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THE SAW BLADE SHOP

General Purpose Saw Blades

A 40–60 tooth ATB general purpose blade handles ripping, crosscutting and sheet goods without changing blades.

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1,826Blades
4Brands
Since 1976Family owned
CNCSharpening in house
THE SAW BLADE SHOP AT FAMILY HARDWARECAPE CORAL, FLORIDA · SHIPS NATIONWIDE
01 Freud, Diablo & Tenryu ship from our catalog02 Popular Tools ships direct, 2% below list03 Mail-in sharpening, free shipping on 10+ blades04 Real saw people: 239-574-2540

YOUR NEXT CUT STARTS HERE

What are you running? What are you cutting?

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Table saw blades 1,087 bladesMiter saw blades 638 bladesCircular saw blades 100 bladesTrack saw blades 12 bladesPanel saw blades 400 blades

Shop by cut

Rip blades 238 bladesCrosscut & fine finish 166 bladesCombination blades 36 bladesGeneral purpose 308 bladesDado sets 50 bladesThin kerf 334 blades

Shop by material

Laminate & melamine 208 bladesAluminum & non-ferrous 311 bladesSteel & metal cutting 72 bladesPlastics & solid surface 48 bladesFiber cement 33 blades

Shop by diameter

7-1/4" blades 49 blades8-1/4" blades 13 blades10" blades 234 blades12" blades 215 blades14" blades 124 blades16" blades 70 blades

Shop by arbor

5/8" arbor 418 blades1" arbor 472 blades30mm arbor 338 blades

GENERAL PURPOSE ACROSS ALL FOUR BRANDS

Shop general purpose.

Four brands. One set of specs. Filter by what you cut, what you run and what fits.

A 40–60 tooth ATB general purpose blade handles ripping, crosscutting and sheet goods without changing blades.

308 blades
Refine your selection
Brand
Diameter

Match your saw. Most table and miter saws take 10" or 12"; circular saws 7-1/4".

What are you cutting?
Blade type
Saw
Tooth count

Fewer teeth cut faster; more teeth leave a finer edge.

Arbor / bore
Tooth grind
Kerf
Price
FreudIndustrial General Purpose

300mm Panel Sizing for Table Saws (LU3A06)

#LU3A06
300mmDia.
96Teeth
1"Arbor
Hi-ATBGrind
General PurposeWood3.2mm kerf2° hook
$240.97
In our catalog, ships from Family Hardware
TenryuAlumi-Cut

Tenryu 5/8"KO 60T TCG NF Circular Saw

#AC-18560D
7-1/4"Dia.
60Teeth
5/8" KOArbor
TCGGrind
General PurposeAluminum & Non-Ferrous.079" kerf0° hook
$46.98
In our catalog, ships from Family Hardware
FreudGeneral Purpose

10" General Purpose Blade (LU72R010)

#LU72R010
10"Dia.
40Teeth
5/8"Arbor
Hi-ATBGrind
General PurposeWood.126" kerf13° hook
$87.47
In our catalog, ships from Family Hardware
FreudGeneral Purpose

18" General Purpose Blade (LU72M018)

#LU72M018
18"Dia.
66Teeth
1"Arbor
ATBGrind
General PurposeWood.157" kerf13° hook
$242.97
In our catalog, ships from Family Hardware
FreudGeneral Purpose

12" General Purpose Blade (LU72R012)

#LU72R012
12"Dia.
48Teeth
1"Arbor
Hi-ATBGrind
General PurposeWood.126" kerf13° hook
$115.47
In our catalog, ships from Family Hardware

A LITTLE KNOW-HOW. A BETTER CUT.

How to choose a saw blade.

Start with the saw. Then the cut. Then the material. The blade picks itself.

01 / DIAMETER & ARBOR

Match the saw first.

Read the diameter and arbor off your old blade or the saw’s plate. 7-1/4" with a 5/8" knockout is the circular saw standard; 10" or 12" with a 5/8" or 1" bore covers most table and miter saws; European sliders run 30mm.

02 / TOOTH COUNT

Fewer teeth cut faster. More teeth cut cleaner.

