Used Blades
Retired circular, band, and gang-saw blades with carbide teeth intact, worn, or partially missing.
SAW TIPS • CARBIDE BLADES • SAWMILLS • WOODWORKING
WE BUYCARBIDE SAW TIPS & BLADES
Every carbide-tipped saw blade has small tungsten carbide teeth brazed onto a steel body. The teeth are the valuable part. Sawmills and woodworking shops retire blades by the stack, and those stacks add up to serious carbide weight.
Saw TipsTipped BladesSawmillsStacks to Truckloads
THE HONEST MATH
Priced on the teeth, not the steel.
A carbide-tipped blade is mostly steel by weight. The value is in the brazed carbide teeth. We price saw blades on carbide content, and the settlement report shows that math openly, so you always know what you were paid for.
Loose Tips
Tips knocked off during retipping, plus new-tip overstock from saw shops.
Bulk Stacks
Pallets and truckloads from mills. Volume pricing reflects the real carbide yield.
WHO GENERATES THEM
Operations that retire blades constantly
- Sawmills and lumber mills: circle and band saws retipped on rotation
- Woodworking and cabinet shops: table, miter, and beam-saw blades
- Flooring and millwork manufacturers: high-volume blade consumption
- Pallet recyclers and dismantlers: blades from breakdown saws
- Metal-cutting service centers: cold-saw and carbide-tipped metal blades
- Saw retipping shops: pulled tips and customer-abandoned blades
HONESTPriced on teeth
Carbide content pricing, shown on the settlement line by line.
BULKYStacks welcome
Pallets and truckloads coordinated with freight.
STEADYRecurring streams
Mills on retip rotation get scheduled pickup.
WHAT TO SEND
What to send for a blade quote
Blade quotes start with type and quantity.
- PHOTOS — Representative blades: diameter, tooth condition, how they are stacked.
- TYPE — Circular, band, or gang blades; wood-cutting or metal-cutting.
- QUANTITY — Count or estimated weight, and how often you retire them.
- LOCATION — Mill or shop city and state for freight planning.
FROM STACKS TO SETTLEMENT
How a saw-blade deal works.
Send Photos & Count
Photos of representative blades, blade type, estimated count or weight, and location.
Get a Firm Quote
A written number priced on carbide content, valid 15 days.
Stack & Ship
Blades palletized for safe handling. Freight arranged on pallet quantities and up.
Grade & Pay
Teeth graded for carbide content with an itemized settlement. Payment within 24 hours.
WHY IRONCREST
Why mills sell their blades to Ironcrest
- No minimums: a box of tips or a pallet of blades, every lot gets the same honest grading
- Honest carbide-content pricing: you see the teeth math on the settlement
- Same-day quotes from photos: know what the stack is worth fast
- Freight arranged on pallet quantities: no hauling blades yourself
- Payment within 24 hours of settlement: check, wire, or cash
- One direct contact: Sonny Johns at 312-880-8174
- Material never leaves the United States: domestic processors only
ONE DIRECT CONTACT
Talk to Sonny, not a department
Every quote, pickup, and payment runs through one person who answers the phone: Sonny Johns at 312-880-8174. No portals, no ticket queues, no waiting on a committee.
- SAME-DAY QUOTES — Send photos in the morning, have a number the same day.
- 24-HOUR PAYMENT — Paid within 24 hours of settlement by check, wire, or cash.
- US ONLY — Your material never leaves the United States.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Asked by shops holding this material.
Are my blades worth anything if half the teeth are missing?
Yes, on the teeth that remain. Missing teeth reduce the carbide yield and the quote reflects that honestly. Send a photo of a representative blade and the number will be real.
Do you buy the steel bodies too?
The blades are purchased as a unit and priced on carbide content. The steel body is part of the handling, not a separate line item; the settlement shows the carbide yield math.
We retip on rotation. Can you pick up on our schedule?
Yes. Mills and shops on a retipping rotation get recurring pickup coordinated with the saw shop, so retired blades move out as new ones go on.
What about band-saw blades and gang blades?
Same deal. Any carbide-tipped blade qualifies: circular, band, gang, or specialty. Send the type and a photo.
How should blades be stacked for pickup?
Flat on pallets, teeth protected where practical, strapped and stable. We will confirm the stacking plan when freight is arranged so nothing shifts in transit.
Who buys carbide-tipped saw blades?
Ironcrest buys carbide-tipped saw blades and loose saw tips from sawmills, woodworking shops, and lumber operations nationwide. Blades are priced honestly on carbide tooth content, and the settlement report shows the math line by line.
Where can I sell carbide saw tips?
Send Ironcrest photos of representative blades or tips, the blade type, and your location. You will have a firm written quote back the same day, with freight arranged on pallet quantities.
STACKS ARE WORTH A QUOTE
Those retired blades are carbide.
Send photos of representative blades, the blade type, and your location. You will have a firm written quote back the same day.