"tom koehler" wrote in
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When I find a product I like, I like to talk about it. I have no
connection
with the company, nor anything to gain by mentioning it. It is just a good
outfit.

I like my bandsaw, but am not too fond of the blades that Shopsmith
sells -
especially their resaw blade. It is a miserable waste of metal and the
consumer's money.

I use the bandsaw much more than the table saw, and so this is a big deal
for
me.

A much better blade - and source of blades - is the "Timber Wolf" blade by
Geschwind Group, Suffolk Machinery Corp. They also have band saw mill
blades
for wood mizers and others.

The catalog is very good and detailed and also has excellent tutorial
information on bandsaw blades - some things you might not have known,
even.

They have an internet presence, but when you buy from them, you have to
make
a toll-free call and talk to an actual human at the company, who is
well-versed in their products. Imagine that - an actual human.

They will fabricate the blade to whatever length you want, even the short
72
inch Shopsmith blades. The agent did say that they don't usually recommend
the 3/4 inch blades for the Shopsmith, account of the short length and the
smallish pulleys used on the SS. I assured her that I had used one for
three
years in heavy service and was very happy with it. It did develop a crack
across its width, and I attribute that to the nature of the SS... but by
golly it works so well that I do not mind what might be considered a
shortened life for this blade.

I also use a 1/2 inch blade for some resawing work, and it is excellent,
also.
I made a rip fence for my bandsaw, and use it with these Timber Wolf
blades
and consistently get clean straight true flat parallel cuts in wood up to
the
6 inch thick capacity of the saw.

If I sound like a fan, a booster of these blades, I am. Unreservedly so.

My experience is that is is more the quality of the Band Saw than the blade.
A few years ago I thought I was up grading to a better 18" BS with roller
guides. I ordered several Timberwolf blades and was not pleased at all.
The blade that came with the saw and a locally made blade ran circles around
the Timberwolf blades. After a few blade swap outs, no better luck.
Timerwolf suggested that it might be the new saw.

I returned the saw and bought an LT16HD Laguna band saw, and ordered with it
their resaw king blades and also received several generic free blades. I
traded in the unusd Timberwolf blades for longer new ones to fit the Laguna
saw. To this day it does not matter what quality of blade I use on this
Laguna BS, they all cut, and track great with little tweaking during blade
changes.

So, I agree that Timberwolf blades are very good blades however thay do not
perfrom great on all saws. The better the saw, the better "ANY" blade will
perform.