Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bigcountry on June 16, 2010, 11:44:06 pm
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How in the world do you guys cut nice strips from hickory? It kills my bandsaw. My bandsaw does ok with osage, and black locust, but hickory is tough.
I am thinking of flatening the bottom of a stave, and then taking a circular saw with a carbide bladeand going up the stave following a line. If I can get one flat side, I think I could put on my rickety table saw and cut backing strips that way. But the bandsaw ain't going to work. At least mine won't. Its a 12" craftsman. The 1/2" blade has cut out about 5-6 bows. Maybe its dull.
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With a brand new 1/2" 3tpi blade on my Griz I can only cut 6 or so hickory backings and the blade is shot, tough stuff that hickory.
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I used my table saw but I think that can be dangerous. Finger boards are a must. :o
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With a brand new 1/2" 3tpi blade on my Griz I can only cut 6 or so hickory backings and the blade is shot, tough stuff that hickory.
Ok, I guess that explains it. One can't appreciate hickory and its toughness until they dry it and cut it.
I had a lumber guy tell me, to cut it wet. He has a bandsaw sawmill, and said he doesn't mind cutting oak, or anything dry except hickory and HHB. He said its much easier wet.
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I cut my backing's on the table saw, use a finger board and a push stick
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With a brand new 1/2" 3tpi blade on my Griz I can only cut 6 or so hickory backings and the blade is shot, tough stuff that hickory.
Odd. I can cut a lot more backings than that before my blades are shot. The high density tropicals are what kill my bandsaw blades
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i love hickory , i just buy lots of blades !
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After I cut about 6 backings I start getting burned streaks in the hickory from my blade being dull. I can use the same blade for a while on other woods before I chunk it but it is shot for anymore backings.
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I have the 14" delta, 2 years ago I cut about 160 backings, I don't think I used more than 2 blades. One big thing on bandsaws is that you cannot always use a fence when resawing. Seldom do you push the wood straight through as you do on a table saw. I use the corner of a 1X4 spaced about 3/16 from my blade and then feed the wood through at whatever angle keeps the blade in a relaxed position. very seldom is it a traight push. If you go just a little bit faster than the wood wants to go your bade will be toast almost immediately so getting a feel for the right speed is important, I go by the sound of the motor. I use a 3 tooth but a two tooth is better if you can find one. Steve