Resaw Blade Advice
 

I have a Laguna Tools 18" bandsaw and I am looking for recommendations for a
new resaw blade. I have another bandsaw for general work, so I am looking
for a dedicated resaw blade for this saw. I work with a lot of figured wood
so I am willing to trade away a lower priced blade to get a high quality
blade. I have not purchased a new blade in about seven years so I have not
kept current with the quality and features of the different brands.

If you have any recomendations, please let me know.

Resaw Blade Advice
 

Call up Suffolk Machinery (makers of Timberwolf blades, also sold under
other names), tell them what you have and what you want to do, and
they'll recommend a good blade. They're very knowledgeable and good to
work with, and they make excellent blades to any length you specify.
(800) 234-7297 or suffolkmachinery.com
No affiliation other than being a satisfied customer,
Andy

Resaw Blade Advice
 

I have experience with two different resaw blades:

Timberwolf 4 tpi 3/4" wide

Woodslicer 1/2" wide

The Timberwolf is the tougher of the two blades, my Woodslicer I had to
have rebrazed as it broke AWAY from the weld several inches. Since
them I have not reinstalled it.

The Timberwolf is a faster cutting blade, but leaves a rough surface.

The Woodslicer is at least 2x as smooth.

However, scuttlebug on the net is that a carbide tipped blade is ideal
for exotics and large resaw bandsaws. My saw is a Ryobi BS50N, which
they made many years ago when Ryobi was not just a consumer brand.
Wish I could have found the BS360NR at the time as it would have been
my LAST bandsaw.

Photos and some information he

http://alan.firebin.net/bs50n.html

Photo of it's bigger brother

http://www.webbyhome.com:8080/ia5/photos/BS-360NR.jpg
http://www.webbyhome.com:8080/ia5/photos/BS-360NR-1.jpg
http://www.webbyhome.com:8080/ia5/photos/BS-360NR-2.jpg

keywords: resaw bandsaw Ryobi blade timberwolf woodslicer BS360NR
BS360 BS50 BS50N

Resaw Blade Advice
 

If you have any recomendations, please let me know.

Timberwolf blades are trash. I bought three blades from Sulfork in 2004
with the advices from the good folks here. The two Timberwolf replacement
are still trash. Browse around the web, it doesn't mean you pay more and get
the best.

http://olsonsaw.com/private_label.html

http://www.southern-tool.com/store/b...alculator.html

http://www.tufftooth.com/

I wouldn't go so far as to call them trash, but I was not impressed with the
1" timberwolf on my Minimax 16.
It had a very short life before becoming dull. I still have the OEM "olsen"
1" blade that I'll be using shortly but based on conversations I think my
hope is in the woodslicer or lennox carbide.

-Bruce

Resaw Blade Advice
 

I have the Laguna 16 HD saw, and run a 1 1/4 carbide Lennox blade on
it. I just love it. There is a Lennox dealer here in town, and he will
make whatever blade I need. He gave me a carbon steel blade to
experiment with, and it lasted about an hour before it was setting off
the smoke alarm. I had a bi metal blade on my smaller saw, and one for
the Laguna. The one on the smaller saw lasted a lot longer. The carbide
blade is super. It really does cut smooth enough so that minimal
surfacing is needed on the cut. One of the blades I got did almost
break; I was wondering why there was a strange bump while cutting, and
found the break while hand turning to find what I thought was a
tracking problem.They cost a lot (150 inches about $140) but are worth
it. I cut out bowl blanks, and resaw with it. I seem to remember that
the carbide blades from Laguna were about $250.
robo hippy

Resaw Blade Advice
 

Frank Drackman wrote:

I have a Laguna Tools 18" bandsaw and I am looking for recommendations for a
new resaw blade. I have another bandsaw for general work, so I am looking
for a dedicated resaw blade for this saw. I work with a lot of figured wood
so I am willing to trade away a lower priced blade to get a high quality
blade. I have not purchased a new blade in about seven years so I have not
kept current with the quality and features of the different brands.

If you have any recomendations, please let me know.


Couple of questions before throwing in my two cents (was a buck
but after taxes . . .)

TYPE OF RESAWING:

Green wood or dried wood"

Are you resawing to get bookmatched boards, thick (1/16th to
1/8" thick) veneer or thin (less than 1/16th inch thick) veneer?

What's the widest piece you intend to be able
to resaw?

Does the wood you want to resaw scortch easily - like
cherry and maple for example?

QUANTITY OF RESAWING:

By "I work with a lot of figured wood" are we talking resawing for
a half a day each week or do you mean you're looking for a blade
that will work on many different woods?

SURFACE PREP/FINISHING CAPAVITIES:

Do you own a planer and/or a drum sander that'll handle the
widest piece you want to resaw or are you expecting to
surface just the first face and have all subsequent cut
faces be smooth AND flat enough to use with no further
finishing?

Laguna makes, or has someone make to their specs, a
carbide tipped resaw blade called the Resaw King. It
ain't cheap - about $2.50 an INCH! My LT16SEC uses
a 130" blade so for me, the price makes it out of the
question.

Michael Fortune does a fair amount of resawing -
for both bookmatching and thick veneering. He
feels that "sharp" is more important than "expensive"
He gets a dozen or two dozen $10 - $15 blades at a
time and replaces a blade as soon as it starts to get dull.

(if you've to an expensive blade on your saw, the
tendency is to keep cutting with it even after it
gets too dull to work really well since you probably
only can afford one or two of the high price spread
blade(s).)

And you don't need a 1" or 1 1/2" wide blade either.
Wider just means more friction which means mre
potential for burning/scortching AND more horse
power. Mr. Fortune slices and dices with a 1/2"
blade on a 1 hp bandsaw - a little Delta -without
the riser block - if I reall correctly.

The tooth type and spacing is also important. He
goes with 3 teeth per inch and a "hook tooth",
the latter has more gullet space for sawdust to
be in and removed from the cut.

And the table and fence that comes with most
bandsaws or carryovers from metal cutting
bandsaws. You can make a better table AND
fence. This one;s from an American Woodworker
article on resawing.

http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/...leDetails.html

More details of what you want to do with the blade
you're searching for.

charlie b

Resaw Blade Advice
 

stay with laguna one inch resaw king for your saw, costs more than others
but are worth it in the long run....
"Frank Drackman" wrote in message
. ..
I have a Laguna Tools 18" bandsaw and I am looking for recommendations for
a new resaw blade. I have another bandsaw for general work, so I am
looking for a dedicated resaw blade for this saw. I work with a lot of
figured wood so I am willing to trade away a lower priced blade to get a
high quality blade. I have not purchased a new blade in about seven years
so I have not kept current with the quality and features of the different
brands.

If you have any recomendations, please let me know.