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Fortunatly It's a straight shot with my handtruck. I have decided to keep the saw on a wheelbase behind a background in my photo studio.
Should I get the Carbide blade from Grizzly also? Is there a learning curve on Carbide blades also?

Hey John,

There are those here more qualified than me to answer on the benefits and cons of a Carbide Tooth Bandsaw blade
since I've never used one. That said however, I've known about them for several years now and have been contemplating
biting the bullet and buying one. I don't know about the quality of the ones Grizzly sells. In fact, they didn't have any
for my saw when I got it or I would have tried one. Resaw King from Laguna is probably the thinnest kerf carbide tip
blade you can find but I'm not positive on that. I would suspect the one from Lenox cuts just as well but since I've tried
neither, I'm not qualified to answer that either.

Link pretty much got me jacked up about the carbide tip blades and I'm gonna dig into my piggy bank and round one up.
I suppose after 3 decades of woodworking, it's about time to try something different.

All that to say, if you're gonna resaw logs, go with the carbide tip blade for longer blade life and a blade that is more
forgiving on setups. And if you have any question there may be metal (i.e. nails, fence staples, etc.) in any of the logs,
it would be a good idea to invest in a good quality metal detector. Better safe than sorry. That's why all my walnut
logs are still sitting out behind the horse stalls after nearly 4 years. Guess I better follow my own advice and get a metal
detector.

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Most of you already know this but a easy way to handle those logs is to cross cut and then drop a grove down the top of the log with the chainsaw. Make some oak wedges and split the log. For quarter sawing you can split again. It isn't that hard, (usually) and suddenly that 36" dia log is a lot easier to handle.
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