Finally found a trick to stop my circular saw from binding on pressure-treated lumber

I was getting so frustrated with kickback on a $200 deck project last month, but switching to a 24-tooth blade and slowing down my feed rate completely fixed it. Has anyone else found a specific blade or technique that works for wet PT wood?

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davis.noah11d ago

Yeah I used to think any blade would work if you just pushed through the wet wood fast enough, but man that was dumb. I learned the hard way on a fence repair last spring - 40 tooth blade was just grabbing and kicking back like crazy. Swapped to a 24 tooth freud and slowed way down letting the saw do the work, night and day difference. The wet PT really does need those bigger gullets to clear out the pitch and moisture.