I just got done cutting 3/4 inch thick white oak for a flooring project.At times, I used a hand held circular saw with a $9 40 tooth carbide blade and a hand held jig saw works for rounding corners.I had smoke from the saw blade crosscutting the 2-1/4 inch wide strips with the circular saw, paid no attention.The 40 toooth carbide on the 10 inch table saw cut just fine.
