Chris H Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I have never cut my own Veneer, but would like to for the upcoming guild build humidor. I have a 14" Grizzly with riser block, so I need a 105" blade. I already have some Walnut Crotch/burl that I want to re-saw into veneer for the project. Can anyone recommend a good blade they have some experience cutting veneer with? TIA Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 For veneer, if you can part with your money, the laguna resaw king for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Just grab a 1/2" woodslicer. Resaw king carbides are great but to get the most out of them you should have a lot more saw. Another thing is to check your local yellow pages. I have to buy most of my blades locally and the shop makes them up in a couple hours and they perform as well as the woodslicer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieboy Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Get a premium band saw blade like the Lennox carbide blade - could be expensive. I haven't tried cutting veneers, just general cutting with hard back carbon blades but many said carbide tipped works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Practice and careful set up will get you better results than expensive blades. Carefully adjusted cool blocks or Carter Roller bearing guides made the biggest difference for me. I sand 2 faces of a block on my drum sander then cut 2 veneers and re sand the block before I cut 2 more veneers. That way you have a nice flat face to the fence and a flat face to reference off of for flattening the back of the veneer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 +1 for the 1/2" woodslicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 ==> Practice and careful set up will get you better results than expensive blades. + 1 Setup is the most important factor to getting top-shelf resawing results, a sharp blade is #2, technique is #3 and fancy blade is last... An expensive blade can't make-up for poor setup... The saw itself is also very important, but there's not much you can do about that.... You've got to work with what you've got... David Marks has a good video on resawing... He spends about 60 minutes going through bandsaw setup for resawing -- worth a look... I keep a Timber Wolf 1/2" 6tpi dedicated to resaw only... Costs about $30... but it only gets used during a veneer resaw... When the blade even starts to go dull, it's relegated to regular rip-sawing... I've also got a Resaw King that costs 10x the Timber Wolf... Does the King leave a better surface than the Wolf? Yes... without question... Is the surface 10x better? No... Since I pass veneer slices through the sander after slicing, it really doesn't matter if the surface is perfect... What matters: tracking is spot-on, consistent feed-rate, correct blade tension and guides properly aligned... It's those factors that will get you a consistent 1/8" veneer slice that will be sanded back to 3/32" and ready for taping... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks for all the input. I will take a look at some re-sawing videos for setup. It's tuned from watching Marc's bandsaw setup video atm, but that is for general setup. I'll give the 1/2" woodslicer a shot, since I need a 1/2" blade anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 If your using the blade that came with your grizzly riser bloke kit throw that thing away. I bought the 14" grizzly ultimate bandsaw I put the riser kit on and thought this saw sucks, I bought an Olson 3tpi deep gullet 1/2" blade I couldn't believe the difference now I love my saw and I've bought the Wood Slicer I haven't put it on yet as the Olson is still cutting great I resaw with it all the time I've milled logs about 8" in diameter with a special sled I built that sits in the miter slot, with longer logs I use a flip top stand to catch the end of the sled that carries the log once I get two faces 90% I just use the fence to slice individual boards. If the Wood Slicer is even better I can hardly wait for the Olson to wear out I've had the Olson on for 3+ yrs it doesn't seem dull to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJr Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Make sure the riser block didn't throw off your upper/lower wheel alignment. When I installed the riser block on my Powermatic 14" it took hours to do the alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Make sure the riser block didn't throw off your upper/lower wheel alignment. When I installed the riser block on my Powermatic 14" it took hours to do the alignment. Good Advice, but I installed the riser block with the initial purchase, so I did all my setup afterword. If your using the blade that came with your grizzly riser bloke kit throw that thing away. I bought the 14" grizzly ultimate bandsaw I put the riser kit on and thought this saw sucks, I bought an Olson 3tpi deep gullet 1/2" blade I couldn't believe the difference now I love my saw and I've bought the Wood Slicer I haven't put it on yet as the Olson is still cutting great I resaw with it all the time I've milled logs about 8" in diameter with a special sled I built that sits in the miter slot, with longer logs I use a flip top stand to catch the end of the sled that carries the log once I get two faces 90% I just use the fence to slice individual boards. If the Wood Slicer is even better I can hardly wait for the Olson to wear out I've had the Olson on for 3+ yrs it doesn't seem dull to me. I have been using the 3/8" blade that came with the riser kit. I has been really good, but I upgraded from a Ryobi, so anything is amazing relatively speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Well your in for a treat when you upgrade to a quality blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 I use a .5" woodslicer from Highland Woodworking on my Jet and am very happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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