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Description	Coarse Crosscut	Ripping (Panther)	Combination
	With a low tooth count and a high	The high hook angle of the	With a moderate tooth count and
Purpose	With a low tooth count and a high	The high hook angle of the	hook angle, this blade provides good
	hook angle, this blade easily cuts	Panther blade makes for effortless	hook angle, this blade provides good
	hook angle, this blade easily cuts	Panther blade makes for effortless	results when a single blade is needed
	through general construction materials.	ripping without burning the cut.	results when a single blade is needed
	through general construction materials.	ripping without burning the cut.	for crosscutting and ripping.
			for crosscutting and ripping.
Tooth Type	ATB, 12 teeth	ATB, 14 teeth	ATB, 28 teeth
Hook Angle	20°	37°	15°
Item Number	487 377	439 685	490 516

Description	Fine Crosscut	Fine Laminate	Aluminum and Plastic
	With a high tooth count, this blade	The ultra-hard TCG teeth on this	The negative hook angle and high
Purpose	provides excellent, chip-free	blade provide chip-free cutting of	TCG tooth count of this blade
Purpose	crosscutting of lumber and fine	laminates and solid surface	provides grab-free control for cutting
	crosscutting of lumber and fine	laminates and solid surface	provides grab-free control for cutting
	(cabinet-grade) plywood.	materials without dulling.	aluminum and hard plastic.
Tooth Type	ATB, 48 teeth	TCG, 48 teeth	TCG, 56 teeth
Hook Angle	12°	4°	-5°
Item Number	491 952	489 457	439 686

Notes
	ATB: Alternate Top Bevel. The ATB type blade slices through wood fibers,
	first on one side and then on the other for clean cuts in natural and
	manmade materials.
	TCG: Triple Chip Grind. The TCG type blade is designed to cut through hard
	materials. The trapezoidal tooth cuts the center of the kerf and the flat
	raker tooth cuts the edges. This type of blade design is more resistant to
	dulling.
	26-a Bevel Angle: All of the ATB-type blades shown above have a bevel
	angle of 15°. This moderate bevel angle provides good chip-free cutting
	without rapidly dulling.
	26-b Hook Angle: The higher the hook angle, the more the tooth grabs the
	material and pulls it into the cut. Ripping blades have a very high hook
	angle to cut aggressively. Lower hook angles are used for harder
	materials where greater control is needed.
	Tooth Count: The more teeth a blade has, the smoother it will cut. Conversely,
	blades with fewer teeth cut more aggressively.
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