Circular saw blade guide pads, circular saw guide assemblies including the guide pads, circular saws including the guide assemblies, methods of manufacturing the guide pads, and methods of utilizing circular saws

A method of manufacturing a circular saw blade guide pad, the method comprising:

• providing a first plurality of small graphite particles, wherein a first threshold fraction of the first plurality of small graphite particles defines at most a first threshold particle size;
• providing a second plurality of large graphite particles, wherein a second threshold fraction of the second plurality of large graphite particles defines at least a second threshold particle size, wherein the second threshold particle size is greater than the first threshold particle size;
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• providing at least one additional component, wherein the at least one additional component includes an uncured resin material;
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• forming a mixture of the first plurality of small graphite particles, the second plurality of large graphite particles, and the at least one additional component, wherein the first plurality of small graphite particles forms a first weight percentage of the mixture, wherein the second plurality of large graphite particles forms a second weight percentage of the mixture, and further wherein the at least one additional component forms a remainder of the mixture;
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• curing the mixture to bind the resin material to the first plurality of small graphite particles and to the second plurality of large graphite particles to define a pad body of the guide pad.