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#1 posted 458 days ago |
The two saws aren’t all that interchangeable IMO. It really depends on what you do and how you do it. TS is the main power tool in the vast majority of shops. For cabinetry, doors, flat type furniture, dimensioned lumber, the TS is the go-to tool IMO, because excels at rip cuts and crosscuts. A well tuned TS will rip easily with excellent precision and gives a smooth glue ready edge….you can also cut dados, grooves, and precise miters and crosscuts with a TS…you can even cut coves, but they don’t cut curves very well. A BS excels at cutting curves and resawing…great for cutting blanks for the lathe and curved things….great for cutting your own veneers, and rough trimming. While you can rip and crosscut with a BS, the resulting edge is rough in comparison to a good TS cut and would need some dressing up before going on to the next step, and is less precise overall. I now own both but would definitely get the TS first. I made-do with a jigsaw for years before getting a BS. -- Happiness is like wetting your pants...everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.... |
