Shoutout to my buddy Mark for proving me dead wrong about knife blades

Mark kept telling me to switch from a standard knife to a shear-cut blade for glue-down jobs. I told him he was crazy, that my way worked fine for 10 years. Last month on a 2,000 square foot office job in Denver my knife kept dragging and tearing. I grabbed one of his shear-cut blades out of the truck and it cut through that glue like butter. Has anyone else had a tool upgrade they fought but ended up loving?

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kellyr183d ago

Yo that's wild cause I just had the same thing happen with sandpaper grit lol. I was stuck on 80 grit for years and my coworker kept saying 120 would be better for final passes. Finally tried it and now I feel dumb for being stubborn.

kai8073d ago

Stuck on 80 grit for years" is pretty extreme, but I don't think 120 is always the better choice. For some woods 80 grit leaves a smoother surface than you'd expect if you work it right, and jumping straight to 120 can skip a needed step. I've found for certain rough cuts that 80 does the job and 120 just burns the paper faster before it gets to the good stuff.