Laguna ShearForce 5/8'' Bandsaw Blade

I really like the 5/8" ShearForce blades for resawing. The alternating 3-4 teeth per inch help to reduce noise and vibration and with my Laguna 14" SUV bandsaw I get a good feed rate as well as a quality cut with minimum kerf marks. The blade marks can be removed with a random orbit sander. This would be my 4th blade and I have used them primarily for resawing 24" to 36" logs into boards; mostly black cherry and some apple and poplar.

I needed a 115" bandsaw blade to replace the damaged blade that found an old imbedded nail in the log I was slicing. So, I ran to the nearest location that has a 115" bandsaw blade (Rockler) and picked up another Laguna Shearforce to replace the one the nail ate. I noticed when I got it out of the box that it didn't come with the cover protecting the teeth like my original blade did. I could see where the teeth had been rubbing on the coiled blade during shipment scoring the sides of the blade. If the teeth were marking the sides of the blade, it had to also be damaging the teeth, but I needed to get back to my project. While tracking the blade on the bandsaw I noticed that the weld on the blade wasn't flat and true so when the weld passed thru the guides it would cause clicking and over time will cause undue wear to the guides. I am just disappointed at the low quality of the blade, I would return it, but it isn't worth the 2 hour round trip back to the store. This blade will be relegated to rough cuts and slabbing up blanks as it definitely won't be good enough for thin accurate cuts.