Jerry’s Resharp Sharpening Service

ArkansasOaks · June 30, 2025, 11:19:27 AM

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 · June 30, 2025, 11:40:23 AM

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 · June 30, 2025, 12:05:31 PM

I wish we had a resharpening service in Saskatchewan

Larry · June 30, 2025, 04:20:16 PM

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 · June 30, 2025, 05:54:23 PM

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 · June 30, 2025, 06:12:45 PM

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 · June 30, 2025, 07:54:13 PM

Quote from: Gere Flewelling on June 30, 2025, 05:54:23 PMI 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 · June 30, 2025, 08:00:53 PM

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 · June 30, 2025, 08:08:00 PM

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 · June 30, 2025, 08:33:22 PM

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

Bruno of NH · June 30, 2025, 09:12:11 PM

Timberdog are Chinese

trapper · June 30, 2025, 11:18:58 PM

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

scsmith42 · July 01, 2025, 12:27:45 AM

Quote from: barbender on June 30, 2025, 06:12:45 PMBad

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 · July 01, 2025, 05:17:52 AM

Quote from: barbender on June 30, 2025, 08:00:53 PMI 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.

barbender · July 01, 2025, 01:51:51 PM

I learned about anvil height with my Suffolk's setter. Suffolk's designed their machine to set the very tip of the tooth. They say it makes a faster cutting blade. Well, show me the blade where you can bend the middle of the hardened section without snapping it...maybe their Timberwolf brand? All I know, is I had to readjust it so it wasn't breaking teeth off all over.

ladylake · July 01, 2025, 02:14:35 PM

On my Suffolk setter I turned the push blocks upside down so the point pushed lower on the teeth, no more broken teeth. I think the TK setter need the same thing. Steve

Bruno of NH · July 02, 2025, 10:11:15 AM

Jerry's new blades are from China
They offered me the wholesale deal , it was a great offer . But I'm to old to start something like that.
I declined it .

Bruno of NH · July 03, 2025, 04:13:30 PM

Would need to build a building add more electrical power. A trip to China. I hope Jerry's went ,if not , they will have issues. I have a friend that runs a golf cammp in China. Tells me you need to meet face to face with the Chinese people for business. He's had great success and likes the people, the government not so much.
Their blade welding technology is much better than 3/4 of the domestic welds I have seen.

barbender · July 03, 2025, 08:56:21 PM

That 3/4 of domestic welds is a low bar😊

There's so many jobs that seem mundane that it actually takes a lot to get it right. Blade welding would certainly be one of those, and from my experience with the welds some shops put out I have to assume it's something that they put the new guy on.

I just went and picked up a 5 gallon pail full of once used harvester chains from a former coworker. My wife was wondering, if I can resharpen them, why can't they? I said, "they can, but the processor operators aren't sharpening chains after working 50-70 hours a week." "Well why can't the company owner pay someone to sharpen chains?" I told her, he could. But a poorly sharpened chain would cost more time, aggravation and money than just buying new ones🤷 So that's what they do.

It's the same reason that if I didn't have band sharpening equipment, I'd probably just buy new blades and scrap them when they got dull🤷

slider · July 06, 2025, 08:28:32 AM

Been using Cutting Edge,Richard for years and well pleased with him and casco bands.

GRANITEstateMP · July 06, 2025, 09:35:48 AM

Bert,

Are you sharpening that pail of blades for them to reuse or for yourself?

"A poorly sharpened chain would cost more time, aggravation, and money then just buying new ones"

That is so true. I drop my chains at a local tractor dealer that has a pretty fancy sharpening rig. Its almost automated, but needs someone with a brain and eyes to get it going. The guy that had been running it moved on, so they had a new younger fella on it for a while. I dropped off 4-5 chains for service and got a bag of 5 that had been serviced. The manager saw me when I was checking out and headed my way (my wife says I'm kinda a clown and loud so sometimes people head my way, others run AWAY). He pulled me to the side and told me there were 2 new chains in my bag, no cost. I said thanks, are they some new type you want me to try out? No, the new guy killed 2 of your chains, newer ones, so these are replacements. He went on to say that the other 2 or 3 chains HE did, showing the new guy (again) what to look for and how they should end up. Those chains CUT once they went on the processor!

I've had chains come back "not right" a couple times, it happens, but I was glad they made it right. Taking the time to string a new chain, you want to get back to making chips, not touching up someone else's shoddy work!

barbender · July 06, 2025, 11:08:57 AM

Granite, what I've been doing is breaking and shortening the chains for my firewood processor. I have to take 7-8 drivers off.

I've owned my processor for 6 years now I think. I bought one new chain when I got it. The only chain I have bought for it😊

I may start sharpening some if these once used chains and selling them back to harvester guys. I already have more chains than I might be able to use in this lifetime😂

Like you say, even the fancy automatic grinders take someone that know what they're doing to set them up. Kind of like the old computer programming adage, "GIGO- garbage in, garbage out".

I've considered getting one of the automated grinders and sharpening chains for guys, but I need to put up a shop first (so I have somewhere to do it😊). There is definitely a market for it.

beenthere · July 06, 2025, 12:06:28 PM

The forum doesn't hear much from member Cutting Edge anymore. Pleased, but also surprised, to hear that he is still doing his blade business.

barbender · July 06, 2025, 01:18:26 PM

I will say, other than Woodmizer I think that the bix of blades I got from Cutting Edge were the only ones that were sequenced, aligned and welded correctly. Every other place I've gotten blades from have had issues in that area. Because of that, I don't really try new suppliers. It isn't worth the trouble for me.

I think Yellowhammer did a video, ot maybe it was a post on the Forum, about the issues with blade welding that I'm talking about.

I think many places want to put their entry level employees on sharpening and blade welding, when in reality that is a position for an experienced and knowledgeable operator.

Bradm · July 06, 2025, 09:57:37 PM

Quote from: barbender on July 06, 2025, 11:08:57 AMLike you say, even the fancy automatic grinders take someone that know what they're doing to set them up. Kind of like the old computer programming adage, "GIGO- garbage in, garbage out".

I've considered getting one of the automated grinders and sharpening chains for guys,

I've got a fancy automatic chain grinder and I haven't run it in 4 years. It's a cam driven machine and the cam profile isn't proper for the operation. I haven't taken the time to figure out what I need to do to change the cam profile to make it run proper.