New blades at bear

[rjweb]

Received an email from bear today, stating that they have another scrollsaw blade that they will carry Niqua from Germany, RJ 

[dgman]

Niqua is the maker of Flying Dutchman blades. I wonder if they are the same blades?

[kmmcrafts]

5 minutes ago, rjweb said:

Received an email from bear today, stating that they have another scrollsaw blade that they will carry Niqua from Germany, RJ 

I was always in the understanding that Niqua blades was the same as Flying Dutchman blades.. they used to be from what I've read in the past on other message boards.. Mike used to get his blades from Niqua and he is the one that gave them the Flying Dutchman name and trademarked the name.. he use to be the only dealer in the US for FD blades.. and any blades sold under the FD name was sold through him to other distributors..  

[rjweb]

Wow I learned something every day, thx RJ 

[Woodmaster1]

Right now pegas MG bladesare my choice. It is interesting about the history of Flying Dutchman blades. When I get ready to order more blades I will try the Niqua brand but it sounds like they are FD's original blade. Maybe Niqua wants to cut the middleman out of the equation.

Edited June 24, 2018 by Woodmaster1