I was thinking about this during my lengthy commute this morning, and for all the great examples of jointers, planets, table saws, shapers, and mortisers I’ve seen from the 20th century across the Atlantic, I have never seen people talk about old European band saws. In fact, I think I’ve only ever seen a couple examples of Wadkin saws in the 30-36” range pre 1960. All lead me to wonder, why were Martin and the other German manufacturers not making an incredible bandsaw at the time? Comparatively, I feel like guys can barely give away the 36”+ notthfields, Olivers, and tannewitz saws here in the states. The Yates seem to sell anytime I see them on the used market, but the rest usually sell for the price of a 14” Taiwan saw with a warranty.