Less kerf? Without a doubt. a thread elsewhere, I get a surface on
my rips that is gluable. (Is that a word?) I can't do that with the
bandsaw. I'm not ready to go with my bandsaw as my rip saw quite yet.

ymmv

bob g.

WoodMangler wrote:

patrick conroy did say:


I think it was FWW a few issues ago that expressed a preference for the
Woodslicer blade. This months issue will probably send a lot of traffic to
BC Saw (www.bcsaw.com). IIRC that same FWW article on the Woodslicer
thought highly of the bcsaw blades as well. The price difference between
the two brands is pretty large.

The author buys 1/2" 3TPI Starret blades welded/from BC Saw in bulk. His
advice is to keep a sharp blade in there all of the time - the lower cost BC
Saw blades make that more practical for shop owner. Says that that blade
stays in his saw almost all of the time. Interesting that he undertensions
his blade too.


I enjoyed that article too. I've yet to really use my Grizzly bandsaw
seriously, a little unsure of it I guess. I'm ordering some of the
recommended style blades, and have ordered the taunton mastering your
bandsaw video as well. Hopefully that will get me started.

I found it interesting that he does all of his ripping on the bandsaw. If
it's fast and straight, that would waste less wood due to the smaller kerf.