Abstract: A wood-cutting band saw blade includes a cutting edge defined by a plurality of teeth spaced relative to each other, wherein each tooth includes a tip; a rake face formed on one side of the tip; a primary clearance surface formed on an opposite side of the tip relative to the rake face; a secondary clearance surface formed on an opposite side of the primary clearance surface relative to the tip; a tertiary clearance surface formed on an opposite side of the secondary clearance surface relative to the primary clearance surface; and a gullet located on an opposite side of the rake face relative to the tip and defining a depth (D) between a base surface of the gullet and the tip. Each tooth further defines a first gullet radius (R1) located between the gullet and tertiary clearance surface; a second gullet radius (R2) extending between a base surface of the gullet and the rake face; and a pitch (P) between the respective tooth and a preceding tooth in a cutting direction of the saw blade.

Abstract: A band saw blade having relatively extended pitch patterns of eight of more teeth exhibits relatively low noise and vibration during cutting operations, and substantially uniform tooth loading characteristics. The band saw blade defines set patterns within each pitch pattern, and each set pattern is defined by an unset leading tooth followed by a plurality of offset trailing teeth. Each tooth within each set pattern defines a pitch between the respective tooth and the preceding tooth in the cutting direction of the saw blade, and an accumulated pitch between the respective tooth and the preceding tooth of like set direction in the cutting direction of the saw blade. The ratio of pitch to accumulated pitch for each tooth within each set pattern increases from one tooth to the next in the direction opposite the cutting direction of the saw blade for substantially uniformly distributing the chip load over the teeth of the saw blade.