1060 – 06 – Types of Tooth Form

Tooth form is the shape of the saw blade tooth. It affects how effective the blade can pass through a material. Blade fortitude, noise, ease of the cut, and chip capacity.

There are several common types of tooth forms that differ from each other in tooth rake angle or the slant of the tooth face. They include:
• Standard
• Variable
• Variable Positive
• Hook
• Skip
• Skip Positive