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I see some folks talk about not being able to cut straight with their bandsaws. A 9" Ryobi wood bandsaw is only about $100 dollars and it cut crooked and wandered when I first got it even with a guide fence. I watched that video I linked above and it cuts straight now, and even with the miter gage it cuts a 90 degree cut right on the money, no wandering. Make certain you do not bend the teeth on your blades and really watch that video for the resaw part. You don't even need to watch the second part if you're not into scroll sawing with a bandsaw. I have a scroll saw so I do not set up my bandsaw to do it. For handle scales the Ryobi is just about perfect.
Just keep in mind that some exotic hardwoods wear out blades rather quickly like desert ironwood or African Blackwood as they have silicates in them.
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