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Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - DogwoodTales - 07-25-2025

What is your current source for bandsaw blades?

Also, I'll be doing a considerable amount of re-sawing on hickory to make cabinet door panels. What blade would you recommend to use on a 14" Rikon 10-325 for that?
I've done this before on the same bandsaw about 7 years ago. I don't remember what I used, but it was probably just whatever was the cheapest 3/4" bandsaw blade I could find and I got by okay, but this time around I have probably 3x the amount of re-sawing to do.

thanks

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - jteneyck - 07-25-2025

(07-25-2025, 11:01 AM)DogwoodTales Wrote: What is your current source for bandsaw blades?

Also, I'll be doing a considerable amount of re-sawing on hickory to make cabinet door panels. What blade would you recommend to use on a 14" Rikon 10-325 for that?
I've done this before on the same bandsaw about 7 years ago. I don't remember what I used, but it was probably just whatever was the cheapest 3/4" bandsaw blade I could find and I got by okay, but this time around I have probably 3x the amount of re-sawing to do.

thanks

It might be time to buy a carbide tipped blade.  The Laguna Resaw King should work on your saw.  Not cheap, but they last a very long time, and can be resharpened when needed.  I use a carbide blade for slicing veneer and there's no comparison between it and a carbon steel or bimetal blade.  Much smoother cuts and infinitely longer life.  

John

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - DogwoodTales - 07-25-2025

(07-25-2025, 12:05 PM)jteneyck Wrote: It might be time to buy a carbide tipped blade.  The Laguna Resaw King should work on your saw.  Not cheap, but they last a very long time, and can be resharpened when needed.  I use a carbide blade for slicing veneer and there's no comparison between it and a carbon steel or bimetal blade.  Much smoother cuts and infinitely longer life.  

John

I think you're right. I found them at www.ustooldepot.com for $139 in the 111" length my bandsaw calls for. That's some $26 less than what Woodcraft.com has them for and about the same or less than other carbide ones I came across. I ordered one and we'll see how it goes.  thanks

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - jteneyck - 07-25-2025

(07-25-2025, 01:20 PM)DogwoodTales Wrote: I think you're right. I found them at www.ustooldepot.com for $139 in the 111" length my bandsaw calls for. That's some $26 less than what Woodcraft.com has them for and about the same or less than other carbide ones I came across. I ordered one and we'll see how it goes.  thanks

That looks like a good price for that blade.  A tip.  The blade will cut straighter for longer if you only use it for resawing applications.  Cutting curves will dull one side of the blade more quickly and then it won't cut straight nearly as well.  

John

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - Cabinet Monkey - 07-25-2025

(07-25-2025, 12:05 PM)jteneyck Wrote: It might be time to buy a carbide tipped blade.  The Laguna Resaw King should work on your saw.  Not cheap, but they last a very long time, and can be resharpened when needed.  I use a carbide blade for slicing veneer and there's no comparison between it and a carbon steel or bimetal blade.  Much smoother cuts and infinitely longer life.  

John

FYI - Laguna no longer sharpens their older carbide blades 
Confused

I believe it’s anything older than 3yrs but you should verify.  

Ridiculous on all sort of levels, but that’s Laguna for you.

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - AHill - 07-25-2025

I agree with a carbide-tipped blade. Hickory is notoriously tough on blades.

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - DogwoodTales - 07-26-2025

I have a tool company nearby that I think will resharpen carbide bandsaw blades, so that shouldn’t be an issue.

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - jteneyck - 07-26-2025

(07-25-2025, 07:48 PM)Cabinet Monkey Wrote: FYI - Laguna no longer sharpens their older carbide blades 
Confused

I believe it’s anything older than 3yrs but you should verify.  

Ridiculous on all sort of levels, but that’s Laguna for you.

I sharpen them myself with a diamond disk.  I think I posted the process several years ago, but if anyone is interested now I'm sure I can find the photos.  

John

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - FrankAtl - 07-28-2025

(07-26-2025, 07:52 AM)jteneyck Wrote: I sharpen them myself with a diamond disk.  I think I posted the process several years ago, but if anyone is interested now I'm sure I can find the photos.  

John

I'd be interested in seeing that.

RE: Bandsaw Blades - Source & type - jteneyck - 07-28-2025

(07-28-2025, 07:16 AM)FrankAtl Wrote: I'd be interested in seeing that.

I use diamond disks like this.   I'm not sure these are the exact ones, but they are the same type.  I mounted my HF Dremel knockoff like this.

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The board clamped to the table limits the travel of the board holding the Dremel.  It also has a hinge that acts as a stop as the tooth is pulled down onto the diamond disk.  

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This probably won't work for high tooth count blades, but for 2 teeth/inch or fewer, it works very well.  The blade in the photos is 1.3 tpi.  To use it, you pull the Dremel away from the blade, index the blade upward until a tooth is above the diamond disk, push the Dremel in until it hits the stop, then pull the blade down gently onto the spinning disk until it bottoms on the hinge stop.  Repeat until done.  

John