Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I cannot imagine why this product has so many four star reviews. I have to attribute this to the vast number of "woodworkers" out there who do not understand the difference between sharp and dull. These blades arrived (as most tools made in China do) dull. In fact, I compared them to the two year old Diablo blade I was replacing and even though it was well past time to replace the Diablo blade, the Diablo was still sharper than the brand new Dewalt blades. I admit, I was drawn in by the apparent deal and reminded myself that I'd used Dewalt blades in the past and had been fairly satisfied with them. Despite the obvious dullness of the blades, I installed each one, one at a time and made a single test cut. I started with the fine blade on a piece of pine. I typically work in exotic hardwoods, so I wasn't expecting the pine to put up much of a fight and figured that it would be a fair test of the blade's basic capabilities. Less than an eighth of an inch into the cut, I felt myself having to physically push the miter saw into the wood and smelled the pine beginning to burn. All common signs of dull blades and all good reasons to order new blades. In the photo below, you can see the cut and the burn mark on the edge of the cut. As a new blade, this should have sliced through a pine 2x4 like a knife through hot butter. For my own safety, I stopped the cut and removed the blade. I then installed the general purpose blade and began the same type of test cut. The general purpose blade sank into the wood with a little less effort...and then it happened. About an inch into the cut, the blade jammed and the saw kicked back, something that has never occurred on my miter saw. I unplugged the machine, removed the blade and put it back into the packaging. There was instant blade burn on the general purpose blade. I also carefully inspected the blade on a dead flat surface and found that it had a slight warp to it, likely a manufacturing defect. I sincerely hope that Dewalt recalls these blades due to obvious quality failures and their obvious safety hazards. These blades do not belong in any wood shop or job site. Images: 1. Wood burn with fine blade 2. Blade burn with general blade 3. Tooth comparison of new DeWalt and three year old Diablo that I was replacing