The Irwin Tools 1807368 Marples Laser Cut 10-Inch 50-Tooth Alternate Tooth Bevel with Racer Tooth Circular Saw Blade is part of a full line of fine woodworking saw blades that are manufactured in Italy to the highest standards of precision required for fine woodworking and finish carpentry. These industry-leading laser-cut, thin kerf saw blades are produced in a highly-automated, state-of-the-art facility in Udine, Italy - the heart of high-quality circular saw blade manufacturing. Engineered with oversized, high-quality carbide, the new Marples Woodworking Series saw blades provide the extended life and flawless finish professional woodworkers and finish carpenters demand. The blades are precision tensioned for flawless cuts. They also feature a heat resistant, non-stick coating that has an Aluminum Matrix added to it to dissipate heat for easy clean up and truer, cleaner cuts. The 10-Inch 50-Tooth blade features an alternate top bevel where the teeth alternate between a right and left bevel to form a knife like edge on either side for a cleaner cut along with a racer tooth to smooth out the cut. This blade is ideal for both cross cutting and ripping on a table saw or miter saw. The 10-Inch 50-Tooth blade is ideal for soft woods, hardwoods, composite materials, pressure treated lumber and plywood and does a great job cutting , melamine, veneered plywood, delicate molding and double sided laminates.