New Complete Guide to Band Saws: Everything You Need to Know About the Most Important Saw in the Shop, Revised and Expanded Edi

Learn everything you need to know about the most important tool in your shop!

All-inclusive user manual for woodworkers of all skill levels
Over 250 illustrations, 3D diagrams, and high-quality step-by-step photography
Used band saw checklist, with everything to consider and a list of deal killers
Practice projects to develop your skills and try various cuts
How to set up, maintain, and safely operate your saw
Proper blade selection and the secrets to making straight and curved cuts
How to use accessories, read and use patterns, and create jigs and fixtures like a pro
Author Mark Duginske is a woodworking enthusiast and the inventor of many patented woodworking aids and devices, with work appearing Fine Woodworking, Fine Home Building, The Design Book, and Americana

Didn't think the New Complete Guide to Band Saws could get more comprehensive? Welcome to the Revised Edition, compiling over 250 illustrations and 3D diagrams with high-detail, step-by-step photos to steer you through every aspect of using a band saw!

Woodworking experts agree that the first machine to purchase for a home workshop is the band saw. Relevant to a broad list of trades including woodworking, metalworking, automotive, aerospace, and construction, from simple cuts to joinery to intricate designs, chances are whatever you need to do, you can do it with a band saw!

Author Mark Dugsinke, a lifelong woodworker from Merrill, Wisconsin, has spent a lifetime innovating in the world of band saws: his patented woodworking devices are a testament to that. That's why you'll want to review this exhaustive resource! Inside this book, Mark has compiled a veritable encyclopedia for band saw workers, providing information on band saw basics, saw shopping, sawing straight and curved cuts, lessons for creating jigs and fixtures like an expert, along with all the tips, advanced techniques, and projects you'll need to master this indispensable power tool!

This essential guide to woodworking's most versatile tool includes a thorough analysis of everything you need to know to purchase, set up, use, and maintain a band saw. It also details what to know before purchasing a saw — including the right questions to ask before buying a used saw — along with topics such as a part-by-part overview of every component of the saw, techniques of set-up and alignment, choosing the right blade, understanding hand positioning, and more, to provide any woodworker with the ability to master this woodworking staple.

Special sections are devoted to band saw accessories, how to deal with common problems, and how to maintain your band saw to keep it running effectively and efficiently for years. Projects are included to use your band saw in particular ways to get practice with the various cuts. This revised and expanded edition provides updated information from accessories to techniques. Best of all, you'll be in the trusted hands of an expert who knows every detail of what it takes to create the best band saw creations possible. This Revised Edition takes everything you loved from the original and makes it even more complete, making it an essential companion to any band saw enthusiast's shelf!

With straightforward descriptions and information on everything from using a rip fence to cutting curved laminations, this is the must-have reference to everything you need to know about the band saw!

"Right on the money…it's a shop manual that you'll want to keep close at hand regardless of how seasoned a woodworker you become." —Canadian Woodworking