My favorite resaw blade

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[rjtumble]

My wife sat down and started watching this video with me. She lasted about 2 minutes, then got nauseous watching you walk around your shop. :) Agreed on the carbide tipped blade, they're awesome.

[johnconklin]

I bought a second bandsaw for the exact same reason... one of resaw and one for curves.

[kevingeaney]

I have the Grizzly 17 inch bandsaw and the Lenox carbide blade, and I agree with every word you say. I had a slight misshap with it, and two teeth got twisted sideways. After careful checking I took my 4 inch grinder with a diamond cut-off disc and removed the damaged teeth.... perfect results again!

[waynebooker]

I have the 18BX and a Resew King blade and I couldn't agree more. I was stunned at the finish if left when I first used it.

[andrewbrown]

Jay, you're sooo right about that blade (and saw). I bought my 18BX about 3 (or 4?) years ago with the same blade and I am definitely spoiled~! The original bandsaw that I bought back in early '90 was the Craftsman 12" with the tilting head...still have it. I purchased a few other blade sizes with the Laguna since they were on sale, but I've yet to take the Resaw King blade off of it. I just finished cutting discs/slabs from a Cedar log to be used as centerpiece bases on the tables at my son's wedding coming up in April. That saw is a BEAST~!! I first saw it in your shop when you bought it (I think I emailed you about it) and then I saw it pop up in a few other shops on YouTube. Having no real resaw capacity with the Craftsman, I made the jump and have not looked back since. I love this thing~!!

[TreeOfLifeWoodworking]

I have a 1.25" Resaw King in my Laguna LT18 that i bought a few months back. the thing is PERFECT and cuts so nice

[RossWilliamsDC]

Thanks. Just bought a Harvey 15" 3hp saw for resawing and my next purchase will be the Resaw King.

[mbmurphy]

I have one of those blades and I think it’s one of my best purchases ever. Love it.

[tomsdreamshopworx]

I have a Jet 16” I keep a 1” 2/3 tpi resaw blade on and a Delta 14” I keep a 1/4” 6 tpi blade on. It is very convenient!

[pmdinaz]

Very good info! Thanks for sharing
I'll tuck that one away and pull it out when I find I finally can't live without a bandsaw.

[yrmh]

I got a 1” wide Resaw King a few yrs ago with my Powermatic PM15, awesome for resawing! Also kept my ancient Delta 14” saw with a 1/4” blade so I never have to change blades…yes I’m lazy!

[bradleytuckwell]

I just purchased the same blade I received a lot of backlash from people saying you don’t need to spend so much money on a blade but after hearing your thoughts on it I’m glad I did so thanks for the review and most of all reassurance I made the right decision

[jcsmith]

The L in the G055LANV35 stands for “length” as in a longer blade than their regular 555 counterparts. I’m a Grizzly employee and I work on these kind of machines everyday. If you’re interested in the 555 series, might I suggest the G0555XH (xtra height). Those seem to be the best of the 555 series.

[automaticprojects]

I have the same saw and blade and love them. Although I switch out different blades for different types of cuts often, from 3/16” up to 1”

[ErnieOmori]

I glad you had a good result with that blade. It sounds like a good design. But I have had a BAD experience with laguna and that blade. I bought one 155" blade and the weld was so bad that the blade almost jumped out of the support bearings. They quickly sent me a replacement and it was just as bad. And after that they quick answering my emails. I took the blade to a local saw shop and they could not fix the problem. I decided I'm too old to be wasting my time getting this corrected. I am taking the loss. I also have a Hitachi resaw bandsaw with a 3" wide blade that tracks well. My local equipment shop was also sending back a poorly welded resaw king blade. So just be careful dealing with laguna.

[joeleonetti]

Just setting up my straight rip cut bandsaw today. Have already started looking for a used bandsaw that can be dedicated to curve cuts. I get it.

[MCsCreations]

Pretty interesting indeed, Jay!
I've heard only good things about those blades with carbide tooth.
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[williamshaffer]

Tigers and Wings and resawing way to go Jay.

[wesbrownmd]

I've got the same Laguna saw and Resaw King blade and I 100% agree that they are fabulous! My only criticism of the machine is that the outfeed side of the fence tends to deflect to the left if I apply a little too much lateral pressure to keep the piece in contact with the fence through the cut. Have you run into this and/or come up with any solutions?

[agaldes]

I’ve been using this blade forever. And you’re right. It’s a fantastic blade. Unfortunately, Laguna is no longer sharpening the resaw king. Given its cost I don’t think it has the same value as it once did. Given that it cannot be resharpened. What do you think?