Patent ID: 8602016

Claim:
A blade comprising a strip having a main body portion and an edge portion, and cutting medium secured to the strip along the edge portion, wherein the edge portion has an edge face and side flanks extending from the edge face to the main body portion, the edge face and side flanks being planar surfaces meeting at right angles at edges thereof, the edges extending along the strip and spaced from the main body portion, wherein the edge portion is thinner than the main body portion, at substantially all positions along the blade, wherein the edge portion meets the main body portion at a step on at least one face of the strip, wherein the cutting medium is diamond grit secured to the strip by cascading onto the edge portion after braze material has been applied to the edge portion, and prior to heating the strip to secure the cutting medium by brazing, wherein the braze material is in the form of a paste, containing a braze medium in particle form, suspended in an adhesive component, and wherein the blade is a linear edge blade.