Jerry’s Resharp Sharpening Service

[ArkansasOaks]

Has anyone on here used Jerry's Resharp sharpening services recently? Wanting to know if the quality is good before I ship blades there.  Or any good recommendations for sharpening services around North Central Arkansas. Also open to hearing of any in Northwest Arkansas/Southwest Missouri. 

[barbender]

They have a very good reputation on Facebook sawing groups, almost to a cult like status. I have no personal experience with their sharpening service or blades.

When I say cult like status, what I mean is it almost seems like a hyper brand loyalty or something. Kinda like a "Ford man" could have a broke down Ford in his yard, and still wouldn't drive a Chevy that is running. A lack of objectivity, I guess.

All you can do is try them and see. We have plenty of guys on here that know sharp blades inside and out and could evaluate what you get back, if you share some up close pictures (magnified even better).

[LeftFinger]

I wish we had a resharpening service in Saskatchewan

[Larry]

Cutting Edge Sawmill

Don't know a thing about them. I was up there last week buying a few walnut logs and a guy told me about them. Was not interested as I do my own blades.

Only posted because they look like they are in your search area.

[Gere Flewelling]

I would suggest that if you use these bands that you plan on having them sharpen them. I have a sharpening business and have had good luck with every other brand of saw band I have come across. But the Jerry's bands gave me a lot of trouble. There teeth seem to be hardened down the tooth more than others and are very prone to snapping the tip off when setting. Also had issues with the weld as they didn't dress the bottom of the band at the weld which would catch on my band support arms on the grinder to the point of stalling the advancing arm. People that use them seem happy with them, but they just need to go back to Jerry's to get good sharpening results in my opinion.

[barbender]

Bad weld alignment and dressing is very common. One of the things thay has always kept me buying blades directly from Woodmizer is the welds have always been done correctly. I've had issues with almost every other place I've gotten them. 

There's a member that I got a box from, Cutting Edge I think? He sells Kasco blades and his were well done. I got a box of Kasco's from another outfit (Cutting Edge was way out on orders during covid) and they had things like a blade made from 2 chunks...If I have to explain why I don't want a blade out of your scraps when I am paying first rate price, well, I'm not going to explain. You lost my business.

[ArkansasOaks]

I would suggest that if you use these bands that you plan on having them sharpen them. I have a sharpening business and have had good luck with every other brand of saw band I have come across. But the Jerry's bands gave me a lot of trouble. There teeth seem to be hardened down the tooth more than others and are very prone to snapping the tip off when setting. Also had issues with the weld as they didn't dress the bottom of the band at the weld which would catch on my band support arms on the grinder to the point of stalling the advancing arm. People that use them seem happy with them, but they just need to go back to Jerry's to get good sharpening results in my opinion.

Gere,  this is good to know. Thank you

[barbender]

I have also heard that about the "Ripper" blades (I think that's what they're called) they are hardened farther down or something so they tend to break in a setter. You can usually overcome that by lowering where your anvils contact the tooth though.

[MammalProf]

This is my first post here, so I hope it's helpful.  I live near Jerry's (they are just north of Central City, KY--there is a cluster of saw shops in the area) and buy my blades there and have them sharpen, also.  Nice not to have to pay shipping.  On my manual mill, I've had good performance from their Ripper blades, and their resharps perform well, no complaints.  Their sharpening building is full of blades and the guys are always busy. They do have a new line of blades they call 'Timberdog', but I have no direct experience with those.  For what it's worth, they're a nice bunch of people.  The young fellow in charge, Maddon, is great to visit with.

[Nebraska]

Member "Cutting Edge" /Richard sharpens my blades and I use his Kasco 4° blades. 

[Bruno of NH]

Timberdog are Chinese 

[trapper]

Anybody use woodmizer Wisconsin?  Used to send my blades back to factory but they quit their sharpening service.

[scsmith42]

Bad

There's a member that I got a box from, Cutting Edge I think? He sells Kasco blades and his were well done. 

^^^ I've purchased many thousands of dollars of Kasco bands from FF member Richard at Cutting Edge Saw Services. Top notch guy and I highly recommend him.

[NewYankeeSawmill]

I have also heard that about the "Ripper" blades (I think that's what they're called) they are hardened farther down or something so they tend to break in a setter. You can usually overcome that by lowering where your anvils contact the tooth though.

I _JUST_ ordered a box of their Ripper37s for my mill last week. Made sure to tell them I learned about their blades here on FF! I will say: I ordered in the afternoon, they shipped next day, showed up the day after. I liked that part of my order. Haven't cut with them yet however. I was very unimpressed with the box of blades I got from Cooks.
I had heard the same thing about re-sharpening them. More of the tooth is hardened than on other blades, so you have to set the setter deeper on the tooth, or it will snap and break off.