what kind of saw would you reccomend??
Ity all depends on how much you can afford and what do you plan to do with the saw. For instance, at the end of this month I am moving my shop out of my gargage and into a 1000 square foot wharehouse, at the same time I am upgrading my tools and the saw is the first one. I settled on the 17" 2 HP Extreme Series Bandsaw http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0513X . Again it all depends on what you really plan to do with your tools. Main thing is you NEVER want to waste your money and buy less than what you need. For instance, I would not recomend purchasing anything smaller than a 14" band saw even for the week end enthuist guitar builder. Look around and check out all your options, try and talk to luthiers in your country to try and get an idea of what decent saws are available to you. Save your money and get something that will actually help you out and not hold you back (you dont really want to fight with a small tabel top bandsaw, they usually win!), in the end it will be well worth it!