Tooth shape - band saw blade for wood

regular skip hook
regular skip hook

Tooth shape

Which tooth form should you choose for band saw blades for wood? What do Regular, Skip and Hook mean?

Regular denotes the standard tooth form with a 0° rake angle, used with the finer pitches 14, 10, 8 and 6 TPI. The advantage of this geometry is a smooth, clean cut.

Skip denotes a geometry where every other tooth is "missing" – it is skipped. The tooth rake angle for Skip is 0° for a smooth and less aggressive entry into the cut. It is suitable for productive cutting and rough breakdown of material.

Hook denotes a hook-shaped tooth with an aggressive 10° rake angle. It is suitable for cutting hard or difficult-to-cut wood of larger diameters.

Tooth type Simplified comment Common pitches
Regular For a smooth, clean cut. 6, 8, 10, 14
Skip For productive cutting and rough breaking down of material. 3, 4, 6
Hook For cutting hard or difficult-to-cut wood of larger diameters. 2, 3, 4

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Cmol petr
Czechia – translated
Good day, I ask for advice. I have a hobby band saw Hecht 8925, where the band length is 1400 mm and the speed is 950 m/min - unfortunately, it cannot be changed. I would like to make curved cuts with diameters not smaller than 30 mm, mostly in softwood (spruce), occasionally hardwood (beech), both with a thickness of 20 - 60 mm. Since I am a beginner in woodworking, could you advise me on choosing a suitable band? Thank you for your answer and have a nice day.
SIMONDS
Czechia – translated

Good day, for a radius of 15mm you need a 6mm band (you cannot make a smaller radius with it), for a height of 20-80mm, 4tpi teeth are suitable "from the table".

So it would correspond to a 1400x6x0.65 4 skip band https://www.dudrsaw.eu/band-saw-blade-configurator-for-wood/produkt-14/1400/6-x-0-65/4-skip

Personally, however, I would rather read this article and fine-tune what you really need
https://www.dudrsaw.eu/technical-articles-and-advice/how-to-choose-a-band-saw-blade-for-wood-2

S.Kolařík | kolarik@simonds.cz

Pavel Zdráhal
Czechia – translated
Good day. I have a question regarding saw blades for the Scheppach HBS 30 bandsaw. I would like to know if you produce the 1400x6x0.5 TP 4 and TP 6 Regular or Skip blade for this saw. Thank you for your answer. Pavel Zdráhal
SIMONDS
Czechia – translated

Good day,

in this size, we only offer Skip. If you would like the Regular tooth shape, you would have to choose a thicker saw blade 1400x6x0.65 mm.

Thank you, have a nice day

Pavel Dudr

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