Customer Reviews

Olson Bandsaw Blade 105" L, 5/8" W, 3 TPI, Hook Tooth

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This was the first blade I purchased to use with my 14" rigid bandsaw with a 6" riser block kit. It sliced through 10" thick oak with ease, and with moderate feet rate it didn't even slow down the undersized motor.

I purchased this saw blade from Amazon for the purpose of resawing wood. I often need pieces of wood 1/4" thick and am tired of planing 3/4" pieces down to 1/4" knowing that two thirds of what you just planed off (and of what you paid for) are going in the garbage. Using this blade for resawing helps to maximize the wood you have in your shop. The blade works well except that I was expecting a little smoother surface of the wood sawn. However, that may have just been an incorrect feed rate on my part. Especially since the saw is new and I was still getting use to it.

One lesson that I learned the hard way when installing a new blade is how to properly "unfold" it from a coiled position. Neither the bandsaws owners manual or any of the bandsaw books tell you how to do this. They only tell you how to recoil it after removing it from the saw. However, had I read the instructions on the back of Olsen's box first (oops!), it tells you how to do it properly. First of all, I highly recommend wearing gloves. Second, when you remove the twist ties holding it together, gently "toss" the blade onto an open space on the floor and it will uncoil itself. This is how Olsen recommends uncoiling it and the second time I did it their way. I highly recommend uncoiling it using the method described in their instructions. Uncoiling it the first time using my method involved minor blood.

Since woodworking is my hobby, I could not justify a more expensive blade. And I doubt that you would get any better results from a more expesive blade even if you were doing production work.

This blade is well made and a good value.