Bandsaw tooth count for fiberglass?

[SOS]

I know fiberglass eats bandsaw blades and I should be prepared to keep one for limb shaping only.  That said, fine teeth or coarse teeth - which blade should I destroy when my limbs come off the forms this weekend?  Thanks,  Steve

[StanM]

I used a 3/4 inch 4 tpi blade.

Stan

[Bert Frelink]

What Stan says, That's what I use.
Just keep one blade for cutting fiberglass when you are finished cutting limbs with it all it will be good for is cutting glass.
Have fun, Bert  :eek:

[kennym]

I use 36 or 40 grit on a disc sander,gotta wear a mask tho! we need pics of your bow too........

[soaring eagle]

I use a 40 grit belt can get it done faster than sawing with no tear out and 1 $6.00 belt will taper limbs on 7 or 8 bows

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I used a 4" grinder with a medium metal wheel to clean up the epoxy bugers off the last couple right  BEFORE i trashed out another bandsaw blade...i thought i had the solution using 3 TPI  bi-metal blade....oh it worked great! but thats all its good for now...i should have just stayed whith the grinding wheel..after that $40 dollar blade wont do it anymore, i'm going to start free handing them on the table saw with a carbide blade.....get them within an 1/8th inch and grind her in from there....i've trashed out a bunch of them on this glass, and the epoxy isn't very nice to blades either.....

[Crooked Stic]

I use bi-metal blades for limb tapering. I also use it for trimig the excess glue off. I have probably got 20 bows on the one I am using now and it is still going good.  I get them here.  Blades

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Thanks for the info bro....maybe i'll get my moneys worth out of that blade after all...i need a second band saw so i don't have to keep swapping blades.....that ain't gonna happen....i just ordered one of those "Slicers" from highland woodworking.....But i've got a guy who uses Timber Wolf blades and swears by them...If this slicer doesen't do the job re-sawing lams, maybe i'll try a woof.....do you resaw with your woof blade Crooked stick?

[Glenn Newell]

I have always used an electric planer with tungsten tipped blades. The planer cuts through the fibreglass like butter and you will get many bows out of the one set of blades and also the limb doesen't get hot using he planer...Glenn...

[Crooked Stic]

I use the bi-metal for glass cutting only. Timberwolf is the best blade I have used to date for lam resawing.

[Ric Anderson]

Running your bandsaw on its slowest speed when cutting glass will really help extend the life of the blade.

[SOS]

I've got a new 40 grit belt to put on my sander - that sounds like the way to go on these limbs.  Will have to decide about getting a better blade if I want to make more bows in the future.  Thanks for the input.  steve

[Java Man]

I have  carbide tipped blades for roughing them out.  It will stll cut wood too, but not as well as a nice new blade.  

I now have a 12" saw for roughing out bows, and a 16" for cutting wood and Dymondwood only.  Both fitted with carbide tipped blades.