Profiling saw blade and method of using

A method of cutting a panel, the method comprising:

• cutting a wood-based composite panel comprising oriented strand board (OSB) with a saw blade comprising at least one circular blade comprising cutting surfaces, wherein the cutting comprises
• rotating the circular blade about an axis, wherein
• the rotating thereby cuts with the circular blade a primary cut comprising a cut through the wood-based composite panel, such that the primary cut comprises a cut from one side of the panel to an approximately opposing side of the panel and forms a side surface of the panel, and
• the rotating thereby simultaneously cuts with the circular blade at least one secondary cut comprising a chamfer of a top surface edge of the wood-based composite panel, wherein the side surface and the top surface share the edge that is chamfered and the chamfer shares an edge with the primary cut;
• wherein the cutting of the wood-based composite panel forms a cut panel comprising the primary cut and the secondary cut, the top surface of the cut panel being defined by a plurality of top surface sides, at least one top surface side having a size less than a size of a corresponding bottom surface side by a distance that comprises a length of the top surface removed by the secondary cut, wherein the cut panel has decreased susceptibility to top-surface edge swell.

A method of cutting a panel, the method comprising:

• cutting a wood-based composite panel comprising oriented strand board (OSB) with a saw blade comprising at least one circular blade comprising cutting surfaces comprising a first cutting pattern comprising a tongue- or groove-cutting pattern and a second cutting pattern comprising a chamfer-cutting pattern, wherein the cutting comprises
• rotating the circular blade about an axis, wherein
• the rotating thereby cuts with the first cutting pattern a primary cut on a side surface of the wood-based composite panel, and
• the rotating thereby simultaneously cuts with the second cutting pattern at least one secondary cut comprising a chamfer of a top surface edge of the wood-based composite panel, wherein the side surface and the top surface share the edge that is chamfered, wherein the length of the chamfer along the top surface is equal to or less than about 2 inches and the depth of the chamfer along the side surface is equal to or less than about 1/10 inch;
• wherein the cutting of the wood-based composite panel forms a cut panel comprising the primary cut and the secondary cut, the top surface of the cut panel being defined by a plurality of top surface sides, at least one top surface side having a size less than a size of a corresponding bottom surface side by a distance that comprises a length of the top surface removed by the secondary cut, wherein the cut panel has decreased susceptibility to top-surface edge swell.