Tenryu table saw blades, glue line ripping

Marc (aka The Wood Whisperer) did a review: http://thewoodwhisperer.com/impresions-tenryu-gold-medal-blade/

I think there is a video too, but I can’t remember.

Regards, JM

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

Hi Todd,

I do not have any Tenryu blades. However, a friend of mine switched to Forrest blades for his Martin slider and has nothing but good things to say about them. As the woodwisperer said in his write-up, the kerf on a ripping blade should be 1/8” or better. I use a 14 tooth x 12” 30mm ripping blade and a 28 tooth x 12” 30mm ripper for glue line ripping. I recommend you purchase a blade that has deep gullets in order to clear the sawdust from the blade quickly. This is extremely important for longevity of the blade and a better cut.

Good Luck, John

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

great service. At Las Vegas I approached them about using their blades and they just blew me off. We don’t use them.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

Jarrod: I thought I remembered Marc mentioning Tenryu blades in one of his videos, as something he wanted to try, but I didn’t see the blog after he did try it. Thanks for the link.

John: The blade I’m looking at is bigger and thicker than Marc’s, well over 1/8”. I agree that’s important. Your ripping blade is 12”, with only 14 teeth? What is it, a dado chipper? Holy cow. In the cooperative shop I use, we have two 14” ripping blades with 36 teeth, and it seems like the gullets are plenty deep enough, but I’ve never used a blade with deeper gullets. Is it really better with such large spaces between teeth? Unfortunately, our cooperative blades see a lot of abuse, and I should have my own.

By the way, we just got a 25-30 year-old Martin slider in our shop. It’s very exciting, and it could change a lot of things. Our other saw, a 14” Rockwell-Delta of about the same vintage, will probably stay the ripping saw, so I’m looking for rip blades to fit the R-D. The Martin has a bore size of 1 1/4”, which is a bummer. It’s hard to find blades for it. I may have to get some crosscutting blades and have them bored out. Does anyone have any good crosscutting blades with 1 1/4” bores?

Thanks

-- http://www.mccollister.com/todd

Todd,

I have a Felder 700 SP slider. I will try to post a picture later today of the 14 tooth 12” blade. The large spacing between teeth and the deep gullets make a big difference. I generally use this blade for ripping 3/4” stock and thicker. Never use a blade like this for plys or melamines. It is not designed for those materials.

You could try calling the folks at Forrest about having your blades punched out to 1 1/4”.

John

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Todd, Here is a link to see the 14 tooth 12” rip blade.

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

John

Your photo is private.

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=61724&highlight=blade+turns

There are 30 blades being compared at this website.

-- Roger1

Thanks. I think the link should work now.

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Oh, I see, John. I imagined huge gullets between the teeth. Your blade does make sense. Thanks for posting the photo.

Roger, I’ll read the post you linked to soon. It’s complicated, and I’m rushing out the door. Thanks.

Todd

-- http://www.mccollister.com/todd

Roger,

I read it more carefully. The blades he tests are all 10” blades, as far as I can tell. I suppose one can probably guess that a larger blade (which is what I am shopping for) by the same manufacturer, with the same design, will perform roughly the same as the 10” version, relative to the competition. Does anyone disagree with that?
While there are some conspicuous absences from his test (namely the Tenryu ripping blade I like, as well as Forrest and Ridge ripping blades), it’s overall very thorough and fairly useful. It’s interesting to see how some of the less expensive blades performed better than you’d expect.

Thanks for the link.
Todd

-- http://www.mccollister.com/todd