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As John said Between the two I would absolutely choose the band saw over the jig saw. However, the jig saw has uses and if I had both (I do) I would keep them both. They both have their uses in the shop. I have Magna/Shopsmith Bandsaws and Jig Saws which I use both. Since you got the Jig Saw with t...

Welcome to the forum. The jig saw and band saw are really two different tools. For the most part they are not interchangeable. The jig saw as you say is for intricate tight curves in mostly thin stock. The band saw is much more versatile. It can cut much thicker stock. It can resaw wide stock into ...

Hello All! I'm a newbie here! My wife and I are currently constructing our shop. We both have done lots of construction and remodeling, but I've not done any "wood working" since high school shop, and neither of us have ever had our own "shop". Were using our extra deep 2 stall g...