Around The Coffeepot Ramblings #47: Some Things Just Aint Right

HA! That is FUNNY! You should definitely call them and demand a clean crossword!

I am confused tho….I thought Highland sells the Wood Slicer, not the Timber Wolf??

-- Jeff - I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

You are correct. I checked my receipt, and it did not come from Highland.
I must have messed up because I was so upset by the crossword.
I bought it from here.

-- http://wddsrfinewoodworks.blogspot.com/

You had me going, you nut.
That was almost as funny as Rex’s noise.

-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com

I can never compete with Rex on BS.
I won’t even try.

-- http://wddsrfinewoodworks.blogspot.com/

lol

-- Joel -- http://diversitywoodworks.wordpress.com

William,
You CAN compete with Rex on BS. That is as long as BS stands for BandSaw!!!

I do have a question regarding the completed crossword puzzle. Was it correct???

-- Randy-- I may not be good...but I am slow!

I don’t know Randy.
I was too fumed to even check to make sure they got it correct.
As I was unwrapping the blade and seen a crossword, I started looking forward to going and sitting on the crapper while I completed it.
What a disappointment.
Now I’ve held it in all day and will probably be constipated for at least a week.
It’s their fault.
I think next time I will order by phone and request an unfinished crossword.

-- http://wddsrfinewoodworks.blogspot.com/

now i know two guys who have sniffed the lacquer thinner to long…lol…..yea pretty funny William, who is sick enough to do that to a wood worker…lol…good luck, ive heard there great blades..

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

William its hard to match wits with Rex ,but you hold your own ,but thoses cut you showed are impressive looks like a win to me, and put that cross word puzzel down .:) he got 67 down wrong ,makes me mad to just see one like that completely done

-- Jesus Is Alright with me

Grizz, from what I can tell, this blade is going to be a winner. With the craftsman, the saw did not warrant buying a good blade for, so I simply purchased Olsons from a local store. They did well enough for rough work, but for detail work, I always moved to my scroll saw, which of course was slow. This blade cuts with precision, quickly, and clean cuts. I think I’ll like it. Let me get some miles on it and I’ll do a proper review of it.

Eddie, I think I should glue the puzzle to wood, cut it into pieces, mail some of it back to the company, and tell them I’m holding the rest of it for the ransom of an uncompleted crossword.

Little known fact.
I’ve been making jokes, but I was actually a little disappointed when I seen it done. I am a crossword junkie.

-- http://wddsrfinewoodworks.blogspot.com/

Got a good chuckle out of that one;)

I get my Timber Wolf blades from Grizzly. They always seemed reasonably priced so I have not done any price checking to compare. I have always had good service from Grizzly so that also gains my loyalty.

I have been pretty happy with the performance of the Timber Wolf blades on my 17” bandsaw, but I made the mistake of buying some Olson blades last time. The local dealer assured me they were competitive in quality and performance to the Timber Wolf blades. I can assure you they are NOT and I regret buying them. I won’t have to wait long to replace them since they are pretty much crap and won’t last anyways.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

I’d have to dig the receipt back out for an exact price Todd. I will do that if you want. The price from Suffolk though was right around thirty bucks with the shipping, if that helps. If it does nearly as good as the Wood Slicer I bought from Highland woodworking, it’ll be well worth that price.

I have had, like many, a long hard road with band saw blades, and finding anything I find worth the cost.
I agree completely with you that Olson blades are crap. I originally bought that brand for two reasons. It was available locally in 80” length for the Craftsman saw I was using. I also thought they’d be good since I have come to trust Olson scroll saw blades. I have found nothing that compares to the Olson pinned scroll saw blades I use on my Craftsman scroll saw.
I almost am tempted to keep the old Craftsman and buy a quality blade for it just to see what it would do then. I don’t think I need three band saws though.

I have heard of a Pro version of Olson band saw blades. From my experience with the ones I’ve bought locally though, I don’t think I’d have enough confidence in them to pay what I’ve seen them for, which is comparable to the Timber Wolf prices.

-- http://wddsrfinewoodworks.blogspot.com/

I would be interested in hearing how it compares to the Wood Slicer from Highland. I have never used the Wood Slicer but it was on the “recommended” list & supposedly better than the Timber Wolf. I have not got around to trying one yet.

Here is a link to the Grizzly page with 80in blades.

I understand the convenience of buying locally. You need it – hop in the car & go get it. That was one of the main reasons I was willing to try the Olson blade and, like most people, I am willing to try different products.

I paid as much for the regular Olson blades locally as I do the Timber Wolf blades from Grizzly. The only savings I got was shipping.

Interesting that Olson makes such a great scroll saw blade, sad their bandsaw blades do not compare.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Well I’m using a half inch wood slicer on one saw for resawing.
I’m using a quarter inch blade on the other saw for curved cuts.
So it’ll be hard to compare the two since I’m using them with different objectives.
I will do a full review of both blades after I’ve put some more miles on them though.

-- http://wddsrfinewoodworks.blogspot.com/

I’ve been using the Timber Wolf blades and really like them…I’m with Todd on the Olson blades …..I’ve used the Olson scroll saw blades but like the Fly Dutchman blades….I get my Timber Wolf blades from PSwood.com…cost less, fast service…

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