For a given feed rate, more teeth per inch equals a finer but slower cut and fewer teeth equals faster but coarser cuts.It follows then that halving the feed rate more or less doubles the effective tooth count.Faster feed rates equals rougher cuts, slower feed rates equals a finer cut.A blade with a high tooth count cutting a large cross section of wood will tend to bog down because the relatively small capacity gullets are overloaded and the cutting efficiency of the blade drops off.Tooth gullet capacity (the gullet is the gap between the teeth which carries the shaving which, when full, slows feed rate), the power of your machine, blade speed and of course sharpness largely determine the possible feed rate - the speed work can be cut.It is also a given that too light a pressure and too slow a feed rate will tend to lessen the life of an edge - in other words a saw must be worked.At the micro level teeth get very hot - even in relatively benign materials such as wood - which reinforces the above point about optimum feed rates.It is a given that for all powered, toothed saw blades there is an optimum feed rate for efficient cutting and maximising the life of the teeth edge.It is good practice to have at least three teeth in the cut at any one time (it follows that thinner stock needs a higher teeth count).This will matter to a turner for instance when breaking down rare and expensive species. It is also the most miserly when you consider the amount of wood wasted in the cut.The band saw is the most efficient and quickest wood cutting saw in the workshop.In choosing a blade you might consider the following. Blade widths and TPI (Teeth Per Inch) available are indicated below. We supply bandsaw blades for many standard sized machines and blades made up to order using blade stock made by L.S.