I have several blades, including a handful of Forrest blades. If you can swallow the high initial cost, they are a fantastic blade. I recommend their sharpening services also.I have been building up my home shop for years and have purchased a good deal of the tools in it from Amazon. I depend on the reviews left here to determine whether I should buy a certain item or not. I read ALL the reviews before I buy. Sometimes there are radically different reviews on the same product from different people that all sound like they know what they are talking about, though, so you just have to trust the overall rating. Lately, I have noticed that my projects seem less perfect than I think they should so I started looking to nicer tools. Without doubt, those nicer tools have made a difference in my work and I just wanted to tell any other woodworkers out there moving past the novice level that its ok to skimp on certain things, the things you can modify or may not use that often, but on certain tools, you just shouldn't... I recently decided that I didn't like the tearout that I always get crosscutting plywood on the table saw and cutting ANYTHING on the compound miter, radial arm, or small circular saw. They were all the original blades that came with the tools and were long in the tooth - besides being junk in the first place. The radial arm blade I replaced with a Freud from Home Depot (I was there, it was impulse). I liked it very much and it was at that point that I decided that I should replace the table saw and miter saw and also my little 6" circular saw. Having had such good luck with the Freud, I was happy that I was not going to have to spend $100 on every blade. I replaced the 6" saw blade next with a Freud. As soon as it arrived, I ran it through a few cuts and although it was better than the stock blade, it was not at all what I was hoping for. That was one of those reviews where some people said they hated it and some loved it. Next I started looking at replacing the compound miter blade, also with a Freud, that again had the same mixed reviews sparking a feeling of unease. I was also looking to replace the table saw blade at the same time so ran across this model. I went back and forth between the WWII and a Freud combination blade, read the reviews, reread the reviews, trying to ken whether I could really justify spending this much more. How could they be that much different??? Well, I ordered the Freud LU91M010 (for the chop saw) and the Forrest WWII and now I understand. The Freud cuts and cuts smoothly. It's ok. It still does leave some tearout. The WWII, though. That is money well spent. I put it through its paces and it impressed me every time. It does everything that the other reviewers say. It is smooth. It is silent. It left no tearout in anything I ran through it (birch ply, mahog ply, maple, soft pine, red oak). I did not purchase the stabilizer. I am glad I decided to allow myself to spend the extra money. I will not be so quick to look at Freud blades now, as 2 out of 3 that I purchased did not perform as they should and $50 is still not nothing.This blade among other Forrest blades has the quality that seems unmatched by any others. It comes in a cardboard box, covered in oil, and has a silicon-like tooth protector on it (see pictures). Most people compare these to Freud - In my personal opinion, after using both for 10+ years now:Frued seems to come out on top in cutting quality every time, but keep in mind, I am judging this by the manufacturers statements of exactly each blades intentions on the purpose it was built for. Frued makes this clear, says what types of wood, the type of cut, depth of cut, and even ideal saw HP. When I follow these guidelines, I find that Freud is unmatched. Glue ready, glass-like cuts. Not only that, they seem to even run quietest compared to others, and that's a plus too.Forrest blades - twice the price, but is it worth it? My experience is that the blades do have amazing quality, yet do not have nearly a descriptive range of what they are intended for. They do say what type of cut, and they also explain the blade is meant to be RAISED HIGHER for ideal cuts. They even come with a full walkthrough of how to eliminate tearout and friction burning. What they do not say is "meant for x type of woods of x height through x height and x HP saws" etc. I do find that I get amazing quality cuts overall, and the carbide teeth are of better long lasting quality than Freud has to offer. I have never chipped a tooth in a Forrest WW2, but I have in Freud multiple times. Also, Forrest will resharpen and fix/balance the blades for their entire life, which says a lot!Overall; Freud seems to come out on top when using the exact purpose of the blade as described. They will not stand by their blades or resharpen or fix them, but do have amazing quality for price. Forrest also offers amazing cuts, back their blades for their lifetime, and have been put to the test for multiple decades.Either is a great choice, but Freud has the same if not better quality cuts for half the price, but less longevity.I have been using this blade for over 13 years and it still works great. I clean the pitch from it fairly regularly to keep it cutting cleanly. I expect it to provide many more years of use. I had it sharpened by Forrest maybe 5 years ago at a reasonable price, and it refreshed it to like new. They replaced a couple of fractured teeth (I dropped it inside my cabinet saw a couple of times during blade changes). I use it as a hobbyist, so it is not used every day....but has many miles on it with mostly hardwoods and plywood. I have used other blades over the years (mostly Freud) and they are fine, but this is well worth the extra $ for a well-made and made in the USA blade. Highly recommended.Many woodworking experts say there are two kinds of blades, Forrest and all the others. I have a bunch of others, too, but leave the Forrest on my Delta for general accurate use.