Band Saw Blade

Band saw blades are used in the first and the second transformation of the wood in the sawmills all around the world to cut logs of pine, fir, beech, oak, maple…

According to the hardness and the degree abrasive of the wood, band saw blades are manufactured with special strip steel. The teeth are made by cutting the steel if it is only a toothed blade or by welding a special material (carbide, Forestell) to cut hardwood.

More teeth are resistant and hard, more the life increases. We can avoid to stop frequently the machine and to saw more time during one shift. Between every shift of sawing, these blades must be maintained by a skilled worker called sawdoctor.

An experienced sawdoctor must be able to do all the operations necessary for the good running of a band saw blade : sharpening, swaging, planning, tensionning, setting up Forestell...

Wood cutting tools with band saw blades

Then the piece of wood as trays, plocks, frieze, are the basis of the second transformation of the wood and serve for the manufacturing of board, frameworks, furniture, wooden houses…

The sawdust serve as a basis for the manufacturing of melamine boards, wood pulp or firewood.