Overview

This essential guide to woodworking's most versatile tool includes a thorough analysis on everything needed to know in order to purchase, setup, use, and maintain a band saw. This book details what woodworkers need to know before purchasing a saw--including the eight 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, and understanding hand positioning to provide any woodworker with the most complete guide to a band saw. Special sections are devoted to band saw accessories, how to deal with common problems, and how to maintain a band saw to keep it running effectively and efficiently for years.

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9781565238411

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"First place winner, 2008 Golden Hammer Awards, National Association of Home and Workshop Writers (NAHW) """"Right on the money . . . it's a shop manual you'll want to keep close at hand regardless of how seasoned a woodworker you become."""" --Canadian Woodworking Magazine ""Right on the money . . . it's a shop manual you'll want to keep close at hand regardless of how seasoned a woodworker you become."" --Canadian Woodworking Magazine"

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

Right on the money . . . it's a shop manual you'll want to keep close at hand regardless of how seasoned a woodworker you become. --Canadian Woodworking Magazine E-Newsletter

Author Information

Mark Duginske is a fourth generation central Wisconsin woodworker. He is the author of 10 books about woodworking tools. Formerly a contributing editor to Fine Woodworking magazine, Mark’s work has appeared in Fine Home Building, The Design Book, Americana, Chicago Magazine, Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Woodsmith, Wood Shop News, and Wood News. His restoration work in the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio was featured on ""This Old House"" and a PBS Frank Lloyd Wright special. He has 8 patents on woodworking tools, with additional patents pending.

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