The workshop bandsaw is a key piece of kit in the workshop allowing makers to cut curves and shapes in solid wood or sheet materials, cut small tenons and dovetails or other joints in solid timber. It can be used to rip both solid and laminate materials into accurate strips or lengths. The large industry-spec Scheppac Basa 5 is also capable of deep cutting solid timber to thickness or large turning blanks into round sections. It has an accurate rip fence and the bed can be altered for angled cutting. The saw has an extended cutting range allowing material to be cut up to 300 mm deep. It also has its own extraction system. In everyday use it has a general purpose 16mm blade fitted and may be used to cut thin plastics.