24T rips solid stock with the grain. 40–50T is the general purpose and combination range. 60–80T crosscuts trim and plywood. 80–120T leaves melamine, laminate and aluminum chip-free.

03 / GRIND & HOOK

The tooth shape is the job.

ATB shears wood cleanly; FTG rips; TCG survives laminate, plastics and non-ferrous metal; Hi-ATB is the chip-free finish grind. A negative hook keeps a sliding miter or radial arm saw from climbing the cut.

04 / KEEP IT SHARP

A good blade is sharpened, not replaced.

Every blade here can come back to our CNC sharpening shop in Cape Coral, in person or by mail, and be ground back to its original geometry many times over.

Carbide saw blade ready for sharpeningBUY IT HERE.
SHARPEN IT HERE.

THE OTHER HALF OF THE SHOP

Every blade on this page
comes back to our bench.

We sharpen carbide saw blades on CNC grinders in Cape Coral and take blades by mail from every state. Buy the blade here, run it hard, send it back: we grind it to the original geometry so it cuts like the day it arrived.

  • 01 Free shipping both ways on 10+ blades
  • 02 Prepaid UPS label emailed within a day
  • 03 Carbide, cermet and PCD tooth replacement
  • 04 Drop-off and pickup in Southwest Florida
Mail-in sharpening

STRAIGHT ANSWERS

Saw blade questions.

How do I know which saw blade fits my saw?

Two numbers: the blade diameter and the arbor (bore). Both are printed on your current blade and in the saw’s manual. Most table saws and 10" miter saws take a 10" blade with a 5/8" arbor; 12" miter saws take 12" × 1"; corded and cordless circular saws take 7-1/4" × 5/8" with a diamond knockout; European sliding table saws take 30mm bores with pinholes. Filter this shop by diameter and arbor and every blade shown will fit.

How many teeth should a saw blade have?

Fewer teeth cut faster and clear chips better; more teeth leave a smoother edge. Use 24 teeth for ripping solid wood, 40–50 for general purpose and combination work, 60–80 for crosscutting trim and plywood, and 80–120 for melamine, laminate, veneer and aluminum.

What is the difference between ATB, TCG, FTG and Hi-ATB grinds?

ATB (alternate top bevel) teeth shear fibres for clean crosscuts in wood. FTG (flat top grind) teeth chisel through ripping cuts. TCG (triple chip grind) alternates a chamfered tooth with a flat raker and stands up to laminate, plastics and non-ferrous metal. Hi-ATB uses a steeper bevel for chip-free cuts in melamine and veneered plywood. ATB+R combination blades mix bevel teeth with a raker so one blade rips and crosscuts.

Can I buy Freud, Diablo, Tenryu and Popular Tools blades in one order?

Yes. All four brands go into the same shopping cart and check out together. Freud, Diablo and Tenryu blades ship from our Cape Coral, Florida warehouse; Popular Tools blades ship separately from Popular’s U.S. warehouses in 2-4 business days, with parcel shipping at $9.95 and free on orders of $99 or more. One order, one receipt, one family-owned shop behind it.

Do you sharpen these blades?

Yes. Family Hardware runs a CNC carbide saw blade sharpening service in Cape Coral with mail-in service nationwide, and free shipping both ways on 10 or more blades. Every blade in this shop can be sharpened back to its original geometry.

What does thin kerf mean and when should I choose it?

Kerf is the width of the cut. Thin kerf blades (under .100") remove less material, so they need less power: the right choice for contractor table saws, cordless circular saws and anyone trying to save stock. Full kerf blades (.100" and up) run truer on high-horsepower cabinet saws and industrial machines.

Which blade for cutting aluminum or steel?

Aluminum, brass and other non-ferrous metals want a triple chip grind with a negative hook angle, such as Tenryu Alumi-Cut, Freud non-ferrous blades or Popular Tools non-ferrous series. Steel needs a dedicated ferrous blade for a dry-cut metal saw, such as Diablo Steel Demon or Tenryu Steel-Pro. Never run a wood blade in metal.

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