Abstract: A saw blade comprises an elongated band having a multiplicity of teeth sets. In a preferred embodiment, each teeth set comprises a modified raker set of teeth comprising a continuous series of right, left, raker, right and left teeth, each having a different pitch. Each tooth preferably has a transverse tooth face substantially perpendicular to the feed direction of the blade and also has a notch. In one embodiment, the left and right teeth may have a uniform hook angle and each tooth of the given blade set has the same lateral blade displacement.