Timber Wolf Bandsaw Blade 1/2 x 93-1/2, 4 TPI

I bought this in the 1/2 size. Over the years Ive had a lot of 1/2 bandsaw blades. This blade was fine, however I didnt think it was anything special in terms of cutting quality or longevity. Im not saying anything negative about the blade, just that it didnt obviously stand a head and shoulders above any of the others I used. It did come with a very nice, detailed explanation about how to tension the blade to get the best cutting results from it, something I never saw with any of the other, cheaper blades. Its well-made and I recommend it, but its three times the price of other, cheaper blades Ive used, and if you damage it by accident (like forgetting to tension the blade before turning the saw on) youve just destroyed a $35 blade instead of a $12 one. I bought a second one recently (on a whim) and that one arrived defective with a rough weld that made a tinking noise each time it passed through the Cool Blocks. I feared the rough weld was eroding the Cool Blocks, so I quieted it slightly by smoothing the weld with a fine diamond stone. However, the weld is also misaligned, causing the blade to hop forward (at the weld) each time the weld comes around. I would have returned it, however I needed the blade immediately for a job I was involved in, so kept it. The blade cuts fine in spite of the weld problem, but not especially so.