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Cutting Barn wood
OK, I am stumped and need some input.
The find: I recently purchased 2 pieces of vintage 12-inch 4x4 walnut barn wood beam.
The project: I would like to cut these into half inch slices.
The problem: This wood has become so dense that all of standard shop blades are a NOGO.
My idea: Purchase a metal cutting blade for the bandsaw.
Your ideas: Please help
The find: I recently purchased 2 pieces of vintage 12-inch 4x4 walnut barn wood beam.
The project: I would like to cut these into half inch slices.
The problem: This wood has become so dense that all of standard shop blades are a NOGO.
My idea: Purchase a metal cutting blade for the bandsaw.
Your ideas: Please help
The Boxer
3 Comments
hmmm, a good quality band saw blade should be able to do it. ive sliced cocobolo and ipe with mine many times and that stuff is very hard and dense !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
How many teeth/inch blade did you try?
If you don't have enough gullet/clearance for the blade to pull out the waste, it will clog up and really perform bad, no matter the wood.
It seems like you should be trying a 3-4 TPI blade.
A metal blade is definitely out, very fine teeth.
If you don't have enough gullet/clearance for the blade to pull out the waste, it will clog up and really perform bad, no matter the wood.
It seems like you should be trying a 3-4 TPI blade.
A metal blade is definitely out, very fine teeth.
yeah a metal blade is a no !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
