I also use a 14tpi blade on an old Milwaukee Delta bandsaw. No tearout of long grain or finish, slight ragout at bottom of cut which, if you cut 1/16 off scribe, can easily be faired or "shot" with the best abrasive plane of all--3x24 belts (80 or 100 grt)on a sanding block. Walnut is pretty soft after all. Don't really need a sled but I do stick a couple of blocks of wood or a wedge to one face of stock with 2S tape to protect and jack the cut line up to vertical. I have 10" radial arm, 12" chop, a 10" Unisaw, a Langdon Acme mitre box, 36 yrs. of experience in the woodbotching trades, all my digits, and I don't shorten finished stocks on any of these.
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