Saw blade and method of producing a saw blade

A saw blade for cutting abrasive materials, comprising:

• an elongated body having a longitudinal edge and defining a plane of main extension;
• a plurality of protrusions each being located in the region of said longitudinal edge and each including a seat;
• a plurality of form bodies each being made of hard cutting material, having a cross section and being connected to one of said seats,
• each cross section of said form bodies in the plane of main extension at a side facing said respective seat being limited by a line in the form of a circular arc and at a side facing away from said respective seat being limited by a front line of a plain, ground surface,
• the line in the form of a circular arc and the front line enclosing a wedge angle which is less than approximately 90 degrees and being designed and arranged to form a free angle;
• a plurality of cutting portions each extending approximately transverse with respect to the plane of main extension;
• and
• a plurality of teeth each being formed by one of said protrusions and said respective form body.

A method of producing a saw blade, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming a plurality of protrusions at a longitudinal edge of an elongated body;
• forming a seat at each of the protrusions;
• connecting a form body being made of hard cutting material to each of the seats;
• forming a surface at each of the form bodies at a side facing away from the respective seat to form a cutting portion of a tooth;
• and
• connecting a round element to each seat in a way that the cutting portion has a wedge angle which is less than approximately 90 degrees and a free angle is formed.