SuperCut - 1/2-in. Bandsaw Blade Hawc Pro
This 1/2-in. bandsaw blade is well suited for resawing on a 14-in. bandsaw.To test bandsaw blades for resawing, we selected 1/2-in.-wide blades, a size well suited to resawing on a 14-in. bandsaw. The same saw (Delta model 28-241) was used for all of the tests. When it comes to resaw blades, most woodworkers have only three demands: that the blade be reasonably fast and that the cut be both reasonably flat and reasonably smooth. To measure speed, we timed low long it took to cut through a section of 9-1/2-in.-wide soft maple, with short times equating to fast-cutting blades. To assess flatness, we measured the amount of barreling on the test block using a straightedge and a set of feeler gauges. To find the smoothest cutters, we measured how much sanding had to be done to remove the blade marks. The SuperCut Hawc Pro did well in the speed test (20.26 seconds) but poorly when it came to flatness and smoothness.
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