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I put on this Lenox Woodmaster C blade this afternoon and sliced up about nine sets of claro walnut. Pretty good bang for the buck.

This blade in one inch has two teeth per inch. Walnut cuts like butter with a good sharp blade. I sliced up five inches of sides material and five inches of backs in just a bit and got it stickered too.

Just wanted to recommend it if the price is right for your larger bandsaw. My saw is 18 inches and runs a one inch well. It had a fair drift angle, but was no problem after dialing in the angle and setting the fence with the allen T wrench.

So far so good on the steel blade. I purchased their B blade which is bimetal, costs about three times as much at $48. Also got the Carbide version and it was 108. While very satisfied that the Trimaster Lenox are worth every penny, these other blades are worth a try. Of course, the thinner kerf cut of the carbide will allow miserly use of material, which is good.

http://www.spectrumsupply.com is who I used this time. Seems like I swap vendors, while checking prices. Lenox does pass on price hikes fairly frequently. These days nothing is static.

One last note. If you need a blade quick, order the C by itself. or the Bimetal. I wasn't in too big a hurry, but by the time Lenox cuts and welds your order, sends it to spectrum and they combine it to ship out, well, it's three weeks. They can get C and B blades out in two days or less. Nice folks, did their job and have a nice website. I usually call and follow up internet orders anyway, especially if there is any question.

Hopefully they will make a 1/2" version someday.

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Detailed Description
FLEX BACK
Versatile Carbon Steel Blade


EXCELLENT FATIGUE LIFE
Designed to cut a wide variety of materials.

Flexible carbon steel is very durable even at high band speeds—up to 15,000 feet (4,500 meters) per minute

DESIGNED FOR USE ON VERTICAL CONTOUR SAWS
Perfect for utility cutting of a wide variety


The flex back are for the tighter radii of small wheels. But... they have it all the way up to 2 inch too.
They call it a general purpose blade, but offer it in multiple tooth patterns. And they are priced right.
I remember looking high and low and checking out every blade mentioned. Now that I'm zeroed in I hope others can benefit from my travels too. I've had a lot of tips along the way too. Pretty nice when you can get feedback on your exact saw and an exact blade on that saw from an exact vendor. The power of sharing. You gonna eat the rest of that?

A half inch Lenox Flex Back with 3 Raker teeth/in. is $14.36, discounts in multiple. That fits my 14 inch Delta, 89.5 inch blade. The strang thing is you can get exact length, or exact tooth cuts and welds, so be careful when ordering.

Just a note. Woodmaster is a resaw blade, notice above that the flex back is listed as a contour blade, more suitable for guitar work I'd say, however they work for resawing only on a smaller scale.