171" Sawmill Blades
Shop 171" sawmill bandsaw blades compatible with:
-
Wood-Mizer LT40WIDE, LT50WIDE portable sawmills
Sawmill Blade Material Selection Guide
Most Affordable
SilverTip Carbon Steel
- Most common and affordable carbon steel material
- Economical sawing or for high volume sawmills and resaws
- Resharpen with CBN grinding wheel
Most Popular
DoubleHard High-Alloy Steel
- Tough, non-chip high-alloy steel material with induction hardened teeth
- All-purpose sawing of softwoods, hardwoods, knotty woods, and frozen woods
- Up to double the blade life compared to carbon steel sawmill blades
- Durable sawmill blade with multiple resharpenings using CBN grinding wheel
Specialty
BiMetal Two-Piece Steel
- Two-piece high-alloy steel body with high-speed steel (HSS) tooth tip
- Specialty sawing for reclaimed beams or kiln dried lumber and in industrial sawmilling environments
- Up to double the sharp life compared to carbon steel sawmill blades
- Durable sawmill blade with multiple resharpenings using CBN grinding wheel
Specialty
RazorTip Carbide Steel
- Very hard triple chip tooth configuration with a carbide-tipped raker tooth
- Specialty sawing of tropical hardwoods, reclaimed beams, kiln dried lumber, engineered wood, and more abrasive materials
- Harder teeth than high-alloy blades and up to triple the sharp life compared to carbon steel sawmill blades
- Durable sawmill blade with multiple resharpenings using diamond grinding wheel
Sawmill Blade Thickness x Width Selection Guide
Thickness is the thickness of the body of the sawmill blade without including tooth set.
- Thicker blades (.045", .050", .055") provide faster feed rates and better cutting performance in difficult sawing conditions such as knotty, frozen, dry or extremely hard material, but require higher horsepower (25HP or more).
- Thinner blades (.035", .038", .042") provide longer flex life with lower horsepower (24HP or less) sawmills where production or speed is not a primary factor.
Width is the distance between the tip and base of the sawmill blade.
- Wider blades (1-1/2” to 2”) are for higher horsepower (25HP or more) sawmills and a faster feed rate.
- Narrow blades (1” to 1-1/2”) are for lower horsepower (24HP or less) sawmills and more difficult sawing.
Sawmill Blade Hook Angle Selection Guide
Hook angle is the number of degrees that the tooth face leans forward of 90 degrees.
Back angle is the number of degrees that the backside of the tooth leans backward of 90 degrees.
The hook angle and back angle of a sawmill blade should be chosen based on the type of wood you are sawing and what type of equipment you are sawing with.
- 10° Sawmill Blades - Most popular and versatile all-purpose hook angle with a 30° back angle for sawing softwoods, medium hardwoods, and hardwoods including birch, beech, red oak, cherry, walnut, soft maple, pine and poplar.
- 9° Sawmill Blades - Ideal hook angle with a 29° back angle for lower horsepower (24HP or less) sawing in frozen wood, hardwood, and small diameter logs.
- Turbo 747 Sawmill Blades - Only available from Wood-Mizer, this popular hook angle with an extreme 47° back angle for faster sawing speeds is compatible with all horsepower levels and features a deeper gullet capacity for increased sawdust removal and sharp penetrating points for increased accuracy when sawing softwoods and hardwoods.
- Turbo 7° Sawmill Blades - Only available from Wood-Mizer, this high-performing hook angle with an aggressive 39° back angle is designed for higher horsepower (25HP or more) and higher feed rate sawing in extreme hardwoods including white oak, hickory, ash, hard maple and more.
- 7° Sawmill Blades - Solid, all-around hook angle with a 34° back angle and additional gullet capacity for higher horsepower (25HP or more) sawing in hardwoods.
- 4° Sawmill Blades - Lowest hook angle with a 32° back angle for sawing very hard, frozen, or partly frozen hardwoods with high density including acacia, beech, oak, hornbeam, and ash.
- 12° Sawmill Blades - Ideal hook angle with a 28° back angle for sawing softwoods and resawing.
- Vortex™ Sawmill Blades - Only available from Wood-Mizer, this unique dust-removal sawmill blade has more gullet capacity to remove sawdust from the board.
Sawmill Blade Tooth Spacing Selection Guide
Tooth spacing is the distance between each tooth from one tip to another. The pitch of a sawmill blade is also used in reference to tooth spacing as the number of teeth per inch or TPI on a bandsaw blade.
- Shorter tooth spacing (1/2”, 5/8”, 3/4”) is used for low horsepower (24HP or less) sawing and resaw purposes, or secondary processing.
- Most common tooth spacing (7/8") is for all-purpose sawing and recommended for most portable sawmill equipment.
- Wider tooth spacing (1” and 1-1/4”) is for higher horsepower (25HP or more) sawmills and high production.
Wood-Mizer Sawmill Blades Have Unmatched Performance Across the Board
Unmatched Performance
At the heart of every great sawmill and resaw are the industry’s best sawmill blades. To ensure the ultimate sawmill blade performance across the board, Wood-Mizer designs and manufactures our own blades and is the only portable sawmill equipment manufacturer that does so.
Unmatched Selection
From sawing green softwoods to abrasive hardwoods, Wood-Mizer offers an extensive range of sawmill bandsaw blades with more than 100 combinations based on profile, width, thickness, tooth spacing, and material for any type of sawing or resawing application.
Unmatched Quality
Each Wood-Mizer sawmill blade tooth is precisely set by computer-controlled equipment and completely profile ground tip to tip using super abrasive CBN grinding technology. From the selection of raw steel to performing more than 100 tests and inspections through the final grind, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality sawmill blades on the market.
Unmatched Compatibility
Wood-Mizer gives you more choices by manufacturing sawmill blades for Wood-Mizer, Baker, Cooks, Hud-Son, Norwood, Timberking, Timbery, Woodland Mills, and more band sawmills and resaws!