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By Chris Baylor, About.com Guide to Woodworking

How to Choose the Correct Saw Blade

Saturday April 26, 2008
Your choice of saw blade for on any particular cut on a woodworking project will determine how clean the cuts will be, which in turn will determine how much sanding you'll have to do.

To be perfectly honest, I really don't enjoy sanding. It is a tedious task, but I know that the better sanding job I do on the project, the better the finish will be. However, if I use the best saw blade for the material I'm cutting (and choose the proper direction of my cuts), I can dramatically reduce the amount of sanding necessary before finishing.

Would you like to learn how to reduce the amount of sanding you'll need to do on your projects? Learn how to Select the Right Saw Blade and you'll have far less sanding to do when the time comes.

(c) 2008 Chris Baylor licensed to About.com, Inc.

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