I purchased a Forrest 20 ct carbide rip blade earlier this year as a trial. It is a standard kerf blade and works reasonably well. When I use it I notice I get a lot of wobble in the cut no matter how slow I feed the stock. I can live with a little wobble since the rip line will be jointed.
Yesterday I was preparing to rip about 75 bd ft of maple and pulled out the old, 15+ years old with many resharpenings, CMT 28 ct carbide rip blade to see how it compared. Without a doubt, it cut circles around the Forrest. It rip cut faster, smoother and had no wobble even though it is a thin kerf blade. It probably has 2 sharpenings left on the teeth and once they are gone, I will get another one.:icon_thum
My conclusion, a personal conclusion, after trying three other Forrest blades this year, they aren't worth anywhere near what they cost. (My old Bosch 40 ct carbide thin kerf blades cut better than the Forrest blades. They are worn out and have no sharpenings left in them which is the reason I tried Forrest in the first place.) The Forrest blades dull quicker, wobble more, cost more and don't provide the level of service you could reasonably expect from a $100.00 blade. There are better ones out there.
Yesterday I was preparing to rip about 75 bd ft of maple and pulled out the old, 15+ years old with many resharpenings, CMT 28 ct carbide rip blade to see how it compared. Without a doubt, it cut circles around the Forrest. It rip cut faster, smoother and had no wobble even though it is a thin kerf blade. It probably has 2 sharpenings left on the teeth and once they are gone, I will get another one.:icon_thum
My conclusion, a personal conclusion, after trying three other Forrest blades this year, they aren't worth anywhere near what they cost. (My old Bosch 40 ct carbide thin kerf blades cut better than the Forrest blades. They are worn out and have no sharpenings left in them which is the reason I tried Forrest in the first place.) The Forrest blades dull quicker, wobble more, cost more and don't provide the level of service you could reasonably expect from a $100.00 blade. There are better ones out there.