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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: levans on April 14, 2013, 08:30:01 PM

Title: Woodmaster C Blades
Post by: levans on April 14, 2013, 08:30:01 PM
Back during the winter I received three free Woodmaster C blades from Dan Sawyer, I Wanted to try them on some pine and it's taken Me this long to get some pine on the deck. I have to say so far they are one of the best blades I have ever used for speed and straight cuts. I,m running at one and one half the feed rate I was and so far have not had any blade dive on knots.
I haven't had time to run but a few hundred feet but if I see a good increase in footage per blade I think the extra four bucks per blade will be worth it.
Title: Re: Woodmaster C Blades
Post by: drobertson on April 15, 2013, 12:43:50 PM
Dan also sent me some C-sharps, and I agree, these are some quality blades, all I have cut has been erc, but very good results. 
Title: Re: Woodmaster C Blades
Post by: hunz on April 15, 2013, 11:13:13 PM
I tried the C-sharps today that Dan sent me as well. I cut 2 different diameter white pine logs. One was a 10" cant and the other was a 26" diameter log 10' log. The cant I sawed with the C sharp sawed exceptionally fast. Next was the large log. The saw moved faster through the log than timberwolfs I have, but made ever so slight dips on the big knots. I attribute the knot dips to the low set on the C sharps(.022) vs my timberwolfs(.024). I did however notice that the C sharp seems to stay sharper longer than the Timberwolfs. I will get the set increased for my large diameter pine logs in the future, .022 seems to be fine for maybe 18" diam or less pine. I have yet to try the 7* .018 hardwood blades Dan sent me, but will update when I do. These will be my new blade choice over the timberwolfs because of sharpness longevity, and cut finish.
Title: Re: Woodmaster C Blades
Post by: levans on April 16, 2013, 02:08:27 PM
It's good to see I'm not alone in My thoughts on the C Sharps. I'm only getting to saw for an hour or so at a time so I've only sawn a few hundred feet, how many feet the blade saws will be the final deciding factor on which blade is best for Me.
Title: Re: Woodmaster C Blades
Post by: wills swamp on April 17, 2013, 10:25:06 AM
i had the same results as hunz in pine with the 10 degree c sharps.was wondering about more set for large knotty pine also.in 12"-16" clear pine,i was getting 1200 bft out of a blade(fast cutting speeds with a smooth finish).
i quarter sawed a 24" dry white oak with the 7 degree with good results.going to try the 4 degree also.i realy like these c sharps, hope they come back from sharpening as good.thanks to dan sawyer.