Blades For Intarsia

[duke2a10]

I am new to intarsia and would like some info on the type and size of blade to use. Also the best maker of blades.

Thank

[Clayton717]

in my opinion Flying dutchman blades are the best and use them almost always. When doing intarsia I use either a # 5 or 7 reverse tooth blade. These blades work well for me.

[Travis]

You can find Flying Dutchman blades at Mike's Workshop. He's a great guy to work with.

[Ben12]

I agree, Flying Dutchman blades are very fine blades and Mike is a big help. I also have used Olson #5 PGT blades for my Intarsia, and also used Pegus blades with very good results. It's always best to try various blades and manufacturers until you find the ones you like best. Do stay away from the big box store blades.

[amazingkevin]

I've been wondering why people use diffeant blades and i guess you don't need the reverse scroll blades for intarsia because the reverse side is never seen so a clean edge is not needed

[Clayton717]

I've been wondering why people use diffeant blades and i guess you don't need the reverse scroll blades for intarsia because the reverse side is never seen so a clean edge is not needed

 

its true for intarsia the back side is rarely seen, but it's nice to have the clean edge when trying to fit everything together. all them little fuzzies could make the joint not so tight.

[amazingkevin]

thanks for the needed info Clayton!God bless!

[sANDYbAY]

I've just looked on the blade web site. Fantastic, but now I'm even more confused about which would be the preferred blades