Resaw blades leave a smooth surface

At some point, everything I make requires me to resaw lumber at the bandsaw. For boxes, resawing is necessary to create a four-corner match, and for wall cabinets and furniture, I resaw to create shopsawn veneers.

 

So I was happy to try Infinity’s new rip bandsaw blades. They cut a 1⁄32-in.-wide kerf, which is very narrow, and leave behind a very smooth surface. I used the blade to cut several different North American hardwoods, including hard maple, and some nasty exotics, and had no trouble. The variable-pitch tooth count (alternating between 3 and 4 teeth per inch) makes it very quiet, a big deal when you’re cutting shopsawn veneers for 10 to 15 minutes at a time. It’s a great-performing blade, and starting at just $30 for 95-in. and 105-in. blades, a great value, too.