Dan; The blade you use is only half the battle. If your bandsaw is not properly set up the blade won't cut true. As far as the blade goes, the best blade you can afford, 3TPI, and a skiptooth blade. This blade will cut anything, and with the spaceing between the teath will discharge the sawdust, and keep overheating down. I have a thread from 4/5/2013 called Better Bandsawing at Your Fingertips that gives you a FineWoodworking.com website that offers a free video on how to set up your bandsaw for straight and accurate cuts. Or, if you can get your hands on a May/June issue #233 of Fine Wood Working, it's in there. You will also need to make a sliding table for your saw, as well as precise jigs to cut square blanks. Jim S