Thread: How to efficiently cut slabs for scales?

A little tid bit of info to share that might help when using a bandsaw. I tried it with regular wood blades in a couple different teeth per inch sizes and they always seemed to cut crooked even with the guide down as close to the wood (whatever material) as possible. To solve the problem I switched to a metal cutting blade, fed the stock slowly and got great results. You might cut it a little thicker than desired to leave room for sanding saw marks which are considerably smaller with the metal cutting blade.

I tried using the wood cutting blades for cutting acrylic and some times it wood crack/shatter the acrylic. The metal cutting blade seemed to work better plus you don't have to change the blade when you want to cut metal.