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Johnny Fischer
04-17-2008, 8:34 PM
I finally bit the bullet and purchased a Laguna LT20 for resaw purposes mainly (among other needs).
What type of blade should I be using for resawing logs?
All guidence is appreciated.
Thanks folks.
Pics of the new toy will come this weekend once I've had a chance to clean very disoriented shop up.

Lance Norris
04-17-2008, 9:02 PM
Johnny... since you said sawing logs, I would buy the widest blade your saw can handle, in a 2 or 3 tooth per inch, carbon steel. The carbon steel blade is cheap and if you hit some metal, your not out $100 plus dollars for a good carbide tipped blade. If your wood is green, you may want a blade like the Highland Hardware Woodturners blade, or another of the same type for green wood.

Peter Quinn
04-17-2008, 9:04 PM
Are the logs green? I'm sure Laguna sells blades, and they sell a carbide blade for resaw, but Timberwolf (suffolk machine.com) sells blades with a geometry specifically for resawing green wood, so if your logs are green that may be an option. Suffolk also carries lots of resaw blades for dry wood, call them and tell them what you want to cut, they have the blade.