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Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - briman87 - 05-13-2025
I have a Harvey C14 bandsaw and I’m looking for a blade that will give good quality cuts. Hoping to find something that will give smooth sand ready
I have had bad luck with Timberwolf blades. Several breaking at the weld after shortly after changing or after one project. Personally I consider them are junk.
I have used regular carbon Lennox blades when I had a small bandsaw and liked the performance they gave.
Now that I have a bigger bandsaw capable of resawing I need a good resaw blade that isn’t $200. Size blade the saw takes is 125” and the manual saws it can handle 1” but seems like it would max out the tension with that wide of a blade.
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - bjmh4 - 05-14-2025
You may not like the answer, but a 14" wheel saw is pretty much limited to a .025" thick blade. Thicker blades (.032, .035. etc) will prematurely fail due to fatigue failures. That is the attraction of the resaw kings--they are .024 thick. I agree on timberwolf, I bought two of them, some years ago and the welds were poor and they dulled fast. I have done beautiful resawing with a Lenox 1/2" 4T diemaster bimetal blade and they last forever. I regrind them up to 3 times as well. For softer woods I use an Olson 1/2" 3T bimetal--another good blade. Lenox diemaster in 1/2" is only made in .035" thickness, hence the Olson. My go to general purpose blade is Lenox diemaster 1/2" 6T--I love this blade! Narrower blades for curve cutting are all carbon steel and I prefer hard back but some blade configurations are only available in flexback. Advantage to the hardback is they support higher tensions.
Having said all of the above, the bandsaw police won't come after you for running a .032 or .035 blade on a 14" saw. You just won't get the life out of them that they are capable of on a larger 18 or 20 inch saw. That and the potential for a scary if not dangerous/damaging experience when one of those fail at ~3500SFPM!
Bob
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - gboot - 05-14-2025
I run a Rikon 14” saw , I’ve also had issues with the Timberwolf blades. I have had good experience with the 1/2” Woodslicer blade from Highland Woodworking
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - briman87 - 05-14-2025
I don’t have experience with the wood slicer but from what I have read the dull very quickly
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - stav - 05-14-2025
You can sharpen blades that are not carbide tipped. There is a thread around here on that somewhere.
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - Tapper - 05-14-2025
(05-14-2025, 12:45 PM)briman87 Wrote: I don’t have experience with the wood slicer but from what I have read the dull very quickly
I can attest to the fact that Wood Slicer blades do dull quickly, having had at least a couple of them in the past; gave up on them.
Running a 1" wide Lenox carbide tipped blade on my Rikon 18" saw and it cuts very nicely and shows no sign of dulling with moderate use thus far. I have a smaller Timberwolf blade on my Walker Turner 16" saw that I use for small cuts and curves; so far, so good.
Doug
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - kurt18947 - 05-14-2025
I bought a Lenox Tri Master 1/2" 3 t.p.i. just to see what the fuss was about. It cut well on a Rikon 10-325 but I just checked prices on bandsawblades direct, the price was $204
, that did not include shipping. I didn't pay that but it was over $150 as I recall. The unique thing about the 1/2" Tri Master is that it is .025" thick. Most real carbide blades are .032 - .035 thick and are likely to fatigue unacceptably soon on a 14" wheel and a 14" saw probably can't tension them adequately. I'd guess the best bang for the buck is bimetal, diemaster or Olson MVP.
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - jteneyck - 05-14-2025
(05-14-2025, 04:04 AM)bjmh4 Wrote: You may not like the answer, but a 14" wheel saw is pretty much limited to a .025" thick blade. Thicker blades (.032, .035. etc) will prematurely fail due to fatigue failures. That is the attraction of the resaw kings--they are .024 thick. I agree on timberwolf, I bought two of them, some years ago and the welds were poor and they dulled fast. I have done beautiful resawing with a Lenox 1/2" 4T diemaster bimetal blade and they last forever. I regrind them up to 3 times as well. For softer woods I use an Olson 1/2" 3T bimetal--another good blade. Lenox diemaster in 1/2" is only made in .035" thickness, hence the Olson. My go to general purpose blade is Lenox diemaster 1/2" 6T--I love this blade! Narrower blades for curve cutting are all carbon steel and I prefer hard back but some blade configurations are only available in flexback. Advantage to the hardback is they support higher tensions.
Having said all of the above, the bandsaw police won't come after you for running a .032 or .035 blade on a 14" saw. You just won't get the life out of them that they are capable of on a larger 18 or 20 inch saw. That and the potential for a scary if not dangerous/damaging experience when one of those fail at ~3500SFPM!
Bob
I do the same ^^^^^^. Olson MVP bimetal, Lennox Diemaster, and Starrett bimetal are all very good on smaller saws. My favorite is a 3/8" 4 tpi blade on my 14" cast iron Delta.
2 Timberwolf blades broke and 2 Woodslicers dulled faster than I could believe possible. Never went back for more.
But if you want to do a lot of resawing or veneer slicing, a carbide blade is well worth the money. They will cut straight and smoothly for thousands of feet in all but the worst woods.
John
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - Arlin Eastman - 05-17-2025
All I have used is Timberwolf and the only time they broke is when I was mishandling the wood or the guides were not set right or pushing to hard. Have had from 3/16 blade to 1 1/4" blades with no problem in 15 years unless it is what I mentioned prior.
RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King - MstrCarpenter - 05-17-2025
I'm using Timberwolf blades on my 12" and 36" band saws. The 16" came with extra blades, so I haven't needed to purchase any yet. I've had no breakage nor other complaints. They've actually been quite helpful in helping me choose what I need.