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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 2 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | 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 sawincluding the eight questions to ask before buying a used sawalong 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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| | Product Details | | Author: | Mark Duginske | | Paperback: | 187 pages | | Publisher: | Fox Chapel Publishing | | Publication Date: | May 01, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1565233182 | | Product Length: | 11.32 inches | | Product Width: | 8.36 inches | | Product Height: | 0.43 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.61 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.9 inches | | Package Width: | 8.5 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 15 reviews |
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27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Misses the mark a bit Aug 07, 2008
By New England Yankee
As I own, and liked, Mark Duginski's original bandsaw book, I was looking forward to the updated version. Well, is IS better than the original. The format is certainly more up-to-date, as are the machines themselves. the pictures are better. The book quality itself is better. Mark addresses misinformation that has been rampant in some areas that's cropped up after the original edition, such as tensioning. There is additional usage content.
The book disappointed me on its coverage of patterns and jigs, however. The information provided on both is minimal and neither terribly well written nor presented. I give the book pretty high marks as the best basic bandsaw book out there, but it does not rise to the level to which the title aspires - "Everything You Need to Know ...", nor does it make a case for the bandsaw as the "Most Important Saw in the Shop". I regard this book as a must-own for basic machine setup, usage, and maintenance, but would look to other sources for information beyond that.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Extremely Helpful Guide for Band Saw Operation and Use Jun 27, 2009
By Photo_Bob
"PhotoBug"
I recently purchased a new 12" band saw and found this book very helpful. The questions on my mind were what blades should I buy, how tight should the blade tension be, and how much can I push my band saw for resawing wood logs. All of these questions and more were answered in this guide. Now that I've had the band saw for about a month, I've looked for other sources to make some resaw jigs. I've always enjoyed wood working but lost a finger to a table saw in my youth. Now I read first and operate second to prevent that from happening again. I read some of the other reviews and disagree - this book was excellent for someone who wants to know what size band saw to buy or how to get the most out of the band saw. I've already resawed many firewood logs that proved to much better on the inside than I imagined. I'm almost hesitate to use our wood stove as the band clearly illustrates how great the grain truly is in any wood log. Once you get a band saw there are too many questions that come up - blade metallurgy, number of teeth, hardwood vs. softwood, cutting metal, size of logs to resaw, blade selection for various cuts, adjusting or resetting saw blade guides, minimizing saw dust (and there's a lot), etc. This book answered just about all of my questions and I highly recommend it to any one who wants to get the most out their equipment.
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Just read your Manual Oct 19, 2007
By John Mills
I really didn't find anything useful in the manual. My Rikon manual covered the info in the book. Directions on the few jigs that were covered were a bit confusing and appeared to be missing info. There are not nearly as many jigs discussed as the cover implied.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Well worth reading Feb 16, 2009
By Woodworking Nutt
This is an update from his previous publication and well worth the money. The one chapter on band saw blades is by itself worth the price of the book. Chapter 3 is 32 pages on everything you would ever want to know about band saw blades. Great information. The rest of the book is good too.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
One of my "go to" reference manuals......... Dec 20, 2009
By Kenneth P. Fitzgerald
"Ken Fitzgerald"
In the last 45 years, I've worked on equipment from oil rigs, precision approach radars used in air traffic control, CT scanners, MR scanners etc. dealing with the mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronic aspects of their function.
I first bought this book when it initially came out. I had it for sometime, loaned it out and it didn't come home due to some understandable circumstances.
I bought this again as it is one of my "go to" references.
It is in my humble opinion, well written and well illustrated.
For the first time user or buyer of a bandsaw or more experienced user/owner, this book should be in their reference library.
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