Derek, I looked at using the bandsaw but discarded it as the tablesaw is better set up for ripping. I put a thin kerf skilsaw blade on the table saw. The finish on the strips only needs minimal sanding which the bandsaw wouldnt do. Do you run the strips thru a planer afterwords? Or do you just use them off the bandsaw? Maybe I'm using the wrong blade. I agree whole heartedly that waste of expensive wood is silly, but thought by the time I planed the strips the waste would be about the same.

> I know alot of people may disagree, but I exclusively use a bandsaw. I
> only lose about a 1/32" of an inch in dust, when compared to a table
> saw of 1/8th" of an inch. I read some where that for every 4 boards
> cut on a table saw, one turns to dust. Wood is really expensive, I would
> rather not sweep it up of the floor. As well the band saw can be set as
> accurate as a tablesaw. Food for thought

> Derek