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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: drobertson on October 21, 2014, 07:59:01 PM

Title: Did someone say hard?
Post by: drobertson on October 21, 2014, 07:59:01 PM
this has been the case for a few days now.  Dead red and white oak.  This one got my attention, but wmz prevailed..


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checking for any possible metal stain, stock was available.


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The yield was not bad for a dead one, but will say,  I really don't like 1x6" patterns on certain logs,
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: Dave Shepard on October 21, 2014, 08:06:09 PM
White oak can be tough. What band did you use? I usually go to a 4° for the hard stuff. I did some resawing of a some old locust cants. It cut great, and the band could take the HP, which is good, because it wanted it. :D
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: drobertson on October 21, 2014, 08:11:09 PM
Dave, I used a resharpened! ;D cooks super sharp face grind on these.  I did start slabing a lil heavy due to breaking off stuff.  Those who know, know what I mean.   done, and glad of it.
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: Peter Drouin on October 21, 2014, 08:23:34 PM
I cut w and r oak with 7°x 55x1¼ , And it cuts like w pine ;D
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: Dave Shepard on October 21, 2014, 08:27:14 PM
Do you run 7° for everything now? I've been thinking of switching.
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on October 21, 2014, 08:31:52 PM
On dry W & R Oak, Maple, Pecan and Hickory......I simply use the 4°, without looking back.  :)
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: drobertson on October 21, 2014, 09:21:53 PM
I reckon in the northern climates, everything cuts like white pine ;D,, I have my grinder set some where between 5 and 10 degrees.  it works,   the cooks super sharps and the kasco blades are pretty even in my book.  Not much blade breakage, with well over a 1000 bdft per blade, resharpened ones have bumped 2K,  not pushing, just sawing,  hard to pull a blade when it's working.
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: Peter Drouin on October 22, 2014, 06:22:17 AM
Quote from: Dave Shepard on October 21, 2014, 08:27:14 PM
Do you run 7° for everything now? I've been thinking of switching.





Yes, I tried 1½ 7x55 and don't like them. They swim more. 1¼x 7x 55 is all I use. And with the Wood Mizer CBN sharpener in oil there easy to keep razor sharp.
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: terrifictimbersllc on October 22, 2014, 09:46:42 AM
Thats a 4° if I ever saw one.
Title: Re: Did someone say hard?
Post by: Andries on October 22, 2014, 11:36:55 AM
Dave Shepard asked if seven degree blades were good as a 'standard' to run for most all types of wood . . . .
Quote from: Dave Shepard on October 21, 2014, 08:27:14 PM
Do you run 7° for everything now? I've been thinking of switching.
I switched over to sevens after reading Bibbymans thread on this a few years ago.
Turned out to be great advice as my mill only sees the sevens now.
However, I've only got an Onan with 24 horses, so in winter and with frozen hardwoods, I'll drop down to four degree blades.
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Now it's easy to keep track of blades, Sevens in Spring, Summer and Fall. When it's DanG cold out, pull on the long johns and use the four degree bands.