Something like a 14" Delta or Jet would be a fine bandsaw for boat work in
that size range. The stock 14" Delta will resaw wood up to about 6" thick
with a good resaw blade. You're not likely to be working stock bigger than
that on the types of boats you describe. Even for larger work the Delta is a
good saw. You can install a height extension that will let you resaw wood up
to 12" thick, and with a 1/2" Timberwolf or equivalent blade it'll do a fine
job. You'd have to be working some pretty big stuff to justify a larger saw.

The little saws (e.g., Delta 9" or 10") are pretty worthless. The Inca 10",
if you could find one used, is supposed to be a pretty good little saw. I've
never seen any chatter on the newsgroups about Delta's 12" saw so I don't
know anything about it. The sweet spot is probably 14". Look around for a
used one - if you find one in good shape it ought to be a good bargain.

Tom Dacon

"WCD" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a bandsaw to be used for repairing boats, both wood and
glass, and building some kits like wooden kayaks. Boats will be
generally under 25'.

Will a 14" bandsaw suffice for this kind of work? At what point should I
look at a larger bandsaw, assuming I'm doing mostly wooden boats?

Thank you for any advice.

14" saws work well for your needs. Delta, Jet, or Grizzly are pretty good "home
shop" saws. Be sure that you get more than a 2-speed saw, I had to add an
jackshaft to mine, plus a more powerful motor in order to resaw 6" wood.

Stay away from Reliant, Trendlines, and other under-$300 saws; they are much
more cheaply built than those mentioned above, though they look similar on the
exterior. The actual HP on the motors on these are exactly one-half the
advertised HP; that is, they are "rated" at a peak rather than continuous
current draw.

You won't need a larger bandsaw unless you are cutting out crook timbers for a
heavy traditionally built boat over, maybe, 27' or so. Then you need a Doall
24"er, YEAH!!!!! Macho bandsaw :-)

Cheers/Carron
"LABOR SVGIT"

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:33:54 -0400, WCD wrote
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.......and in reply I say!:

If you are reasonably up on WW, then sorry for my question. What do
you see the BS doing for you? Basically, are you aware of the
limitations and advantages of the BS as a tool?

I'm looking for a bandsaw to be used for repairing boats, both wood and
glass, and building some kits like wooden kayaks. Boats will be
generally under 25'.

Will a 14" bandsaw suffice for this kind of work? At what point should I
look at a larger bandsaw, assuming I'm doing mostly wooden boats?

Thank you for any advice.





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