Well I for one am enjoying and learning from this thread.
I am now considering trying some bands that I have not considered previously.
A lot of my understanding of blade design is from my reading about why the different features are what they are.
I also question a lot of what I see due to the hype that surrounds some of the advertising. I unfortunately, for so many reasons, trust nothing that I see in an advertisement due to the blatant tendency of marketing and advertisers to try to sway folks to buy their product in ways that I disagree with.
I have enjoyed Richard's (Cutting Edge Saw Svc) posts and explanations ever since he joined this forum and the other comments from you guys very much.
While I do not consider myself to be a new guy to the sawing world and I am not a neophyte I am always looking to learn and have much to learn as well.
Steve has cut more lumber than I will ever even come close to even if I live to be a hundred. Frank C and others probably as well. We all bring so much to the table.
Richard has more knowledge on blades and the background to their design than I will ever have myself.
The ability to actually read about the good, the bad, and the ugly without being prevented from holding that discussion is what makes this place great. You could not even have this type of open discussion elsewhere and that limits the value of that forum to many people.
Let's keep this up. This is what makes an open discussion so valuable.
Thank you guys!