See Where Saw Blades Come From

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The ability to cut wood quickly and accurately is a fundamental homestead skill. And while it’s obvious that your choice of circular saw blades is important for your success putting up new buildings, renovating old ones, and creating your own furniture, what you might not realize is just how much saw blades have improved over the years. The best are better than ever, and cheaper than ever, too. This blog is an insider’s look at my tour of what may be the world’s most advanced saw blade manufacturing facility. It’s one specific place where some pretty impressive saw blade quality comes from.

When I began homesteading my Manitoulin Island property in 1985, the circular saw blades available for my tablesaw and hand-held circular saws were coarse, primitive and expensive compared to the best of what’s available now. Performance improvements have come mostly from refinements in carbide technology, and while today’s best blades deliver an amazing combination of smooth results and rapid cuts, visually similar carbide blades can deliver very different levels of performance. That’s why it pays to know what you’re looking for.

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