It will be cutting cedar and basswood for decoys, no cork. I had several say people talk about Olson blades so I may give them a shot. There are also a couple local places I just found out about that make custom blades. Thanks everyone for the help.My advice is to find out how you are going to use the saw first. I used to use the fancy blades, but I kept buggering then up either cutting black cork or I'd use it for general shop use and dull. I'm not going to be switching blades between jobs. I decided on 1/4"-3/8" olson blades as a good compromise. They do what I need and stay sharp until I wreck them.
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Industrial Silicone 1/4" 4 TPI Hook pattern .025 thickness. Only 12.50 from R & D. Guy on here years ago, Ian Feir suggested them to me and I love them. Cut very nice, and I find them a lot sharper than Olsen's blades and will stay sharp longer also. I have found that when the blade is dulling, you start pushing the cut more and that is when most injuries occur. I have them in 3/8, 1/2 and even one at 3/4 for some resawing, but I would never buy above a 1/2 for my saw again. For most general work I like the 3/8" but for decoys I like the radius ability of a 1/4" better.
good luck either way.
Thanks Eric, that is one of the blades on my list to try out, had a couple people recomend them, also gonna pick up an Olson. Just found out today that the company across the parking lot from where I work makes custom blades, gotta check on the price, but like the fact that I can walk over on my lunch break and pick one up if i need to. There is a saw shop not too far from me that makes them also. Thanks again everyone for the input.http://www.tufftooth.com/
Industrial Silicone 1/4" 4 TPI Hook pattern .025 thickness. Only 12.50 from R & D. Guy on here years ago, Ian Feir suggested them to me and I love them. Cut very nice, and I find them a lot sharper than Olsen's blades and will stay sharp longer also. I have found that when the blade is dulling, you start pushing the cut more and that is when most injuries occur. I have them in 3/8, 1/2 and even one at 3/4 for some resawing, but I would never buy above a 1/2 for my saw again. For most general work I like the 3/8" but for decoys I like the radius ability of a 1/4" better.
good luck either way.