods you may want to look elsewhere because that isnt the best use of this blade. Don't get me wrong, it's still going to be serviceable..... but when you're willing to drop $100 on a blade you want more than just serviceable.

Freud makes quality products. This cuts maple like it's butter. I recommend this product for any woodworker who like a fine finish.

As an amateur sawdust maker I have come to appreciate wood cutting tools that perform their assigned tasks flawlessly. My SawStop table saw deserves blades and fixtures that meet its potential for accuracy. This blade does that. I purchased this saw blade to rip oak veneer plywood and must say it does the job beautifully. No chips--no splinters! It cuts as fast as I feel like feeding and leaves a glass smooth surface. On oak boards, it leaves the same glass smooth surface on crosscuts. A chart on the blade itself rates it only fair for rip cuts and I have not tried it to see what it does. The angle of the teeth leaves a high, sharp peak in the middle as the cut is made and so this blade is not designed for any application needing a flat bottomed kerf. The blade is quiet and completely vibration-free. This will be my plywood blade and occasional crosscut blade. It is well worth its price.

Saw blade arrive in a timely manner, and in good shape.At the high cost of gasoline, and almost every thing else, The dollar doesn't go very far. This is a very good blade at an reasonable price. There are some other very good blade on the market at a higher price, and I'm not "knocking" them for they are good blades, I have some of those Blades.But if you're looking for a good saw blade at a lower cost, this is the top of the line.I would have given it a 5 star but I have been trying to get a chart of FREUD's router bits and saw blade for over a year, and they won't even answer my e-mails,that why I stop buying there product, But the Forrest blade I wanted wasn't in stock and was on back order, So I bought a couple Freud blades.I want to stress it FREUD that lack in customer sevice,Not AMOZON, Amozon is very good in customer service dept.

I use this blade for cutting plywood, including prefinished plywood. It works like a champ!

I have used Freud blades for ever. They are incredibly well made and just last. The one on my small table saw has to be 15 years old and still cuts as smooth as ever. For high quality, clean cuts, I would buy nothing else. A little more expensive, but worth every dime.