What Are Sawmill Blades Made Of?

SilverTip Carbon Steel Sawmill Blades

SilverTIP sawmill blades are made of carbon steel and are ideal for economical sawing, primary and secondary breakdown, as well as for high volume sawmills and resaws. Carbon is the most common steel used in narrow band sawing and can be resharpened with a CBN grinding wheel, but typically not as often as a blade made with harder high-alloy steel like DoubleHARD sawmill blades.

• Most common and affordable carbon steel material

• Economical sawing or for high volume sawmills and resaws

• Resharpen with CBN grinding wheel

DoubleHard High-Alloy Steel Sawmill Blades

DoubleHARD sawmill blades are made of high-alloy steel and are durable all-purpose blades for sawing softwoods, hardwoods, knotty woods, and frozen woods. With the combination of harder high-alloy steel and induction hardened teeth, DoubleHARD sawmill blades deliver twice the toughness and twice the sharp life compared to standard carbon steel blades and can be resharpened several times with a CBN grinding wheel. DoubleHARD sawmill blades are tough, durable, and won’t chip or wear down prematurely which is why they are Wood-Mizer’s most popular sawmill blade material.

• Tough, non-chip high-alloy steel material with induction hardened teeth

• All-purpose sawing of softwoods, hardwoods, knotty woods, and frozen woods

• Up to double the blade life compared to carbon steel sawmill blades

• Durable sawmill blade with multiple resharpenings using CBN grinding wheel

BiMetal Two-Piece Steel Sawmill Blades

BiMETAL sawmill blades are made of a two-piece steel with high-alloy steel for the body and high-speed steel (HSS) for the tooth tip. To make BiMETAL sawmill blades, the wire-welded, hardened HSS tooth tip is merged with the body by laser welding and shaped to the right profile. These industrial sawmill blades are commonly used for primary breakdown sawing in production sawmilling operations. BiMETAL sawmill blades hold a sharpened edge up to two times longer than carbon steel blades and can be resharpened multiple times with a CBN grinding wheel.

• Two-piece high-alloy steel body with high-speed steel (HSS) tooth tip

• Specialty sawing for reclaimed beams or kiln dried lumber and in industrial sawmilling environments

• Up to double the sharp life compared to carbon steel sawmill blades

• Durable sawmill blade with multiple resharpenings using CBN grinding wheel

RazorTip Carbide Steel Sawmill Blades

RazorTip Carbide sawmill blades are made from a very hard triple chip tooth configuration with an alternating carbide-tipped raker tooth that can withstand the hardest of hardwoods and provide a very smooth finish. A diamond grinding wheel is required for sharpening due to the extreme hardness of the carbide material. RazorTip Carbide sawmill blades are tough and stay sharper longer in the most difficult sawing conditions such as tropical hardwoods, reclaimed beams, kiln dried lumber, engineered wood, and more abrasive materials.

• Very hard triple chip tooth configuration with a carbide-tipped raker tooth

• Specialty sawing of tropical hardwoods, reclaimed beams, kiln dried lumber, engineered wood, and more abrasive materials

• Harder teeth than high-alloy steel sawmill blades and up to triple the sharp life compared to carbon steel sawmill blades

• Durable sawmill blade with multiple resharpenings using diamond grinding wheel