newbie: Band saw blade for purpleheart question...

In article <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello,
>I'm new to woodworking and am experimenting with making my own solid body
>electric guitar. I know purpleheart is heavy for a guitar but I'm designing
>a small scale version of the Les Paul design. It's a learning experience for
>me. I know there are a lot of lighter woods to use but this is what I have.
>
>The purpleheart is 1 and 3/4 inch thick. The school I work at has a 14 and
>10 inch Delta band saw that I can use. Any suggestions on a tougher blade I
>could buy before using their standard blades. I understand purpleheart is
>heavier and tougher on blades.
>
Have you considered applying purpleheart veneer over a core of some
lighter-weight wood that also isn't so tough on bandsaw blades?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
by sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com
You must use your REAL email address to get a response.

"mttt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> >
> >
> > The purpleheart is 1 and 3/4 inch thick. The school I work at has a 14
and
> > 10 inch Delta band saw that I can use. Any suggestions on a tougher
blade
> I
> > could buy before using their standard blades. I understand purpleheart
is
> > heavier and tougher on blades.
>
> Gonna guess you're not on an unlimited budget - if you are, then advise
> otherwise. If you think you're going to be going through a few of them -
> then shoot for a quantity/quality trade off. The last (or penultimate)
copy
> of Fine Woodworking reviewed a slew of bandsaw blades. There was one in
> there that scored high marks, yet was quite inexpensive. I'd order a few
of
> those.
>
> IIRC - there are carbide tips blades that cost 10x the nominal price of a
> blade - but it's what some pro's use.
>
>

Thanks for the tips. I will use other methods later (thin topwood on a
lighter body) but for now I'm being adventurous and working with a full body
of purpleheart.

I'll look for Fine Woodworking magazine, it should be valuable in a lot of
ways for a beginner.

Best Always,
VinnyH

--
"Never memorize something that you can look up."
Albert Einstein

http://www.TheGuitarZone.com
http://www.OldMoonGuitars.com
http://www.VJWeb.com (my personal site)

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
> The purpleheart is 1 and 3/4 inch thick. The school I work at has a 14 and
> 10 inch Delta band saw that I can use. Any suggestions on a tougher blade
I
> could buy before using their standard blades. I understand purpleheart is
> heavier and tougher on blades.

Gonna guess you're not on an unlimited budget - if you are, then advise
otherwise. If you think you're going to be going through a few of them -
then shoot for a quantity/quality trade off. The last (or penultimate) copy
of Fine Woodworking reviewed a slew of bandsaw blades. There was one in
there that scored high marks, yet was quite inexpensive. I'd order a few of
those.

IIRC - there are carbide tips blades that cost 10x the nominal price of a
blade - but it's what some pro's use.