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The New Complete Guide to the Band Saw: Everything You Need to Know About the Most Important Saw in the Shop
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| Part No: | 1565233182 |
| Manufacturer: | Fox Chapel Publishing |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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| Misses the mark a bit | 2008-08-07 | 4 / 5 |
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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. |
| Just read your Manual | 2007-10-19 | 3 / 5 |
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| 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. |
| Bandsaw Guide Book | 2007-07-21 | 5 / 5 |
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| This is a must have book for anyone who uses a bandsaw. If you ever had a problem with your saw this book will help fix it! |
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