New Complete Guide to Band Saws


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Learn to master the band saw, the workshop's most versatile tool. Includes buying advice, expert instruction, tips for making jigs, 500 illustrations, and more.




The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book


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What makes band saw boxes so wonderful? They don’t require a shop full of expensive tools, they have unlimited design potential, and they’re easy to make. For years, woodworker Donna Menke has researched every aspect of the process, accumulating a wealth of knowledge about band-saw use, safety precautions, construction, and finishing techniques. Here, she passes on those ideas and skills, explaining all the basics of selecting and handling the wood, cutting, sanding, fitting edges, gluing, making repairs, and giving the box a gorgeous surface treatment, such as carving or inlay. The breathtaking projects begin with an easy, no-fail Bangle Box, and include a mahogany Star Box, a Man in the Moon box with a segmented lid, and many others. A Selection of the F & W Book Club.




The Bandsaw Book


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Organised for ease of access, this colour-illustrated guide to the band saw provides supplementary and essential information on using band saws that often stays buried in OEM manuals or is so vague as to be of no great use.




Band Saw Bench Guide


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Over and over again, you'll find yourself picking up this reference. Filled with hundreds of 2-color illustrations and photos, here's the most exhaustive guide ever to all the bandsaw's settings, blades, and operations. It covers tips and shortcuts gleaned from long experience; small adjustments that give big results; plus every curve and straight cut; jigs and fixtures; patterns, templates, and ways to keep the saw running trouble-free; and proper safety techniques.




Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Bandsaws


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The bandsaw is a woodworking favorite and the workhorse of any wood shop. Now woodworkers can learn to make the most of their bandsaw in this valuable addition to the acclaimed Complete Illustrated Guide library.




The New Bandsaw Box Book


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The author presents his spin on the wooden box with a collection of stylish boxes to make with your trusty bandsaw.




Building Beautiful Boxes with Your Band Saw


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Fluid, elegant and unique, Lois Keener Ventura's boxes elevate woodworking to a contemporary art form. You can capture the same effects in your own work following this guide's step-by-step band saw techniques. Whether you want to recreate these boxes as they appear or add your own distinctive variations, this book provides the instruction and inspiration you need. From cutting to finishing, this book provides patterns, photos and clear directions that make every step easy to achieve with basic tools and materials. Projects begin simply and progress into more elaborate designs, allowing you to build your skills with the creation of each new box. Best of all, these boxes are as practical as they are stunning, making them perfect to sell or give as gifts.




Band Saw Handbook


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Here’s every saw, blade, option, and technique—along with 1,000 illustrations and instructions that present a complete course in cutting basics. “Offers some terrific troubleshooting hints, projects, and basic instructions.”—Booklist. “Even devoted band saw users will find valuable information in this book...an enlightening experience.”—Workbench. “Duginske describes how to properly fine-tune and use this versatile tool for straight cuts, curves, and joinery.”—Library Journal




Sculpted Band Saw Boxes


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Thinking inside the box! Making band saw boxes allows woodworkers creativity that just can't be found in other types of woodworking. Of the band-saw box builders working today, few can claim the sculpted artistry of Lois Ventura's work. With Sculpted Band Saw Boxes you'll find step-by-step instructions for nine new designs, patterns for another 20 band saw box projects, plus a stunning gallery of Ventura's boxes guaranteed to inspire you to stretch your creative muscles and create your own original box designs.




Woodworker's Pocket Reference


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Everything a woodworker needs to know at a glance. Loads of information about everything from joints to woods to tools in an easy-to-read, quick-to-find format.