Mitre saw blade choice for hardwood

[ukworkshipper]

Hi All,

After much reading I am still highly confused on the choice of 210mm blade for a mitre saw. Could someone please spare some advice?

I need to make very clean crosscuts on oak hardwood floors (14mm thick x 70mm wide), because these will go side-by-side with ceramic tiles on another section of the living room. I know more teeth should give a finer cut but what about the type of teeth? I have read that alternate bevel is ideal for hardwood, but the bosch blade guide suggest triple chip grind (TCG) (flat top + trapezoidal) for "parquet". So now I am confused.

I have limited buying choices between a Bosch 48 teeth alternate bevel or a TCG with Bosch 64 teeth or 60/80 Parkside blades, but all these last 3 higher teeth blades are "all materials" blades. It's a small area where I need to be super precise so I don't need a blade that lasts forever.

Should I go for the higher teeth count or alternate bevel?

Many thanks!

 

[AJB Temple]

Honestly, you are overthinking this. 7cm wood strips by 14mm thick will be easily cut by pretty much anything. You only need a good cut on the top face for floorboards. I've laid about 120 sq metres of oak boards (much wider and thicker) in current house, random lengths and widths, and even though I have a 12" Bosch chop saw, in practice I cut most of the boards by hand with a tenon saw. Quick and makes very little mess. Accurate fine cut.

 

[TRITON]

On my last saw i was using an AB 80t top end blade,(negative rake of course).
Alternative bevel is probably going the give you the cleanest cut.

I'd cuts with a glass like finish, on everything.