Band Saw with Consecutive Teeth Sets

A band saw blade comprising:

• a generally planar blade backer having generally parallel right and left sides opposite each other;
• and
• a plurality of consecutive sets of teeth disposed on a top edge of the blade backer, where each set includes:
• a first straight tooth;
• a second set tooth, following the first straight tooth and being one of left-set or right-set;
• a third set tooth, following the second set tooth and being the other of left-set or right set;
• a fourth set tooth, following the third set tooth and being set in the same direction as the second set tooth;
• and
• a fifth set tooth, following the fourth set tooth and being set in the same direction as the third set tooth
• where the tip-to-tip distance between the fourth set tooth of one set and the second set tooth of the next set is between 0.70 times and 1.30 times the tip-to-tip distance between the second set tooth and the fourth set tooth in the one set;
• and
• where each set further includes:
• a first gullet formed in the top edge of the blade backer and disposed between the first straight tooth and the second set tooth;
• a second gullet formed in the top edge of the blade backer and disposed between the second set tooth and the third set tooth;
• and
• a third gullet formed in the top edge of the blade backer and disposed between the third set tooth and the fourth set tooth;
• where the third gullet has a greater gullet depth than the first gullet and the second gullet.

A band saw blade comprising:

• a generally planar blade backer having generally parallel right and left sides opposite each other;
• and
• a plurality of consecutive sets of teeth disposed on a top edge of the blade backer, where each set includes:
• a first straight tooth;
• a second set tooth, following the first straight tooth and being one of left-set or right-set;
• a third set tooth, following the second set tooth and being the other of left-set or right set;
• a fourth set tooth, following the third set tooth and being set in the same direction as the second set tooth;
• and
• a fifth set tooth, following the fourth set tooth and being set in the same direction as the third set tooth
• where the tip-to-tip distance between the fifth set tooth of one set and the third set tooth of the next set is between 0.70 times and 1.30 times the tip-to-tip distance between the third set tooth and the fifth set tooth in the one set;
• and
• where each set further includes:
• a first gullet formed in the top edge of the blade backer and disposed between the first straight tooth and the second set tooth;
• a second gullet formed in the top edge of the blade backer and disposed between the second set tooth and the third set tooth;
• and
• a third gullet formed in the top edge of the blade backer and disposed between the third set tooth and the fourth set tooth;
• where the third gullet has a greater gullet depth than the first gullet and the second gullet.