Bow Products 5-pc. Bandsaw Resaw Master Pack

$324.90 (parts also available individually)

infinitytools.com

Manufactured by Bow Products and sold as a kit by Infinity Tools, these cleverly designed accessories can also be purchased individually. Although they will get most of their use on bandsaws, some of the components will also work well on table saws and router tables.

Bow’s XT Xtender Fence is slotted at the back to accept a pair of T-track clamps that attach it to an existing fence. At 5 in. tall, it will support big resaw cuts, and with a beefy 1-in.-thick cross section, it’s dead straight.

Hanging off the ends of this 46-in.-long auxiliary fence are two tough plastic brackets that support long boards at the beginning and end of a cut. These can be positioned anywhere along the fence and always end up level with the machine table. They are sloped at each end to allow boards to slide on and off them without a hitch.

The fence and supports (priced at $190 on their own) worked perfectly in my tests, much better than the auxiliary fence and support stands I usually set up for big resaw cuts. The other accessory in this package is Bow’s GuidePRO Resaw Featherboard ($80 on its own). The tall featherboard takes just a few seconds to set up, and it delivers the best resaw and veneer cuts I’ve made on my bandsaw. You can apply any amount of pressure against the work, and the rubber fin maintains that pressure throughout the cuts.

The kit also includes an auxiliary “Anchor Bar” for use on table saws and router tables that lets the featherboard reach farther away from a miter slot. Go to infinitytools.com or bow-products.com to learn more about these innovative accessories.

—Asa Christiana, editor at large

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