Using the Band Saw: Techniques for Better Woodworking (Workshop Companion)

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Summary: Good, but not the best
Review: I liked this book, but I am afraid that it cannot hold a candle to the Band Saw Handbook by Mark Duginske. I bought both, but my advice is to buy the Duginske.

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Summary: Very Good Information
Review: Nick Engler's book is filled with very good information. I have this and Mark Duginski's Band Saw Handbook (another great reference) and one of the interesting differences is that Engler isn't a proponent of coplanar tracking like Duginski is. I guess this is an arguable point and it's good to read books by two woodworking authorities who have opposing views. Engler is a proponent of changing the speed of your band saw for the type of sawing you're doing and shows you how to build a base with step pulleys and a has a job/blade type/speed chart. He also shows you how to construct a couple of extension tables to support larger work as well as several jigs and accessories to make sawing easier and more accurate. In the back of the book he has a few projects (Noah's Ark, chess set, Queen Anne side table, and nesting boxes) to exercise your band saw skills.