The bandsaw can be one of the most accurate and safe machines in your workshop—provided it is set up and used properly. New or even well-used 12″ or 14″ bandsaws with only a ½-horsepower motor can be tuned to cut precision joints or resaw flawlessly without purchasing after-market accessories or expensive blades. Installing new tires, selecting and setting blade tension, tracking, cutting curves, and resawing will be covered. A variety of useful jigs designed to be used with the bandsaw will be demonstrated. Illustrations will be provided so you can make your own. Michael operates one of the most diversely equipped workshops in North America. It includes three industrial table saws, and he can’t remember the last time he ripped a piece of wood on the table saw. Instead, he prefers to use the smallest of his bandsaws, a 15″ General. “I purchased my small bandsaw in 1974, tracked the blade once with only modest blade tension, installed the factory fence parallel to the miter slot, and have not had to adjust it in over 40 years,” boasts Michael. Let the bandsaw master show you how to make this simple machine the most versatile in the shop.