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I was ready to quit on a whole hog breakdown until I tried a different saw blade
Last month I had a 300 pound hog that just would not split cleanly through the spine with my usual blade, it kept binding and making a mess. Out of frustration, I swapped to a 14 TPI skip tooth blade I had for something else, and it went through like butter in under two minutes. I mean, I always thought a blade was a blade for that job, but the right tooth pattern made all the difference. Anyone else find a specific tool change that saved a tough cut?
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zarakim28d ago
Man, that feeling when a tool just isn't working is the worst. Sandrajackson is totally right about learning that lesson the hard way. I had a cheap old saw that would just skate off a deer's pelvis every single time. Switched to a different blade I found in the back of the garage, and it was like night and day. It's crazy how one small change can turn a fight into a smooth job.
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sandrajackson1mo ago
That's the kind of lesson you only learn the hard way. The right blade for the job is not just a saying, it's the truth. I had a similar fight with a bone saw blade on some wild game that just would not work. Switching to a coarser tooth pattern changed everything and saved so much time and frustration. It makes you wonder what other simple tool swaps could make hard jobs easy.
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