Description of Saw Blade Types 

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Construction Saw Blades

SuperDuty Carbide Series

• OLDHAM's highest-performance thin kerf saw blades, designed for the professional. Superior blade design produces fastest, cleanest cuts and longest life..
• The SuperDuty manufacturing process consist of:
      Continual monitoring of each manufacturing step to insure the tightest tolerances are held resulting in consistent product quality.
      Multi-pass sharpening creating precise, razor sharp teeth for smoothest cut.
      A dead flat, full hardened, heat treated plate resulting in less heat buildup and longer blade life.

Pro Series Carbide

• For construction, industrial and commercial applications
• Good for high production applications such as cabinetmaking, furniture making and woodworking
• Resharpenable carbide
• Made in USA

Abrasives

• Cut masonry and metal.
• Metal reinforced arbors and the highest quality double reinforced resinoid construction.

All Purpose Industrial Carbide Series

• Opening price point carbide saw blades.
• Cut all wood materials faster and more cleanly than steel blades.
• Last 30 times longer than standard steel blades.
• Typically purchased by contractors and serious DIYers for general purpose use.

Steel Blade Series

• Manufactured from top quality high carbon steel and heat treated for additional hardness.
• High tooth count Plywood blade, which delivers clean cuts in both plywood and OSB, is the most commonly sold blade.
• Steel blades do not cut as fast or last as long as carbide saw blades, but are lower priced.
• An economical option for consumers who use a saw blade seldom or for limited projects.

Dado Saw Blades

• These blades are for smooth, splinter free dado and Rabbeting in all wood, plywood, composition board and related material. Stackable designs allow you to simultaneously dado or rabbet one or more cuts from 1/8inch to 13/16inch. Our dado blades will fit most popular 8in, 9in,10in, and 12in stationary saws with a 5/8in arbor.