What's The Best General Purpose Bandsaw Blade?

That may be something you need to figure out for your own situation. Most of the bandsaw blade sellers have information on their web site. You might read the info and then decide. Here is the web site for Wolf brand blades which seems to be one of the best ones out there. http://www.suffolkmachinery.com/

If I had to give a generalization I would say a 1/4” with 4 to 6 tpi.

-- Les B, Oregon

Ditto what Les said. The folks at Suffolk set me up nicely at a reasonable price. As about their “443” deal. Four blades for the price of 3.

-- Happiness is like wetting your pants...everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth....

¼” x 6TPI hook tooth style would be my suggestion.

Thanks guys!

So now, what would you recommend for re-sawing?

Thanks again!

-- Dean

The best you can get for resawing is the woodslicer. At least it’s the best I have ever used.

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodslicer12resawbandsawblades705to137.aspx

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

I would recommend the TImberwolf brand for the general sawing. Ive never had a bandsaw work as nice as the one I have now after putting on a timber wolf

-- I GIVE UP!!!! I've cut this @!&*!% board 3 times.... its still too short!

General purpose is a pretty big scope in woodworking. I am using 3/4” 3TPI right now. Normally I use a 1/2” 3TPI as my general purpose. But I don’t cut a lot of curves. If you want to do a lot of curves, have those bands dedicated to curves. Keep your straight and re-saw bands separate.
You didn’t say how big your machine is so I will assume that it is a standard 14”. For re-sawing use no smaller than a 1/2” 3TPI. Tuff Tooth make a 5/8” 3TPI that is very good as well.
If you get into a lot of hardwood, you might want to look at the bi metal bands. They are thicker, but are very tough.
You band supplier can usually tell which band is best for your application.
Don