BoschT308B 5-Piece 4-1/2 In. 12 TPI Extra Clean for Wood T-Shank Jig Saw Blades

When I bought a new Makita jigsaw a year ago, I bought a Bosh Variety pack of blades, figuring I'd have what I needed and could sample the different wood blades and find what I liked. I used the "Clean Wood" blades from that pack on some plywood and got wicked tearout and knew there had to be something better out there.After that project I bought these and what a difference! I've used them on a bunch of projects and they've just made my life and my jigsaw work so much easier and cleaner! The last project I used them on had a lot of cuts it 1/4" Birch plywood which was pretty prone to tearout without proper blades and blade depths on my circular and table saws... When it came time to cut out some openings with the jigsaw, these blades passed with flying colors! There was basically no tearout at all, even with the fragile veneer on the birch plywood, and if you let the blade dictate the cut speed and don't force it, it really helped in making straight, precise cuts.I've used these on 1" mdf, pine, and a whole bunch of plywood and I just love them. I don't even mind the price one bit for the cut quality they provide! I'd buy them again at twice thy price if I had to. It's amazing what a half decent jigsaw and some nice blades will do for you. Used to HATE using jigsaws until I got the new saw and new blades. Now I love it!My only wish is that they made a smaller version that could do more finely detailed work. You have to use those really small blades sometimes and they and pretty prone to tearout still.

I needed to make some cuts in birch plywood that I could only do with a jigsaw. I was worried about tear-out as normally I only use my jigsaw as a rough cutting tool. I thought i'd give these blades a try to see how well they would do. I was extremely impressed. I had zero tear-out going across the grain of the birch plywood veneer on both top and bottom sides of the cut. I had zero burning on the 3/4" plywood and I was going at a pretty slow feed rate. The kerf was very easy to track to the line, assuming the high teeth count helps make it more visible as you cut.I was using a bosch 1590evs saw with the blade orbit option either off or on the lowest setting. I also had the blade precision control on which prevents wander in the blade. I've used other high tooth count blades in this same saw with worse results so I really do feel these blades were the factor in such great cuts. I will definitely not be as hesitant to use my jigsaw in the future now that I have found a blade that seems to provide as clean of cuts as using my other tools.

This is the first jigsaw blade I've ever used in my first jigsaw. And it works great! I was bringing my 8 ft long pieces of oak to my Skil table saw at first, but this works much better with my Bosch jig saw. When I first put the jigsaw to the wood, I was like, "Holy crap, this is fun!"The blade makes nice clean cuts, and still cuts at a fairly decent speed through the 3/4" thick red oak. I'm not going 'Vroom vroom' through the wood, so this probably isn't the blade to choose if you want to just glide through the wood fast. However, if you don't need to cut 10,000 boards in an hour, this thing is an excellent choice.I can't say how the blades work for ripping, though. I haven't yet found a need to rip any wood lately. I imagine the blade will work pretty well for this purpose, though, although it may not be the best choice for longer rips.

I've had a Bosch jig saw for many years and I love it. I like the "t" blades for their quick and easy blade changing. While I have a number of Bosch blades for my jig saw, I didn't have this particular one. My current project was installing a Formica countertop in a bathroom. Typically, you make the sink cutout from the bottom. It really doesn't matter whether or not there is tearout on either the top or the bottom since the bottom is not seen and the top cut is covered by the sink rim. Bosch has blades (which I have) that are designed for "smooth" top or "smooth" bottom. Seeing this blade reviewed in a woodworking magazine, I decided to try it on this project for future reference. So, I used it for the sink cutout and it did the job, smooth cut on both sides. I'm not sure I'll live long enough to use all of the blades in this pack, but I was happy with the result for this job.

Love this blade to go with my Bosch jigsaw. Cuts through wood smoothly and like butter. I can't imagine using anything less. I have had my jigsaw for more than 10+ years and it still functions like new.

Wood working

I used these on a recent project where I was cutting 3/4" maple plywood. The blade did a pretty decent job of minimizing chip out and if I was in a situation where eliminating chipout was a must then I am sure a layer of painters tape would have eliminated all the chip out. They did dull rather quickly but that could be attributed to the glue in the plywood and this may not be a problem in hardwoods. While they are sharp they will cut just as smooth as a bandsaw.

These are the only blades I will use for cutting wood in my jigsaw. They are very durable and produce an extremely clean cut. Stop reading reviews and get these, you won't regret it.

These are now my go-to blades for cutting wood. I bought them to cut a Formica countertop and some Melamine which they did perfectly. Now I use them to cut everything. They are fast and clean.