A circular saw blade (110, 210, 310, 410) comprising: a generally circular blade body (112, 212, 312, 412) having a first side face (114, 214, 314, 414) and an opposite second side face (116, 216, 316, 416); a plurality of cutting tooth holders (118, 218, 318, 418) coupled to a periphery (120, 220, 320, 420) of the blade body; a plurality of gullets (122, 222, 322, 422), each gullet disposed between two adjacent cutting tooth holders; a plurality of cutting teeth (124, 224, 324, 424), each cutting tooth supported by one of the cutting tooth holders and having a rake face (126, 226, 326, 426) facing toward an adjacent gullet and extending transverse to the first and second side faces, a relief face (128, 228, 328, 428) extending from the rake face toward the tooth holder that is supporting the cutting tooth and extending transverse to the first and second side faces, and a cutting edge (130, 230, 330, 430) at a junction between the rake face and a relief face and extending transverse to the first and second side faces, wherein the cutting teeth alternate between at least one first set (125A, 225A, 325A, 425A) of cutting teeth and at least one second set (125B, 225B, 325B, 425B) of cutting teeth around the periphery of the blade body, wherein each first set of cutting teeth comprise at least two efficient cutting teeth (124A-L, 124A-R, 224A-L, 224A-R, 324A-L, 324A-R, 424A-L, 424A-R), each having the relief face beveled toward one of the first side face and the second side face in an alternating top bevel pattern at a first top bevel angle (γ1), the rake face disposed at a first rake angle (α1) relative to a radius of the blade body, and the relief face disposed at a first relief angle (β1) relative a line tangent to the periphery of the blade body, wherein each second set of cutting teeth comprise at least two robust cutting teeth (124B-L, 124B-R, 224B-L, 224B-R, 324B-L, 324B-R, 424B-L, 424B-R), each having the relief faces beveled toward one of the first side face and the second side face in an alternating top bevel pattern at a second top bevel angle (γ2), the rake face disposed at a second rake angle (α2) relative to a radius of the blade body, and the relief face disposed at a second relief angle (β2) relative a line tangent to the periphery of the blade body, and characterized in that at least two out of the following three conditions are satisfied: (a) each second bevel angle (γ2) is less than each first bevel angle (γ1); (b) each second rake angle (α2) is less than each first rake angle (α1), and (c) each second relief angle (β2) is less than each first relief angle (β1). a generally circular blade body (112, 212, 312, 412) having a first side face (114, 214, 314, 414) and an opposite second side face (116, 216, 316, 416); a plurality of cutting tooth holders (118, 218, 318, 418) coupled to a periphery (120, 220, 320, 420) of the blade body; a plurality of gullets (122, 222, 322, 422), each gullet disposed between two adjacent cutting tooth holders; a plurality of cutting teeth (124, 224, 324, 424), each cutting tooth supported by one of the cutting tooth holders and having a rake face (126, 226, 326, 426) facing toward an adjacent gullet and extending transverse to the first and second side faces, a relief face (128, 228, 328, 428) extending from the rake face toward the tooth holder that is supporting the cutting tooth and extending transverse to the first and second side faces, and a cutting edge (130, 230, 330, 430) at a junction between the rake face and a relief face and extending transverse to the first and second side faces, wherein the cutting teeth alternate between at least one first set (125A, 225A, 325A, 425A) of cutting teeth and at least one second set (125B, 225B, 325B, 425B) of cutting teeth around the periphery of the blade body, wherein each first set of cutting teeth comprise at least two efficient cutting teeth (124A-L, 124A-R, 224A-L, 224A-R, 324A-L, 324A-R, 424A-L, 424A-R), each having the relief face beveled toward one of the first side face and the second side face in an alternating top bevel pattern at a first top bevel angle (γ1), the rake face disposed at a first rake angle (α1) relative to a radius of the blade body, and the relief face disposed at a first relief angle (β1) relative a line tangent to the periphery of the blade body, wherein each second set of cutting teeth comprise at least two robust cutting teeth (124B-L, 124B-R, 224B-L, 224B-R, 324B-L, 324B-R, 424B-L, 424B-R), each having the relief faces beveled toward one of the first side face and the second side face in an alternating top bevel pattern at a second top bevel angle (γ2), the rake face disposed at a second rake angle (α2) relative to a radius of the blade body, and the relief face disposed at a second relief angle (β2) relative a line tangent to the periphery of the blade body, and characterized in that at least two out of the following three conditions are satisfied: (a) each second bevel angle (γ2) is less than each first bevel angle (γ1); (b) each second rake angle (α2) is less than each first rake angle (α1), and (c) each second relief angle (β2) is less than each first relief angle (β1).