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Which Tool

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:55 am
by John DiMaggio
If you could only have one power tool in your shop, which would it be?

Re: Which Tool

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:25 am
by Kevin in California
For sure, a Band saw.

Re: Which Tool

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:39 pm
by Herman
ya, band saw.

Re: Which Tool

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 6:14 pm
by Daniel P
band saw.

Re: Which Tool

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 6:25 pm
by Paul C
Me too!. Bandsaw

Re: Which Tool

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:50 pm
by ken cierp
Drum sander or wide belt sander ---- I constructed my first guitar with hand tools, after completion I commenced to build a drum sander.

Re: Which Tool

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:58 pm
by John Parchem
I am torn, I use a band saw everyday. The drum sander is sure nice for thicknessing backs, tops and sides. In both case I can use hand tools, although thicknessing a figured back is hard with a plane and cabinet scrapers require a lot of effort. I buy blocks of figured wood for head stocks and rosettes I am not sure I have the skills to re-saw them by hand.