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The Bandsaw Book by Lonnie Bird click to enlarge

The Bandsaw Book

Lonnie Bird
If you were trapped on a desert island, (one that happened to have electricity,) the bandsaw would be the tool to have: it can cut almost anything into almost any shape. Here is practical information on setup, tuning, equipping and operating this versatile machine.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction

1. THE VERSATILE BANDSAW
The Bandsaw Can Do the Work of Several Tools
Bandsaw Anatomy
Types of Bandsaws

2. BANDSAW FEATURES & OPTIONS
Frames
Wheels and Covers
Tension Screws and Gauges Guides
Guideposts
Tables
Motors and Drivetrains

3. BUYING A BANDSAW
What Size Saw?
Blade-Changing Considerations
Choosing Guides
Rating Overall Quality
Shopping for a New Bandsaw
Shopping for a Used Bandsaw

4. BANDSAW BLADES
Bands of Steel
Blade Width and Thickness
Tooth Form
Pitch
Choosing a Blade
Caring for Your Blades
Making Your Own Carbon-Steel Blades

5. SAFETY
Bandsaw Safety Guidelines
Fitting Dust Collection to Your Bandsaw

6. TUNING YOUR BANDSAW
Changing Blades
Tensioning Blades
Tracking
Adjusting the Guides
Vibration Problems
Tables
Thrust-Bearing Problems
Guide-Block Maintenance

7. BASIC BANDSAW TECHNIQUES
How to Cut Curves
Stacking Multiples
Ripping on the Bandsaw
Removing Bandsaw Marks

8. ADVANCED BANDSAW TECHNIQUES
Compound Curves
Resawing
Bandsaw
Joinery
Template Sawing

9. BANDSAW JIGS
Stops
Jigs for Arcs
Jigs for Circles
Fences for Resawing
Point Guides for Resawing Curves
Fences for Bandsawing Small Logs

10. BANDSAW PROJECTS
Mitered Box
Connecticut Tea Table
Tea Caddy

Sources

Index

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