Thread: Bandsaw Veneers

I think it says in another thread that they'd use a 4 or 6 TIP would this do or is there to little teeth.

It depends how thick the stock is and how powerful the motor is. I don't have much experience in this area, but I'd suggest no more than 4 TPI, maybe even as low as 1-2TPI for thick stock.

I saw all my veneer and I use a 6 TPI blade. If you use fewer than 6 TPI, you would need to put the veneer through a thicknesser or drum sander to render it useable.

I use an 8mm x 4tpi. If your bandsaw is tuned and running well, you wont need to thickness or drum sand your veneer, but just a quick go over with a cabinet scraper.

Originally Posted by Lignum

I use an 8mm x 4tpi. If your bandsaw is tuned and running well, you wont need to thickness or drum sand your veneer, but just a quick go over with a cabinet scraper.

Same difference – 4 TPI will require some form of clean-up to make the veneer useable. With a 6 TPI blade, I can use the veneer straight from the saw.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

With a 6 TPI blade, I can use the veneer straight from the saw.

With no sanding and straight to polish?

You must have a well tuned bandsaw.

Originally Posted by Lignum

With no sanding and straight to polish?

I thought we were discussing cutting useable veneer, not finishing and polishing it. Of course the veneer is cleaned up after it has been laid, but it is laid with the planed face up and the sawn face down, so there is minimal finishing required.

Originally Posted by Lignum

You must have a well tuned bandsaw.

I do.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

I thought we were discussing cutting useable veneer, not finishing and polishing it. Of course the veneer is cleaned up after it has been laid, but it is laid with the planed face up and the sawn face down, so there is minimal finishing required.

Thats what i thought. So with a well tuned bandsaw (like we both have) their is little difference between 4 and 6 tpi except its easier to cut with a 4tpi.

Hi Bupton,

In general u want 3 to 4 teeth (minimum) engaged in the cut, this spreads the cutting load over the 3 or 4 teeth so less likely to brake a blade/damage a tooth and more teeth will give a smooth cut, so thin stock = more tpi, u can have too many teeth in the cut and/or too fast a feed rate, (blade speed (motor power) also factors in here) this we see when sawdust fills the gullet and becomes packed between blade and saw kerf instead of being ejected at the btm of the cut, the result is sawdust left behind on the cut surface + maybe some burning conversly thick stock = less tpi.

I regularly use a 1tpi for resawing.


Pete