Bandsaw magic

[Phil Phelps]

I'm sure a lot of you have already seen this. What caught my eye was the hairpin turns. Come to find out it's the tires and blade. Reminds me of golf equipment. It's in the shaft and the ball. Enjoy....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXW55S4X9zo

[Mike Gager]

you sure its the tires? ive heard its the carter stabalizers with a real thin blade along with it being in pine that lets him do those tight curves at speed

[Paul Steiner]

I think that the bulk of that magic is a 1/8" blade going through pine. The guides probably help too. I don't think polyurethane tires would make much of a difference with this.

[Nick Abbott]

It looks like talent to me.

[Phil Phelps]

You know Mike, I'm not sure. Actually until it was mentioned, I never thought of the tires. I know sugar pine saws like butter. I've been cutting professionally on a band saw for 42 years and there is so much advanced technology out there I don't know about. The bandsaw I use hasn't had a part change since it was bought in '59.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

The carter guide and thin blade do help, but what makes it go so fast is PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.

I saw him do it, in person, at a show in Collinsville, Il several years ago. He still has all his digits, too!

Bruce

[Cody Colston]

It ain't the arrows, it's the indian.

[Dave Lehnert]

Guys! It's the Craftsman saw

[Dave Mura]

Wow that's pretty neat

[Lee Schierer]

I watched the video closely paying attention to the blade. It still twists quite a bit, but still completes the cut.

I've seen similar demos at woodworking shows in Canada by a different person, who happened to be selling low tensile blades and cool blocks, claiming it was the blades and cool blocks that made it possible. The guy I saw also made a couple of miniature chairs from a single block of wood.

[Rick Fisher]

If I tried that..

I would have no fingers.. at all..

None..

There would be fingers everywhere..

but not on my hands..